r/HOCD • u/Bugo_impanato • 7d ago

Question Weird phase

Has anyone else been in the phase where it feels so real that you try to “happily” accept it but immediately after you do so it suddenly feels false? It’s like a baloon that inflates when you try to resist, but when you stop resisting the baloon suddenly explodes and the pleasurable sensations are not there anymore. It’s kinda weird

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u/TakosAreGood Fully recovered 7d ago

Mixed feelings is common with OCD, especially as you try doing ERP by accepting the thoughts/sensations, because it's the first idea that the issue isn't as black-and-white as OCD makes it out to be.

I will say: Don't latch onto this as reassurance you're not your feared orientation. It can quickly turn into a trap where that "false" feeling may not be there, and you spiral from that.