Contents:
- DO YOU HAVE HOCD OR ARE YOU JT NYG THAT YOU'RE GAY OR BI?
- HOCD; GAY OR STRAIGHT OR OCD?
- HOCD: IF YOU FEAR BEG GAY OR BI, YOU'RE NOT!
- YOU ARE NOT GAY, 'S HOCD, FOR ALL YOU SUFFERERS.
DO YOU HAVE HOCD OR ARE YOU JT NYG THAT YOU'RE GAY OR BI?
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? 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?
HOCD; GAY OR STRAIGHT OR OCD?
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. Even the straightt of straight men will ocsnally have "gay" thoughts about another man.
Jt bee you thought of another man a sexual way do not mean you're gay or even bisexual.
HOCD: IF YOU FEAR BEG GAY OR BI, YOU'RE NOT!
A gay man thkg about women is not sudnly "provg he's straight" and a straight man thkg about men is not "gog gay.
YOU ARE NOT GAY, 'S HOCD, FOR ALL YOU SUFFERERS.
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