I was diagnosed with ocd last week and I’m struggling with HOCD. I’m a straight male and my brain keeps telling me I’m gay and it makes me question everything that I’ve done in my past. I’ve just had a breakup with a girl who I was with for 4 years because our mental health wasn’t great but it’s really triggered me. I’m struggling to feel emotion when talking to girls or just to feel anything atm is this normal for ocd sufferers

Sexual Orientation OCD

Yes it’s very normal! I’m sorry you’re going through this!!! I’m here if you’d like to talk about anything :)

Thank you. I just find it so crazy how your mind can’t make you think all the thoughts you have are so real and that you are now all of a sudden gay. So bizarre , then you start to question well maybe I am and then you get scared and start to think you need to tell people

I’ve been there, and it may be very normal for ones body to shut down libido and attraction when stress skyrockets. 