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I don’t want to be anxious about being straight... I only ever want to be straight 😭😭😭
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I'm sorry that you're suffering. I wish I could help but you are getting into reassurance seeking and it isn't going to help anyone. Take a break tonight and find something relaxing to do. Even with the thoughts and sensations.
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I feel this way a lot too. The longer this so ocd goes on it's like the ocd is looking for any kind of certainty even if its twisting everything ive ever known. The best thing I can think to suggest to you is that you just let the thoughts and feelings be there. It doesn't really matter. Our bodies are going to do what we have conditioned them to do so now it's all about cutting yourself a break and treating it like a fly that keeps buzzing around your head and landing on you. It's irritating, it's so hard to ignore but in the grand scheme of things, whether it keeps coming around or not, it's not going to kill you. It's hard. I am telling you this but I struggle to do it too. I hope you find some peace.
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But why is it making me feel like I’m anxious of being straight when being straight is all I ever want to be... 😭😭
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This is typical of so-Ocd. A good thing for erp
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I just don’t know why it’s making me feel like I’m anxious of being straight, the one thing I want to be? 😭😭😭
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@POCD/RealEventOCD Its probably just a triggering word not that it’s making you specifically anxious if being straight or not
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I read an article awhile ago about losing insight. You're searching so hard for certainty that now the ocd is flipping things. What you have to remember is that is doesn't matter why. You know who you are because you knew before all this started. It might not feel like it but the reality is, there is no you other than who you are in any given moment. The future hasn't happened and the past is behind you. Focus on being who you want to be (not straight or gay or anything else) but a good person, a friend, a family member etc and let your ocd do what it wants. Don't try to dissect it.
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l also have POCD and Real event OCD about my HOCD and POCD... it's making me think that before all of this I was what my intrusive thoughts are telling me right now... when I don't ever wanna be what my intrusive thoughts are telling me nor do I want the subject of my intrusive thoughts... I only want a beautiful adult woman to love and cherish.
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I feel sick to my stomach, a few days ago I knew I was straight and could picture my life with my bf again. The anxiety has really lessend and Im more depressed now. I'm 100% convinced I am lesbian even tho I have never had sexual attraction to women, found them pretty but never wanted to be with them. My mind is only picturing me being with women now and it feels like a pit in my stomach. I don't feel emotion now, I'm also on my period. I don't want to be lesbian. I want to be with my boyfriend and have the life I pictured with him. My memory is so dissorted right now. I don't think there's anything wrong with being lesbian, it's just not for me and now that makes me feel like I'm homophobic.
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I keep having this weird feeling none stop that it’s most likely not HOCD and most my feelings. Like I’ve suffered none stop distress and unwanted thoughts the past few days. But those thoughts after a bit just feel weird not the kind of discomfort but are just their and stale. When I look at a guy I don’t feel anything but my thoughts sometimes compliment his looks or personality which makes me doubt my sexuality. I’ve never felt this weirded out. Because I’ve always been straight and still believe I am but I’ve never even had an emotional connection to someone of the opposite gender in fact. My view of the female body has been ruined with none stop pornography addictions. I don’t believe I’m gay but I feel like it may just be denial instead of HOCD but all my symptoms are literally HOCD. I don’t hate the idea of gay people but I can’t imagine or see my heart going off to like someone of the same sex. I haven’t really had any meaningful real life friends besides online but that also ended a few months ago. My only friend ever online that was my friend for the longest of time was a queer but I never really cared about what he liked. Like yes at some point I did try to challenge him with his own feelings but that didn’t last long I just accepted what he liked and moved on. I’ve never even touched let alone held a long conversation with a female. I’ve always been timid and shy around them but I can just say that towards male as well. The gay feelings feel so real. The thoughts feel a bit natural to me but I don’t want this. But I hate how I can’t just move on and be myself and love women when those thoughts demand attention and an answer. It won’t quit it. If I try to do a compulsion it calms down but it quickly becomes a problem again. I’m lonely I don’t have any friends or past relationships I can even think of helping me with the emotions. I still believe I’m straight and I just can’t see myself with a guy. It just doesn’t feel right for me despite my lack of experiences. I just wanna go back to how I was happy and loving girls and not having to question if it was a real feeling or just my natural timid nature. Everytime I think these distressing thoughts I always just wanna sit down and close my eyes and sleep. Because that’s where I can have peace of self. It sucks but I’m so exhausted of having to deal with emotional distress and I can’t even focus on my job as much. I want to meet new people discover my love for women again but I’m scared in the process I may discover I may be gay. Because deep down I know I wouldn’t ever be happy with myself if my greatest fears where confirmed. My dream of always being a father with a loving women and kids would be torn away by something I never asked for. Yes I’m religious, yes I come from a place that homosexuals are usually seen in a bad light. I just hate feeling this emotion that I may not be what I thought and having my dreams torn apart maybe true. I’ve read MUTIPLE articles about HOCD and seen MUTIPLE videos. I’ve come to the realization that I most likely have it. But it’s still hard when the feelings of maybe being gay maybe true you know? I hope I get better I hope I don’t suffer. I just wanna be happy with myself and loving females and I don’t wanna hate myself for feeling an emotion that never occurred to me more then a few times.
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Like I can’t think straight. This is making me doubt everything I’ve thought about myself and even makes me feel like I like the thoughts when I know I don’t. Like I would be less anxious at a time while I still have the thoughts and my mind would go “oh so you like it you must be gay” or the other one where I’m not anxious and I think of my attraction for girls that I’ve had my whole life and my mind goes “see now you’re not into them you’re gay” like it’s so stupid but so effective. I clearly remember being into girls my whole life but my mind is making me believe that all these attractions and feelings for women were all fake or “a thing of the past”. But I can still get aroused by women but I have this weird anxiety going on which brings these sensations/feelings and it’s so weird. Today I’ve spent my whole day thinking about it like I’ve been doing for 5 months now. I know that this aint normal but my mind just won’t let me live in peace. I never cared about my sexuality cuz I simply liked women my whole life but now my sexuality is a fundamental philosophy. I hate this.
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