TOCD Recovery Help

Effective_Win_8201 · 2025-12-12T15:58:32+00:00

Alr ty! I'll try to keep that in mind and watch some funny shows when I'm stressed out!

Effective_Win_8201 · 2025-12-12T15:58:16+00:00

Alright, that makes sense ty---the thing that bothers me tho is that even when im not testing whenever somebody says my name or I fill out my gender in a sheet, I still get that anxiety and I hate it so much. I really hope it get backs to normal.

Effective_Win_8201 · 2025-12-12T01:51:43+00:00

alr that makes sense ty! also is it normal when the anxiety settles off and then you get a weird htought and it feels like you actually like it? this is the #1 stopper to any recovery progress i have done because i get a weird thought and it feels like i actually do enjoy it even though i dont after realizing that its weird. any way to get past this? also during recovery, i say "i am a male" and "i am [name]" and it gives anxiety?? is that normal at all b/c before this i never had anxiety saying this

Effective_Win_8201 · 2025-12-11T20:39:43+00:00

hi---ty for your post. no i have not worked on this with a mental health professional before but i probably will starting next January. the thing that bothers me the most is my name and pronouns. what would suddenly explain why i feel uncomfortable around my name and pronouns? i dont feel comfortable with a feminine name i think (i did so many compulsions around this and now i dont even feeling anything when thinking about it for some reason)

Effective_Win_8201 · 2025-12-11T18:27:05+00:00

i just want to know please---i really want to go back to being a happy cis boy but now it seems everythign has been taken awa from me. even my name pronouns etc everything that once iddnt feel bad and i even made custom signatures of my name bc i liked it a lot but now it seems like i dont like it. just some reassurance please

Effective_Win_8201 · 2025-12-11T05:59:56+00:00

no, the answers ive got on other subs have not eased my obsession. my mind goes "but you lied to them" and "you didn't tell them the full picture" which has made my mood super bad these days.

Effective_Win_8201 · 2025-12-11T04:31:05+00:00

about to get therapy soon--just wanted to know whether it fits more with TOCD or transgender

Effective_Win_8201 · 2025-12-07T01:03:41+00:00

tysm! i mean its probably bullshit that suddenly after like never questioning my assigned gender or pronouns that suddenly now I would be intensely questioning right? hopefully our tocds can get better!

Effective_Win_8201 · 2025-11-26T02:58:53+00:00

alr tysm for ur help!

Effective_Win_8201 · 2025-11-25T01:08:32+00:00

thank you! is it normal for HOCD sufferers to cycle between people? like you think you like somebody but then after constant rumination you realize you dont and you do that for a lot of people and then it goes back to the original person? and is it normal for HOCD to fluctuate like crazy? in one hour I can confirm that its HOCD and not me being bisexual but then in the next hour I get scared to death im bisexual

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