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.

HOCD; GAY OR STRAIGHT OR OCD?

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.

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

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. 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.

GAY OR OCD?

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.