- Username
- Caitlin2820281
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Sexual OCD
Hi I’m new, I just want to know if anyone else has experienced intrusive thoughts about being attracted to a family member such as you’re dad?
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- JenniesOCDBrainJenniesOCDBrain
- Date posted
- 1y ago
hey, just wanted to say you're not alone in this. intrusive thoughts can be so tough, especially when they're about family. hang in there. 💛 i've been right where you are, and what really helped me was this free AI OCD therapy tool called "unstuck" (unstuckmyocd.com/try) that my OCD therapist recommended. it'll be especially helpful for you because it provides personalized step-by-step support that's just like having an OCD therapist on call when those intrusive thoughts hit. i hate when people promote stuff, but i really think it can help you because it's changed my life. lmk if you have Qs or just want to talk more! <3
- Username
- Caitlin2820281Caitlin2820281
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@JenniesOCDBrain Thank you so much! Did you ever experience sensation down their when you looked or thought about this family member? I don’t want to have these feelings and because I am I’m worried I am attracted to my dad and I don’t want to be. All o want is to have a normal family relationship between everyone in my family but my OCD is making me feel hyper aware of how I am around not only my dad but everyone
- Username
- Caitlin2820281Caitlin2820281
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@Caitlin2820281 I know that everyone has a normal relationship in my family I’m not saying we don’t but I meant like because I’m having these thoughts it’s making it hard for me to be normal around my family without feeling like I’m a horrible and disgusting human. I know I’m not and I wish I felt worse about myself for having these thoughts, feelings and sensations but I don’t and know I feel bad for that and then my thoughts tell me I’m lying and that I don’t feel bad so I just don’t know anymore
- Username
- Brianm95Brianm95
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Yeah, this is where my OCD started, I have a sister who’s 18 and I got an awful thought one day and I spiralled out of control since then, it’s the most horrendous thing ever but your main exposure would be to sit with the anxiety and do not avoid your dad (I know this is hard) , please remember that OCD is so uncomfortable because the thoughts go against how you are as a person, you are not attracted to your father trust me, because if you were you wouldn’t get anxiety, you would be excited at the thought. Stay strong, I know how hard this feeling is 😢
- Username
- Caitlin2820281Caitlin2820281
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@Brianm95 Hi thank you so much for the support! I just feel like an awful person because I feel like it’s not giving me as much anxiety as it used to because I’m used to these thoughts and sometimes I feel like maybe I am anxious but I’ve gotten used to the feeling too of being anxious idk
- Username
- Brianm95Brianm95
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@Caitlin2820281 No honestly I relate to this so much, I used to take so many panic attacks due to it and now it’s been months and any time I get them I don’t get as much anxiety, but that’s not to mean they don’t trouble you, it just means you are used to them, be happy they don’t give you as much anxiety anymore because it sounds like they are fading away, mines are slowly going away but some days are harder than others, you have got this! ❤️
- Username
- Caitlin2820281Caitlin2820281
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@Brianm95 Thank you! I also feel like I’m a bad person cause I have this intrusive thought that I like these thoughts and that sometimes o feel like I smile at them cause I feel my mouth twitch sometimes but I’m not sure and it’s making me feel like I need to ask reassurance and that I literally cannot think about anything else but the fact I had smiled at this thought
- Username
- IfiknewthenIfiknewthen
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Not me but its very common among the ocd sufferers. Dont sweat it. Just keep living with the anxiety and dont do anything to try and eliminate the anxiety. Accept the idea you might be sexually attracted to your dad and you might not. Its when you keep trying to purge the possibility that you keep giving the obsession and compulsion cycle the fuel it needs to keep running.
- Username
- Yeye123Yeye123
- Date posted
- 1y ago
I get this theme but w my uncles, I hate it sm
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- Username
- asbl
- Date posted
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- Chloeee987
- Date posted
- 20w ago
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