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Topic Title: reverse hocd- stupid but damning trigger?
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bigfatsigh05 said 5 years ago:
basically i have it in my head tbat because stroking things feels nice i want to touch a man ? it makes virtually no sense and i understand that but still it won’t leave my head, i have a girlfriend who i adore and i don’t doubt my love for her at all however i catch myself testing if feeling things feels the same as i imagine- i also know that just because it could feel satisfying i guess doesn’t mean i would ever be sexually attracted to a man the thought just wont leave my head ?
jennifer1722 said 5 years ago:
I'm sorry you're finding this thought so distressing. One thing it's good to know about intrusive thoughts is that they stay in your head longer when you give them attention. Everyone gets intrusive thoughts sometimes but most forget them so fast that they forget they ever had them. So the reason they won't leave your head is that you're doing all this 'testing' and online research and asking for reassurance, etc. Does that make sense?
bigfatsigh05 said 5 years ago:
yeah that makes sense and i’m usually so good at avoiding testing/ asking for reasurrance from others with old thoughts but when a new trigger comes up i really struggle