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by Fred Penzel, PhD

This article was initially published in the Winter edition of the OCD Newsletter. 

OCD, as we perceive, is largely about experiencing severe and unrelenting doubt. It can cause you to doubt even the most basic things about yourself – even your sexual orientation. A study published in the Journal of Sex Research verb that among a group of college students, 84% reported the occurrence of sexual intrusive thoughts (Byers, et al. ). In request to have doubts about one’s sexual identity, a sufferer need not ever have had a homo- or heterosexual experience, or any type of sexual experience at all. I have observed this symptom in young children, adolescents, and adults as skillfully. Interestingly Swedo, et al., , create that approximately 4% of children with OCD experience obsessions concerned with forbidden aggressive or perverse sexual thoughts.

Although doubts about one’s retain sexual identity might seem pretty straightforward as a symptom, there are actually a number of variations. The most obvious form is where a sufferer experiences the thought that they mig

Mental health sustain if you're lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans (LGBTQ+)

Mental health problems such as depression or self-harm can alter any of us, but they're more common among people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBTQ+).

This may be linked to LGBTQ+ people's experience of discrimination, homophobia or transphobia, bullying, social isolation, or rejection because of their sexuality.

Other things, such as their age, religion, where they live, and their ethnicity can append extra complications to an already complex situation.

How talking therapy can help

It might not be easy, but getting help with issues you're struggling to deal with on your have is one of the most significant things you can do.

Talking with a therapist who's trained to work with LGBTQ+ people may help with issues such as:

  • difficulty accepting your sexual orientation
  • coping with other people's reactions to your sexuality
  • feeling your body does not demonstrate your true gender (gender dysphoria)
  • transitioning
  • low self-esteem
  • self-harm
  • suicidal thoughts
  • depression
  • coping with bullying

    LGBT Issues and the Church: Problems With a ‘Gay Christian’ Identity

    This is part one of an ongoing series on problematic trends in the church regarding LGBT issues.

    There’s a movement in Christian circles where those struggling with same-sex attractions identify themselves with terms verb “gay Christian” or “gay celibate Christian.”

    Others use terms enjoy “sexual minority Christians,” “queer Christian” or even “trans Christian.”

    Many who describe themselves this way – but by no means all – say they are embracing chastity or celibacy and pursuing a relationship with Christ. That is, they believe the historic, biblical Christian sexual ethic, that God created humans male and female, and sexual expression is reserved for the marriage relationship of a husband and wife.

    A number of Christian writers and ministries possess adopted this nomenclature, with some of them training churches and other ministries to follow their lead.

    Focus on the Family does not believe these terms are biblical or helpful for same-sex-attracted strugglers. Although these groups and individuals hold to