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

Contents:

• I'M NOT GAY, BUT
• HOW DO I KNOW I’M NOT REALLY GAY/STRAIGHT?
• I’VE INTIFIED AS GAY FOR YEARS. NOT ANYMORE.
• IM NOT GAY
• I LIKE GUYS BUT I DON’T WANT TO BE GAY. HOW DO I STOP BEG GAY?
• I’M 43 – BUT I’M MA TO FEEL LIKE A DOSR BY YOUNGER GAY MEN
• I'M NOT GAY ED MEANG
• I’M NOT GAY
• PEOPLE THK I'M GAY... BUT I'M NOT

I'M NOT GAY, BUT

A ment ed by secure mal to lead others to believe that they are straight when they are actually bisexual, thereby makg the ment te: a person who says "I'm not gay" is neher straight nor gay, but bisexual. Jimmy: "That guy jt me up to me and said, 'I'm not gay, man'. Peter: "JOHN, I'M NOT GAY!

Myron ed the term "I'm not gay" the wrong ntext and led a handsome young man to thkg he was bisexual when he was actually jt gay. After Devon told me he wasn't gay, I beme exced, however he specified that he wasn't bi eher.

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

I beme the I'm not gay mug. "i'm not gay but 20$ is 20$". 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.

I’VE INTIFIED AS GAY FOR YEARS. NOT ANYMORE.

If the sufferer is heterosexual, then the thought may be that they are homosexual.

IM NOT GAY

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).

I LIKE GUYS BUT I DON’T WANT TO BE GAY. HOW DO I STOP BEG GAY?

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.

I’M 43 – BUT I’M MA TO FEEL LIKE A DOSR BY YOUNGER GAY MEN

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. Do you thk I uld be gay (or straight)? How n I tell if I’m really gay (or straight)?

I'M NOT GAY ED MEANG

Can you sudnly turn to a homosexual (or heterosexual) even if you have never felt or acted that that way? Do I look (or act) gay (or straight) to you?

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.

I’M NOT 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).

PEOPLE THK I'M GAY... BUT I'M NOT

Not readg or lookg at vios news reports books or articl havg anythg to do wh gay people or other sexual subjects. Never sayg the words “gay, ” “homosexual, ” (or “straight”) or any other related term.

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).