High Anxiety

jon_88 — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 03:47:34 GMT

G'day all, this is the first time I've ever reached out to any mental illness platform.

I have a increasing level of Anxiety due to some intrusive though, they do vary but most of the time its an overwhelming fear that i could be gay, even though I have never been homo erotically attracted to another man. Its hell for me.

Im not homophobic, I have gay friends and family whom I love and respect all people for who they are.

The thought first popped into my head when I was around 20 and dealt with it fine coming to terms with the fact that i wasn't into guys. I fell in love with a girl, she's now my wife I was fine for 5 or 6 years, no homosexual tendencies I'm not curious or anything like that. I didn't marry my wife to try and bury my true desire on being gay. I married this girl because i love her.

The past few weeks these fears have been popping up daily and the anxiety is starting to effect me physically The whole thing is crazy, I feel like an idiot. But if anyone could share any light or help me somehow I would really appreciate it.

High Anxiety

topsy_ — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 09:47:56 GMT

Welcome jon_88

I'm sorry you are going through this at the moment.

My daughter went through something similar. Her thoughts told her she wanted to commit suicide but she didn't want to. She is happily married with three children & was greatly upset by this same thought coming over & over again.

So she took herself off to her GP & then on to a psychiatrist. He diagnosed OCD - obsessive compulsive disorder. He prescribed some medication & she also saw a psychologist regularly. She copes much better now.

So with this experience in mind perhaps you could take yourself off to see your GP & see what he says. If you do they like you to make a long appointment so you've got time to discuss things properly.

I really hope things work out well for you- soon!

Kind wishes, Lyn.

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