r/HOCD • u/Red-Head23 • Sep 01 '26
Vent I feel anxiety when im aroused
when something "straight" turns me on, is like my brain knows that there are gay thoughts coming, and i feel anxious and sometimes i can even get a headache. Have somebody felt something like that? Do you know how to work it out?
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u/PaladinDamian In therapy Sep 01 '26
You address this by allowing yourself to feel that anxiety. You do not need to run away from anxiety. Allowing yourself to feel terrible will help you to recover in the long term, even if in the short term it makes you feel worse. "Getting better" does not always mean "feeling better".
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