Do you have HOCD or are you jt nyg that you're gay or bi?

Contents:

• 'HOMOSEXUAL OCD': STRAIGHT MEN WHO SPECT THEY ARE GAY
• DO YOU HAVE HOCD OR ARE YOU JT NYG THAT YOU'RE GAY OR BI?
• YOU’RE NOT GAY: HOMOSEXUALY ANXIETY OCD
• TAG ARCHIV: N OCD MAKE ME THK I AM GAY
• HOW DO I KNOW I’M NOT REALLY GAY/STRAIGHT?

'HOMOSEXUAL OCD': STRAIGHT MEN WHO SPECT THEY ARE GAY

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

3) Do you worry that you are NOT attracted to members of the oppose sex (if you're straight) and that 'that might mean' that you are gay?

For example: A straight man thkg "If my legs are crossed, do my guy iends thk I’m gay? For Example: Worryg that if you n’t get aroed by a woman that might be evince that you are gay?

If you are qutng your sexualy, how do you know the difference between havg HOCD and actually beg gay?

YOU’RE NOT GAY: HOMOSEXUALY ANXIETY OCD

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. 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.

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. Sometim, HOCD sufferers are so sure they are gay that they actually out themselv and beg homosexual relatnships.

TAG ARCHIV: N OCD MAKE ME THK I AM GAY

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.

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

When around lbians or gay men, they might check their bodi for aroal or qutn if they are attracted to the person. 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.