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You’re asking for reassurance, not a good idea
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I'm ace
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It’s so weird I keep on doubting, like whenever I see people I ask myself, “am I attracted to them?” And I constantly ruminate, have you ever experienced this?
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@LR237787 Yes I have even before OCD I think questioning ur sexuality I'd super common with asexuality especially. I'm not going to reassure you but I can say ur experience resonates with me and u should try techniques to help with the rumination
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@Anonymous One good step could be to say "maybe I am attracted to then, maybe not" and recongnize that sexuality labels are determined by YOU. they can be as fluid or stagnant as you want. Do even if u question ur attraction calling yourself asexual is 100% valid. And going unlabeled is too. And changing labels or changing back is to! Accepting the uncertainty is crucial, but u get to define ur identity
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i'm on the ace and aro spectrum :o!! i agree w/ wht anon commented abt labels being fluid n only u can rlly define who u are, questioning is okay but avoid ruminating abt it to the point its distressful
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Hi everyone, I’ve been really anxious lately, and I just need to get this out of my head. Someone recently told me that maybe I’m bisexual — that I might be more sexually attracted to women, but more romantically attracted to men. That bisexuality is not 50/50. And ever since I heard that, I’ve been spiraling. The thing is: I don’t want this to be true. It scares me. I don’t feel romantic attraction to women, I’ve never wanted to be in a relationship with one. But yes, I get aroused by fantasies involving women — and that makes me feel broken or like I’ve been lying to myself. I love my boyfriend deeply, I don’t want to lose him. I want to feel fully connected to him, physically and emotionally. But now I’m stuck in this obsessive loop of questioning: “What if I’m just in denial?” “What if I’m not really straight?” “What if this is why my libido is low?” It’s exhausting, and I don’t know if this is OCD, anxiety, or if something is fundamentally wrong. Has anyone else felt this split — romantic feelings for one gender, sexual feelings for another? I feel so alone and scared. Thanks for listening.
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Is anyone here actually gay and has/had sexuality or religious ocd? I don't have it at all haha I'm a lesbian myself without socd or religious ocd but I'm just curious: what's it like and how did you deal with the whole "biggest fear coming true" thing?
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