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I feel the same way but I doubt I was ever straight in the first place only get arousal to men now
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I try to accept that. And kwam into the arrousel. Because ur scared that that means ur gay. You and i have all the symtoms to be gay right now. Your heart knows what u want even if u dienst feel IT right now. We can only face this and lean into this agree with the arrousel tell urself u like IT. Tell urself ur happy to go finally gay. Scary but has to be done. Dont tell urself that this is ocd and not you to truly overcome this face it head on
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As a non-professional and I know this doesn't help much but, maybe looking at attractive women in one form or another (not porn) and being ok with not being attracted will help desensitize the "forcing" aspect of what you're going through. From what I'm reading and understanding, it seems like there's a forcing going on which is possibly pushing the attraction further away.
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I think u are right there. And i try that . I feel sad when i do this. BUT i must face saddness and hopeless feelings to overcome this
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- OCD Conqueror
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- 3y
I think you need to give acceptance into the fact that your sexuality doesn’t need an answer. The biggest exposure you can do, is date who you want, with the possibility of these thoughts. Your OCD will keep tricking you but when that starts to happen, give acceptance to your thoughts. “Maybe I don’t find her attractive anymore” and continue with your day with said person. You don’t need to find reassurance in your compulsions. You can accept that maybe you are only into men, and not women. I bet though, as soon as you give acceptance to your thoughts and lean into the anxiety, you won’t feel such an urgency to solve your sexuality.
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You right , i should watch my girlfriend in het eyes and tell myself its oke to not feel attracted right now. IT Will feel like were are Friends but i have to face those thoughts feelings. Like i dont care anymore
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 3y
@Sven Exactly. I went through relationship OCD with my partner before and my worst compulsion was trying to seek reassurance that I was still in love with him and found him attractive. Attraction in your partner is not permanent, and some days - it’s really ok to not like them as much. When you get stuck in that cycle of anxiety that makes you feel you need to solve it - that’s when you need to take a step back and tell yourself “ok maybe I’m not attracted today, but maybe I will be tomorrow” and continue on.
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Jesse Miller can we maybe contact
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- 3y
Maybe u can guide me a bit with rocd.
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- 23w
what the hell? this entire day ive been trying to do ERP right? allowing the thoughts feelings, sensations be there with very little reaction, saying"oh that's a thought", "that's a feeling" don't care" etc. But it seems to be making it 100x times worse. Like its impossible to just"ignore" it, it feels so freaking real as if this was the truth, the doubts are real, the false attraction feelings and lip sensations are REAL and genuine attraction, feels ego-synotic, its impossible just to ignore or move on from it because I think I'm so hyperfocused on it all so it last the whole day. IDK right now it feels and seems as if I lost? like its not a what if but it feels factual like"I'm naturally gay, I'm gay" and it feels like normal and become ok with that. But I don't want that I don't want to be gay.
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- 20w
I think I may have SO-OCD and OCD in general. At a young age fear of death. I use to tap my heart 8 times (lucky number) for each person I loved. Then I think I suffered with ROCD and HOCD when I was 18 after 2 bad relationships who they ran off with a ‘close’ friend at the time. I’ve struggled with OCD and these HOCD/ SO-OCD about 12 years ago but the HOCD went and the ROCD came back and forth. I did previously last year have a Fear of death of my children with alligators going on holiday after reading a bad article in Florida which lasted few months. Briefly Started with ‘R-OCD’ again but went pretty quickly. Am I good enough for my partner? Is she going to leave me? What if she finds someone else? Though I saw a picture of a good looking male on a social media which my Brian instantly questioned if I was gay, panic and anxiety which lead to which I think is SO-OCD and HOCD. An obsession is an unwanted and unpleasant thought, image or urge that repeatedly enters my mind, causing feelings of anxiety, disgust or unease. A compulsion is a repetitive behaviour or mental act that you feel you need to do to temporarily relieve the unpleasant feelings brought on by the obsessive thought. I’m stuck in obsessive doubt around my sexual identity, even though I say that deep down i know what my sexual identity is but even this is being questioned at the minute and I want to cry. I have always, always been interested in women. That much I would say I had a sex addiction. My attraction to the opposite sex has pretty much disappeared. I have a fleeting thought of attraction which will set off a cascade of doubt and terror which some thoughts/ feelings make me physically sick. I’m scared of going out in public or even looking at people especially men for the fear of false attraction. I try to do ERP when I do have moments but it makes me want to be sick. My brain feels like it’s in a clamp and I can’t stop the constant thoughts. It feels like something is my head has stopped or not working correctly. Even at night. Every time I wake my chest seems to feel strange and the thoughts are suddenly there. I’ve tried ERP but it makes me want to be sick even when it subsides. I am still continuing this but I feel so drained. I just want to be myself again who I was 3 months ago. I hate that this has happened and I feel that I can’t cope, can’t be the husband I want to be, can’t be the father I want and was. These are my main issues at the moment; false attraction to pretty much any male even voices, decrease attraction in opposite gender, severe anxiety, I can’t sleep or eat, constant thoughts 24/7 and scenarios, groinal responses, seavere recriminatory thinking, I hate myself, I even have false attraction to myself in the mirror. What is wrong with me? I just want to be the husband and father I was a few months ago!
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- 16w
I’ve tried accepting the uncertainty, I’ve accepted I may be gay, bi or still straight. I’ve tried doing ERP myself to the best I can. When I accept that I’m gay or bi why doesn’t my head agree and move on? Why does it still question it? I know I don’t want to be at all. I love my family. But I just want this to move on. I want to enjoy life. Why can’t I find women attractive again? (Brief moments I do). I seriously don’t understand the false attraction? I’ve tried agreeing with it but it won’t let this drop. Why am I attracted to the same sex? Why am I attracted to people I would never thought of looking at? Why does it give me such grief about this? I know I shouldn’t look at adult content but why can I only feel good watching either lesbian or females? I tried to agree with the gay but it makes me sick and horrendous I even considered this? I just want my life back.
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