How do I know if I am gay? Are there fe signs you are gay? We have answers. Consir the signs you might be gay.
Contents:
- HOW DO I KNOW I’M NOT REALLY GAY/STRAIGHT?
- HELP:I AM NOT GAY BUT THE THOUGHTS WONT GO AWAY.................
- FEELG GUILTY ABOUT "GAY THOUGHTS"
- 'HOMOSEXUAL OCD': STRAIGHT MEN WHO SPECT THEY ARE GAY
- INTSIVE THOUGHTS ABOUT BEG GAY
- HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GAY
- AM I GAY IF I HAVE SAME SEX FANTASI?
- I LIKE GUYS BUT I DON’T WANT TO BE GAY. HOW DO I STOP BEG GAY?
- CAN SOMEONE BE HOMOSEXUAL AND NOT GAY?
- PEOPLE THK I'M GAY... BUT I'M NOT
- YOU’RE NOT GAY: HOMOSEXUALY ANXIETY OCD
- HOW DO I KNOW IF I AM GAY? SIGNS YOU ARE GAY
- I THOUGHT I WAS GAY BUT NOW I'M QUTNG MY ORIENTATN
HOW DO I KNOW I’M NOT REALLY GAY/STRAIGHT?
In orr to have doubts about one’s sexual inty, a sufferer need not ever have had a homo- or heterosexual experience, or any type of sexual experience at all. If the sufferer is heterosexual, then the thought may be that they are homosexual.
If on the other hand they happen to be homosexual they may obss about the possibily that they might really be straight. ” Some people’s doubts are further plited by havg such experienc as hearg other people talkg or lookg their directn and thkg that the people mt be analyzg their behavr or appearance and talkg about them – discsg how they mt be gay (or straight).
HELP:I AM NOT GAY BUT THE THOUGHTS WONT GO AWAY.................
For those wh thoughts of beg homosexual, part of the distrs mt surely be social orig. Let’s face , gay people have always been an opprsed mory wh our culture, and to sudnly thk of beg this posn, and to be stigmatized this way, n be ighteng. I have sometim wonred if those who experience the most distrs om such thoughts as the do so bee they were raised wh more strongly homophobic or anti-gay attus to beg wh, or if is simply bee one’s sexualy n be such a basic doubt.
FEELG GUILTY ABOUT "GAY THOUGHTS"
Lookg at attractive men or women, or pictur of them, or readg sexually oriented lerature or pornography (hetero- or homosexual), to see if they are sexually excg. Observg themselv for evince of “lookg, ” talkg, walkg, drsg, or gturg like someone who is eher gay or straight.
Compulsively reviewg and analyzg past teractns wh other men or women to see if they have acted like a gay or straight person. Readg articl on the ter about how an dividual n tell if they are gay or straight to see which group they might be most siar to.
'HOMOSEXUAL OCD': STRAIGHT MEN WHO SPECT THEY ARE GAY
Can you sudnly turn to a homosexual (or heterosexual) even if you have never felt or acted that that way?
If I get sexual sensatns when viewg sexual material of an oppose orientatn do mean I am gay (or straight)?
A typil example would be a heterosexual man who experienc an erectn while lookg at gay eroti.
INTSIVE THOUGHTS ABOUT BEG GAY
This reactn is strengthened by the rrect belief that homosexual cu never stimulate heterosexuals.
Avoidg standg close to, touchg or bshg agast members of the same sex (or oppose sex if the sufferer is gay). Not readg or lookg at vios news reports books or articl havg anythg to do wh gay people or other sexual subjects.
HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GAY
Never sayg the words “gay, ” “homosexual, ” (or “straight”) or any other related term.
AM I GAY IF I HAVE SAME SEX FANTASI?
Tryg to not look or act effemately (if a man), or a mascule way (if a woman), (or vice versa if the sufferer is gay). Not drsg ways that would make one look effemate (if a man), or mascule (if a woman), (aga vice versa if the sufferer is gay).
I LIKE GUYS BUT I DON’T WANT TO BE GAY. HOW DO I STOP BEG GAY?
Avoidg associatg wh anyone who may be gay or who seems to lean that directn (if the sufferer is heterosexual). The flip si of this is when they look at thgs havg to do wh sex of an oppose orientatn and then feel aroed some way, which they then nclu to mean that they liked , which means that they are gay (or straight).
Visg gay meetgs shops, browsg gay bookstor, or visg areas of town that are more predomantly gay. Dog a seri of wrg assignments of a uple of pag each that suggt more and more that you actually are gay or wish to be.
CAN SOMEONE BE HOMOSEXUAL AND NOT GAY?
Makg a seri of three-mute tap that based on the wrgs gradually suggt more and more that you are gay, and listeng to them several tim a day changg them when they no longer bother you). Avoid observg yourself to see if you behaved a way you image a homosexual or member of the oppose sex would.
If you are qutng your sexualy, how do you know the difference between havg HOCD and actually beg gay? Currently sufferg om OCD (Obssive Compulsive Disorr)Recurrg unwanted or tsive thoughts about your own sexualyConstantly reassurg yourself that you are straightAvoidg people of your same genr due to anxiety or unwanted fears that you might be gayWorryg that you might be sendg out “signals” that will make others thk you are gayHomosexual thoughts are repulsive to you, rather than arogFeelg no attractn to your same sexRepeatg an actn bee you worry that you might have done somethg a way that mak others thk you are gay (example: a man repeatedly gets up and ss down on a chair bee he worri that he tak a seat a way that looks too feme). Homosexual thoughts are enjoyable and/or arog to the person, even if they hi their sexual orientatn om others or are ashamed of Havg had past sexual experienc wh those of their same genrPreferrg to date or have sexual enunters wh people of their same genr stead of wh those of the oppose sexOften, people who are gay report havg felt differently than their same-sex peers at an early age.
PEOPLE THK I'M GAY... BUT I'M NOT
Homosexual Obssive Compulsive Disorr (HOCD) is tegorized by tsive thoughts revolvg around one’s sexual orientatn. Homosexual OCD n be bilatg to one’s assured that HOCD Treatment volv many of the same typ of therapi ed for other typ of OCD.
YOU’RE NOT GAY: HOMOSEXUALY ANXIETY OCD
A person sufferg om this sub-type of OCD nstantly doubts their sexual orientatn:A straight person worri whether they might actually be gay even though they haven’t doubted their sexual orientatn the pastThey might worry that homosexualy is “tchg”They may thk that talkg wh a gay person will make them act out by triggerg their own latent homosexual tennci.
HOW DO I KNOW IF I AM GAY? SIGNS YOU ARE GAY
Sometim, HOCD sufferers are so sure they are gay that they actually out themselv and beg homosexual relatnships. Where a tly gay person obtas happs and relief the act of revealg their homosexual orientatn, HOCD people who e out ntue to doubt their wh tradnal OCD, people who are affected by this ternalized homophobia engage ruals to help them alleviate their anxiety and prove to themselv that they are tly straight. When around lbians or gay men, they might check their bodi for aroal or qutn if they are attracted to the person.
I THOUGHT I WAS GAY BUT NOW I'M QUTNG MY ORIENTATN
People wh Homosexual OCD may also keep up a nng mental dialogue or obss over past sexual enunters an effort to nvce themselv that they are straight. They might also perform washg ruals if they are around a gay person, may act overtly to assure themselv of their sexual orientatn, or may even blatantly act out agast gay people orr to prove they are straight.
Addnally, HOCD sufferers might avoid physil ntact or beg alone wh gay people and may even rry this behavr to shunng same-sex public rtrooms or not eatg public se the food was prepared by a gay person. Durg therapy ssns the patient fac the suatns that trigger their obssns orr to learn how to al wh their ternalized homophobia and rce their fixatn.
If they don’t, they may unsel the person to help them accept their homosexualy which will only aggravate the person’s HOCD more rmatn and help wh HOCD ’s symptoms the Delray Beach, FL area, please ntact Dr. Re: help:i am not gay but the thoughts wont go away.................