Something that has really helped me with my OCD. Arousal doesn’t determine your sexuality. It’s who you want to be with, holding their hand, being close with, seeing a future with. Just because something “arouses” you doesn’t mean that’s fact of what you want. Our brains respond to sexually relevant content. It doesn’t care about our values or what we want. OCD just takes this and takes the thoughts as facts. We were never taught that thoughts don’t mean anything or that arousal may not align. I hope this helps and have a beautiful Sunday 💛

Thank you! But Sexual Orientation is SEXual orientation. The big part of it is sex so how arousal doesn't matter :-(

I understand. I just want you to be aware how the brain doesn’t care about your values or who you align with. Sexual content is sexual content

@OCD33 Yes but many gay people also wanted to be straight and value it but they just couldn't cuz the sex didn't work

@hocdgirl You’re right. I guess we just sit with uncertainty because we also have ocd

@OCD33 I sit with uncertainty already one year and I cannot enjoy sex anymore. I have to do something. I don't want to live like that

@hocdgirl Are you in therapy?