I also wanted to ask about it too. I had hocd but i felt my anxiety did not spike as much as it did before even though tge thoughts are still there. Id feel devastated before that could happen. is it relatively normal to go through this?
Man, i've passed for much the same than you, but you must now you CAN'T get a definitive answer for now, that's the problem with OCD, you're doing all this excruciating checkin and all that crap is not doing but giving you more questions than answers. No matter what you figure, no matter what assurement you get, if you persist, you'll always find a way to feel bad. You could even start to think you're attracted to animals or even plants. Just relax, I know it's easier said than done, however it's the only path to follow. PD. Your thoughts are almost exactly i've had yersterday, now I'm getting better, we know both in our very deeps we are completely straight.
Imagine yourself asking somebody this: Do I want to date boys or girls? Think about that for a second... :)
o crap. dont wana be one of those.
I honestly do not know what gay people go through. Did you talk to your brother? Is he still in your life? He would be a good person to ask.
Now to paraphrase your statement above " i met her before all the thoughts started. when i met her i was still thinkin i was crazy like schizophrenic or whatever." This is what Nursegirl means when she says SCREAMING OCD. You started with this thought and then moved on to thinking you were gay which bothers you more and so it has stuck to you like glue.
Hang on until you see the counselor. Do not hold anything back from them. It is important to say it ALL.
And BTW...sexting can get you put on the sex offender list if someone shares that picture with someone else and I'm sure you don't want that so delete all pictures you have from sexting and don't send anymore. The authorities are taking it very seriously.
and ps. im not using that girl i like as an expiriment.. i met her before all the thoughts started. when i met her i was still thinkin i was crazy like schizophrenic or whatever. but then these thoughts started. and im startin to think maybe i actually only like her alot as a friend and not as a sexual partner. but i love sexting with her and stuff.... idk
thanks. i have another question tho that hasnt really been made clear.. do gay people go through hocd when they realize they are gay? like if they thought they were straight before, then they realize theyre gay do they have similar feelings?
I understand the financial constraints. A school counselor is a great place to start for you. Just make the commitment to get the help you need, no matter where or how. 10 days may seem like a lifetime, but you've already been suffering this long....just hang in there.
If I were you, I would print out your threads here and show them to the counselor, that would put a lot into perspective.
Good luck!
thats so expensive tho. im trying to wait to talk to my school counselor but that wont be for another 10 days.
Even if there was, that's not what you need. You need face to face in person REAL help. I wish you would at least try and have an evaluation done by a psychiatrist. You need to start somewhere.
is there a way to talk to a psychologist online? like this kind of forum thing?
You're flat out torturing yourself. Gay or not gay, you need to seek some help. This is becoming such an obsession that it is ruling your life. We can't tell you if you're gay or straight....even though we're all pretty much in agreement that this is SCREAMING OCD.
There is only one answer here for you to help yourself...professional help. NOT trying to challenge your sexuality, or continue to obsess (which you are misinterpreting for soul searching). Your brother is gay, I bet even when it was stressful for him to "come out", he never went through this...I bet he knew flat out. Talk to him about this!
Also, now is NOT the time for to pursue a relationship with a girl (or boy). You are basically trying to do "test runs" of your sexual reactions to girls and that is simply not fair. You're not in a healthy place to even BEGIN considering starting a relationship. Imagine how a girl would feel finding out she was just an "experiment"? Get yourself help...a professional WILL help you sort through this and offer real reasons why it is either OCD or true homosexuality, and then be able to help you from there. You're running in circles out of control and it is totally unnecessary!
i still check out girls and love to see them in bikinis and stuff but its like my brain is tellin me im gay and i feel like i cant even look at them cus theres no point. and its tellin me that i just THOUGHT i liked girls my whole life.
im about to turn 21. and maybe im just asexual? like i dont prefer either one? id rather be that than gay..
its like theres two different people up there one tellin me im straight one sayin im gay.. but it feels like the one sayin im straight is goin away slowly. i just want all this **** to go away and it be like before
In my heart I still don't think you are gay.
The subconscious is a powerful thing. Things that I didn't think were bothering me outwardly would wake me up at night. For instance my son did very well in summer school on his own with ADHD. I have nothing to worry about, right? So why did I have a dream that he was in high school and failing due to his ADHD? This dream woke me with with a pounding heart and I'm on medication. So that tells you how powerful it was. It is in my head, subconsciously worrying me, so therefore, it showed up when I was not awake to put the breaks on it.
Because you are obsessing about being gay and it bothers you, it would make sense that you have a dream like this.
This is all I can say. Any choice you make to try to physically figure this out may well be something you truly regret. I don't know the answer for you. Why does it have to be all or nothing? Why does it have to be straight out sex? Isn't there a girl that you like that you can take it slow with? What about the one you mentioned? Why not have some dates that don't lead to the bedroom. Just enjoy being with her and stop tormenting yourself. Let nature takes its course.
Conversely, you said your brother is gay. Does he live near you? Maybe spend some time with him and his friends just hanging out? Brothers hang out all the time. Doing that does not mean you are gay either but it will go a long way in helping you see that gay people are nothing to be afraid of, ashamed of, etc. Like I said before, we are all human beings and nobody is going to judge you. But you have to stop letting it bother you because we are born the way we are and I'm still betting you are straight. Frankly, you need to go into it with a F-it attitude.
Lastly, while I don't know your age, I'm guessing late teens or early 20s, I just think you would have known way before now. So I'm still advocating for you to see the counselor and talk this out. I have no problem talking to you and giving you advice based on my own experiences, but I'm not an expert and I would hate to be giving you the wrong advice.
Trust in yourself! Be proactive in getting help! And most importantly love yourself no matter what!
one more thing.. my whole life ive been kind of anti social. and maybe because ive been secretly gay and just not realized that i was "gay" till now
well i had another spike.. after i posted that last thing i went to a friends house to drink and hang out with a couple girls, and one of them there i know wanted to hook up with me, her friend told me, but i was too scared to make a move. i didnt know how to make the move.. and shouldnt it be natural? that got me thinkin again... but thats not even the worst part.. i had a gay dream last night. the gayest dream. and i didnt wake up while i was having it and that makes me doubt myself. there were no girls in my dream at all (and recently there havent been either) and one of my friends was sayin i need to have a threesome with another guy and a girl, but that thought i think bugged me out in the dream.. and then it went on to me seeing two guys naked in a room and stuff. idk it was a weird *** dream... but then i woke up and realized what i dreamt and thought damn what the hell is going on.
i think i am slowly turning gay. or at least slowly realizing that i am, and just not willing to accept it yet. cus the more i think about it the more i get used to the thoughts and the less repulsive they get. i mean now im even starting to have gay dreams.. aghhh this cant be normal.
You are very, very welcome. Just don't let it take over your life because you only have one and nobody should have to live their life incapacitated by worry especially in this day and age when there is so much help available.
My very best to you.
yea now that i think about it, ive always been obsessed about worrying about something.. i just want this obsession to pass.. its slowed down alot but its stil kinda there and leaves me unsure.. but i think its getting better. i tried accepting the fact that i could maybe be gay and that still sometimes gets me down n stuff but thats it for the most part..
thanks for all the help
Honestly, I believe you have hocd. And I understand completely what you mean.
You have the thoughts because it is what distresses you. That is how OCD works. Anything that is distressing just gets stuck there and repeats itself until you resolve it and then unfortunately something else usually takes its place. You have not resolved this one, therefore you have not moved on to the next irrational thought. That is what I'm worried about. That is why I was hoping you would see somebody so that you can get a handle on it. It bothers you that you cannot stop thinking about it but it is not your fault and because you cannot stop thinking about it does not mean you are gay.
what do you mean do i feel indifferent? and i mean when i have the thougths i get freaked out by the fact that im having the thought, not necesarily the thought itself, even tho i do get grossed out at the thought itself.. its hard to explain.
do you think im just realizing im gay or do you think i have hocd.
When you see guys and it does not gross you out...are you just simply indifferent to them? Like no big deal kind of thing? Also, I'm not a guy mind you, but I mean I would not think that every good looking girl gets a man aroused every single time they see one. So again, you may be testing yourself in those situations and when it does not go the way you think it should go, it upsets you.
Well, as soon as you can, make an appointment with the counselor. Remember, you cannot say anything to these people that they have not already heard before. You have not shocked me because even I had the same problem you are having. So you cannot shock this person and it is all confidential. This person should have some ideas on where you go from here.
i dont want to be on meds tho.. and no i dont have an apointment with her. ill be at school 2 weeks before it starts anyways cus of preseason..
and il see guys and stuff and picture me doing stuff with them and it grosses me out. most of the time.. wich is another thing im freaking out about that its only most of the time.. i think because i keep thinking about it im starting to get used to it maybe thats why im not as grossed out? and the more i think about that the less i think about girls.. i was at twin peaks the other day and our waitress i admit was so fine but i didnt get any groinal response. so that makes me think maybe i thought she was fine just because ive been taught and conditioned to realize what a fine girl looks like? like it doesnt feel like a natural feeling any more.. like it used to i THINK..
no uve been a big help. this whole forum thing has.. cus if i didnt post on here id still be like what the hell you know? at least now i feel like im taking steps to do something about it..
You do not have to do that therapy if that does not help you. Have you tried the self-communication where you kind of become your own motivator? When I mentioned the phrases for you to say when these thoughts pop in your head...have you tried that?
Psychiatric intervention for you is most like the medication route. That is all I meant by that. Psychiatrists prescribe medications while psychologists usually provide the behavioral therapy/talking aspect of it. The counselor can talk to you about your fears and together you can decide what is the next step. Do you have an appointment with the counselor? Sometimes these people come back to the school way before students.
I am so sorry I cannot be of more help to you.