For those suffering with HOCD would it be wise to go to a gay club to face your fear of being gay in running out of ideas I tried erp I relapsed I tried being on Prozac and Zoloft none of them work unfortunately I can’t go to a therapist as I can’t afford one I’m really in need of help . I suicidal ??‍♂️#please help

Please dont force yourself into a gay club. Its only going to make your anxiety spike through the roof and make you feel horrible. ERP is not immediate, its stepped, and its meant to ease you into being less afraid of your theme. Please keep at it. Its going to take longer than a week or a month. If you go to a gay club youre likely just going to panic and have to do a shitton of compulsions to calm yourself down. Going to a gay club would likely be something youd do near the end of your hocd. Please take care of yourself in the meantime and do something kind for you that you enjoy.

Hi there. I don’t have HOCD, but I’ve been through a lot with this illness and I want you to know that things are never as hopeless as they seem?

an article about how to overcome OCD: https://www.anxietycoach.com/overcome-ocd.html

books about CBT(cognitive behavior therapy), MCBT(mind fullness based cognitive behavior therapy),ERP(exposure response prevention), ACT(acceptance and commitment therapy), Mindfulness, may help. U can try MCBT or Mindfulness first. U can search Mindfulness voice guiding on YouTube as well.

I see some people overcame OCT with Morita therapy as well.They say it is fast, some only took 2 or more month to get well (you can find a self help book about it)

My experience is that our brian will over judge the danger of a doubt or a thought, or the tragetic thought took place because of over judging the danger of the condition. Try not to react to worrying thoughts(the condition is not so danger), and maybe can accept that you got that thought(not to accept the meaning of the thought) and continue your daily living.

Everything GFaux said.

There are some practices that have grad students who are training and provide therapy for way less. How much have you looked around? There’s also tele-therapy options as well

Get yourself the Mindfulness for OCD Workbook if you don’t have it already.