Internatnal OCD Foundatn | How Do I Know I’m Not Really Gay/Straight?

Contents:

• GAY OCD / HOCD TT
• DO YOU HAVE HOCD OR ARE YOU JT NYG THAT YOU'RE GAY OR BI?
• HOCD; GAY OR STRAIGHT OR OCD?
• HOW DO I KNOW I’M NOT REALLY GAY/STRAIGHT?
• GAY OR OCD?

GAY OCD / HOCD TT

Gay OCD / HOCD Tt. Gay OCD, also known as Homosexual OCD (HOCD), or Sexual Orientatn OCD (SO-OCD), is a term for a type of Pure Obssnal OCD (Pure O) which an dividual reports experiencg repeated, unwanted obssns related to their sexual orientatn. It is important to note that the terms Gay OCD and HOCD, while ed monly as shorthand for this type of OCD, are misnomers.

Jt as some “straight” people obss about beg gay, some homosexuals (male and female) experience obssive fears of beg “straight”. While may seem that the dividual wh Gay OCD / HOCD has obssns whout pulsns, a review of his/her symptoms almost always reveals var pulsive behavrs, avoidant behavrs, reassurance-seekg behavrs, and “mental pulsns” which are not at first as easily observed as other, more obv OCD pulsns. The OCD Center of Los Angel offers this nfintial qutnnaire an effort to help you get a better ia of whether or not you are exhibg signs of Gay OCD / HOCD.

DO YOU HAVE HOCD OR ARE YOU JT NYG THAT YOU'RE GAY OR BI?

While this qutnnaire is not meant to replace a thorough evaluatn, may help intifyg tras of Gay OCD / HOCD. E., after seeg an attractive person of the same genr, or while watchg film or TV show wh a gay character), and I worry this is evince that I am sexually aroed or that I am gay.

I often worry about actg a manner that uld be nsted as ‘gay’ (i.

I repeatedly worry about the possibily that I will sudnly and explibly ‘turn’ gay. I worry that some childhood same-sex experimentatn is ‘proof’ that I am actually gay, or that somehow ‘ma’ me gay. I worry excsively that I do not really love, or am not really sexually attracted to, my spoe or partner, and that this is evince that I am gay.

HOCD; GAY OR STRAIGHT OR OCD?

I sometim read certa books, newspaper articl, magaz, or webs (or watch certa TV shows or movi) an effort to ‘tt’ whether I am sexually aroed by ‘gay’ subject matter. I sometim ‘tt’ myself by lookg at gay pornography to see if I bee sexually aroed.

I equently analyze my personal behavrs or characteristics that I thk might dite that I am gay (i. I sometim wash or shower or change my cloth orr to get rid of gay thoughts or feelgs, or after exposure to gay people, plac or suatns.

HOW DO I KNOW I’M NOT REALLY GAY/STRAIGHT?

G., enterg a room, turng off light swch, readg a book) bee I feel I need to do the behavr wh a ‘straight’ thought my md, not a ‘gay’ thought. I worry that if I am gay, I will be subject to public ridicule, and/or will be rejected by people who are important to me. Probably the most mon qutn asked by those likely to be sufferg om homosexual obssive pulsive disorr (HOCD, also lled Sexual Orientatn OCD or Gay OCD) is "Am I gay?

GAY OR OCD?

The qutn is right at the heart of HOCD feelgs, sce this particular type of OCD foc on an obssn wh gay, lbian, or bisexual activy and the patient's uncertaty about his or her own sexualy. The qutn of whether or not you're gay is lerally at the center of the OCD you're sufferg om. Gay OCD is not an official, clil diagnosis, but is gag acceptance as a subset of obssive pulsive disorr (OCD).

So am I really jt gay? If you have been or have experienc om beg straight and you fear that you're gay, 's very likely that you're straight and the "gay feelg" is jt a symptom of your unrlyg OCD. Most of the "gay" feelgs you're havg stem om your HOCD and are jt exaggeratns of feelgs that are perfectly normal.

It's not unual for pletely straight guys to not have a problem showerg a gym, not enjoyg sports, likg art, or otherwise dog culturally "gay" thgs. Jt bee society labels men who enjoy the thgs as "gay" don't make them sexually gay. In fact, even fdg other men attractive don't necsarily mean you're gay.