- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 4y
Hi! These types of situations can be really triggering and make us feel like we can't know 100% - which OCD does not like. Treatment for OCD is going to be all about learning to be more comfortable with the idea and the reality that there is nothing in the world that is 100% certain or for sure. OCD wants us to be 100% but we just can't be. I would challenge you to consider what types of safety behaviors, compulsions, avoidance, or rituals you feel like you have to do in this situation to feel better then try to reduce, postpone, or ultimately resist these things. It will be uncomfortable but you can do it.
Thank you for being so kind and responding to my post. I guess it’s just so hard because there’s so much “proof”. I have been aroused by seeing females portrayed sexually and I have never been turned on just by looking at a male. This is all proof that I’m a lesbian …
im so scared that this is just denial and that im actuall gay. idk what to do anymore i need help. its just constant anxiety in my chest and i hate it. is there anything i can do to help?
2 nights ago I saw something on my phone and it has now spiraled into me scared of being trans or being gay because i don’t want to be… now i have a huge fear of what if i am gay and am attracted to woman or what if im not comfortable in my body and want to turn into a man. It’s freaking me out - my ocd always makes me question my character! Has anyone experienced this 😩
Hey guys, this last week has been pretty rough for me mentally for some reason. Today in particular I’m having a pretty bad episode. For some reason about 30 minutes ago, I randomly started remembering watching the Step Up movies growing up. I remember seeing Channing Tatum in that movie and think he’s attractive, along with some other men I think. Then I started to wonder if that means that I’m into men, because I somewhat remember getting a negative feeling about it from that young age. I looked up on Google if it’s possible to not realize your gay, and the ai thing said yes and started talking about something called latent homosexuality. It also so said that some people start sleeping with a particular before ever actually discovering their sexuality. This makes me want to take a panted homosexual test, or something. Lately I’ve also been wanting to dive into my past with my therapist to try to see where my “ocd” stems from (if I even have it) or if I’m truly gay and have just be conditioned to be straight. I’ve been spiralling guys and I need was honesty and wisdom. Can anybody help me ?
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