Hi all, i am pretty new here and i hope to try help around a bit, but i really need to get my head straight about a definite HOCD problem.
Ok so this is my story...(posted in yahoo answers)
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I know how stupid this sounds, i really do, but i keep going over it and its affecting me and how i think.
- As we know kids when they are growing up and going through puberty they can get erections for no reason, or when they get touched in that area accidentally or for whatever reason. But i just keep being stupid about this crap.
One time a lot younger (about 13) this kid jumped onto my lap and i got an erection and kinda acted stupid about it and although i thought it was weird i got an erection for some reason this girl popped into my head which i really liked when this kid kept jumping on my lap.
And though i masturbate to women and straight porn (gay is just weird and is a no go positively), i seem to keep saying that even though i have liked (and still do find attractive) girls this has made me somehow gay and i keep saying that and its making me act/feel weird/stupid.
When will it get into my head that hormones do weird things you wouldn't normally do, and when will i finally get my life back to normal?
P.S I never thought about this stuff until this until a few months ago when i thought it randomly popped into my head and i said it was real gay even though i got erections from pretty much everything. Its like my life is ruined somehow.
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So i got a response and i was linked some information about straight males having an OCD about being gay. I know this is what i have been going through. But i still look back and i'll be like, "oh, but you got a boner from that kid", "you got excited and now this is how you must act etc" - completely disregarding that i like females and masturbate to girls.
And it has affected the way i think (kinda think about gay stuff but still cringe) because of repeatedly saying it to myself. I know i must learn to understand that it is hormones and some weird phase but it's hard and it has been leading to severe depression etc. I've had this for about a year now and only recently asked around on the net. It seems to always return and affect me and could possibly distort my relationship with my gf which i am very happy with.
Please put this into perspective, and how do i get out of this!?
Many thanks,
Dan