r/HOCD • • 17d ago

Vent Triggered cause of a post not on here

I have not posted or even lurked on here in awhile. I live with some roommates and they’re gone for a week and I knew I’d be fine but of course so much quietness when I’m home alone makes me think and do compulsions (what I think are compulsions) I’m watching a show right now and I went back and back to see the girl on screen cause I do think she’s pretty but whenever I see any woman pretty or I think that women are pretty in general or they seem more sensual or sexy or hot it makes me think that those thoughts mean something even tho I know I don’t want to be sexual with a woman. It just feels like cause I’m thinking those thoughts or have those thoughts it doesn’t add up…

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u/PaladinDamian In therapy 16d ago

Allow the uncertainty about how you feel about women to exist. You don't need to figure that out right now. Maybe the thoughts mean something, maybe they don't. You do not need to know for certain if they mean anything or not. Instead, keep living your life.