- Date posted
- 4y
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 3y
Hi there, raj123! I am so sorry that you're feeling this way! I have been there, and still sometimes feel this way from time to time. If you are not feeling distress or anxiety, that means that your ERP exercises are working and doing its job. When thoughts like, "Am I gay??" come up, do your best not to ruminate and find answers to your questions. Sit with the discomfort. This will help decrease your anxiety in the moment, and in the long run. I hope this helps! Treat yourself with extra love and care.
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- Date posted
- 24w
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?
- Date posted
- 20w
I haven't had anxiety for 1 week, I haven't had so many thoughts, but when it comes to sexuality I feel discomfort and I feel like something is pressing on my chest, it's very disturbing, and I still have attraction (false I hope), I wasn't diagnosed with hocd but I had all the symptoms, (now I don't have anxiety anymore, except when a feeling that I'm gay appears), I no longer felt that strong need to watch videos on yt or look for things that would make me feel comfortable, so somehow I managed to keep this under control, but I don't know if it's recovery or if I'm just lying to myself that I'm not gay. If anyone has any ideas, I hope they write something here
- Date posted
- 19w
I don't know for sure if I have HOCD, but it seems like I do, I tried to accept the idea that I'm gay, I felt calm, and then I started to get scared because I didn't feel anxiety anymore, I still feel attracted to my girlfriend, both physically and emotionally, but I feel an attraction to boys, sometimes I panic when I feel attracted and sometimes I don't (but most of the time I do) and I don't want to break up with my girlfriend I want to get back to normal
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