Am i gay if i have hocd

Simply check those items that apply to you, and email it to us using the simple form below. I worry excessively that I will act on these thoughts. I sometimes experience unwanted sensations in or near my sexual organs in unexpected situations i. I worry excessively that I do not really love, or am not really sexually attracted to, my spouse or partner, and that this is evidence that I am gay.

I prefer to avoid being around certain people, places, or situations in an effort to ensure that I will not have unwanted thoughts about my sexual orientation or unwanted sensations in or near my sexual organs. I avoid certain movies, TV shows, books, magazines, news stories, performers, music, or websites in order to avoid having unwanted thoughts about my sexual orientation.

I sometimes look at straight pornography for the main purpose of ensuring that I become sexually aroused by it. I sometimes have sex or masturbate in order to prove to myself that I am straight, or to get some sense of certainty about my sexual orientation.

I often repeat certain ritualized behaviors, phrases, or prayers in order to rid myself of unwanted thoughts about my sexual orientation, or in an effort to ensure that my sexual orientation will not change. I sometimes ask others for reassurance about my sexual orientation.

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I frequently analyze my personal behaviors or characteristics that I think might indicate that I am gay i. I am not comfortable with the idea of finding people of the same gender attractive i. I sometimes wash or shower or change my clothes in order to get rid of gay thoughts or feelings, or after exposure to gay people, places or situations.

I sometimes repeat routine behaviors e. I avoid eating certain foods i. I am often worried that I will have uncomfortable thoughts about my sexual orientation forever, and that this obsession will ultimately ruin my life. I worry that if my sexual orientation is not as I think it should be, I will never again be able to truly connect on a romantic level to another person.

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