Contents:
- HOW DO I KNOW I’M NOT REALLY GAY/STRAIGHT?
- HOCD; GAY OR STRAIGHT OR OCD?
- HELP:I AM NOT GAY BUT THE THOUGHTS WONT GO AWAY.................
- FEELG GUILTY ABOUT "GAY THOUGHTS"
- YOU’RE NOT GAY: HOMOSEXUALY ANXIETY OCD
- CAN SOMEONE BE HOMOSEXUAL AND NOT GAY?
- I LIKE GUYS BUT I DON’T WANT TO BE GAY. HOW DO I STOP BEG GAY?
- AM I GAY IF I HAVE SAME SEX FANTASI?
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).
HOCD; GAY OR STRAIGHT OR OCD?
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. 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.
HELP:I AM NOT GAY BUT THE THOUGHTS WONT GO AWAY.................
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.
How n I tell if I’m really gay (or straight)? 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.
FEELG GUILTY ABOUT "GAY THOUGHTS"
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.
YOU’RE NOT GAY: HOMOSEXUALY ANXIETY OCD
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). 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). Avoidg associatg wh anyone who may be gay or who seems to lean that directn (if the sufferer is heterosexual).
CAN SOMEONE BE HOMOSEXUAL AND NOT GAY?
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). Watchg vios on gay them or about gay characters. Visg gay meetgs shops, browsg gay bookstor, or visg areas of town that are more predomantly gay.
Wearg a T-shirt at home wh the word ‘gay’ on . 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. 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).
I LIKE GUYS BUT I DON’T WANT TO BE GAY. HOW DO I STOP BEG GAY?
Avoid observg yourself to see if you behaved a way you image a homosexual or member of the oppose sex would.
Homosexual obssive-pulsive disorr (HOCD) is not an official diagnostic term bee is not mentned the diagnostic manual (DSM-5)(1). The obssns n take the form of doubt, for example, a heterosexual male fearg they are gay, or vice versa, a gay man fearg that he is potsYou nnot be diagnosed wh HOCD as is not rerd as a distct disorr DMS-5. It is a label ed to scribe a particular set of obssns and pulsns relatg to sexual has nothg to do wh prejudice or homophobia—the obssns related to a fear that long-standg sexual inty has name is misleadg; homosexual OCD.
DiagnosisCase StudyHOCD ttSymptoms of HOCDObssnsCompulsnsTreatments for HOCDSelf-helpFAQsWhat’s the difference between HOCD and beg gay? A central feature of HOCD is tsive thoughts about beg gay rather than any actual attractn. People wh HOCD often thk they are gay or bisexual bee of obssive thoughts and self-doubt, not bee they feel attracted to people of the same n often clu excsive checkg for signs of homosexualy, qutng recent teractns wh others and playg out potential the ndn first entered the public doma, was labelled HOCD and, acrdg to Bhatia & Kr, 2015 (1), was marked by excsive fear of beg or beg homosexual.
AM I GAY IF I HAVE SAME SEX FANTASI?
DiagnosisAs mentned at the start of this article, neher Homosexual OCD nor Sexual Orientatn OCD are diagnosed their own right; stead, they fall unr the umbrella of OCD. ObssnsYou worry about thgs that may have occurred the past, provg that you are now gay. Noticg somethg betiful about members of the same sex may make you see this as evince that you are are worried you are ed gay and are nyg your sexualy.
Worryg if you nnot get an erectn or are aroed if you are female uld mean you are gay. Example obssns you might have wh HOCDI’m sred that I might be gay.