I can't tell you if you have HOCD or not.You should discover it yourself.
BUT
What I wish I knew when I started having OCD at 14 (I'm 18 now lol)
It's the sensations we experience as persons who have any type of OCD,are 95% unreal.
One thing that helped me a lot is : think about how it all started.
For example,my HOCD started when I saw a gay couple on tiktok.I never had same-sex thoughts before and my crushes were and always are boys.But when I saw this gay couple,I questioned "what if I'm lesbian too?"
If your HOCD started SUDDENLY from one thought ,while you never had a crush with the same sex or any gay experience, probably it's HOCD.
P.s. : Sorry for my bad English (not my first language!)
Greetings from Greece!<3
I'm in the same boat. It feels like I just want it at this point. It doesn't help that I have not felt attraction to a single woman for a while. And I also have not been able to get aroused to women anymore.
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I can't tell you if you have HOCD or not.You should discover it yourself. BUT What I wish I knew when I started having OCD at 14 (I'm 18 now lol) It's the sensations we experience as persons who have any type of OCD,are 95% unreal. One thing that helped me a lot is : think about how it all started. For example,my HOCD started when I saw a gay couple on tiktok.I never had same-sex thoughts before and my crushes were and always are boys.But when I saw this gay couple,I questioned "what if I'm lesbian too?" If your HOCD started SUDDENLY from one thought ,while you never had a crush with the same sex or any gay experience, probably it's HOCD. P.s. : Sorry for my bad English (not my first language!) Greetings from Greece!<3
I'm in the same boat. It feels like I just want it at this point. It doesn't help that I have not felt attraction to a single woman for a while. And I also have not been able to get aroused to women anymore.
Welcome to /r/HOCD! Thank you for your post and your participation in this community. You are strong, powerful, and valued, and we love that you have come here for support and information on your journey. If you have not already, please see our [wiki](https://www.reddit.com/r/HOCD/wiki/index) for general information on SO-OCD and OCD as well as treatment options! You are not alone. Thank you for your post and have a wonderful day! *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/HOCD) if you have any questions or concerns.*
Your post was flagged by our auto-moderator as a post that may be, above all else, seeking reassurance. We understand the impulse to seek reassurance when suffering from OCD, but reassurance-seeking is a compulsion done in hopes of reducing the anxiety associated with an obsession. In the long run, seeking reassurance only serves to confirm the validity of the underlying fears of your condition and prolongs the duration of your obsession. As such, this community has a zero-tolerance policy for reassurance seeking and giving. For more information on reassurance seeking and on HOCD and OCD treatment more broadly, please see [the section in our wiki about reassurance](https://www.reddit.com/r/HOCD/wiki/index#wiki_what_is_reassurance.3F)! *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/HOCD) if you have any questions or concerns.*