Mental Disorders.

The only way to find out for sure is to remove porn and see if these things remit. Social anxiety is commonly secondary to porn abuse but OCD is rarer, unless you mean hOCD or pOCD, OCD that specifically relates to doubting your sexual orientation (thinking you might be gay or a pedophile respectively, despite not truly being either of those things). If you struggle with OCD or social anxiety that doesn't go away after both removing porn and building a new, better life without it you may want to see a professional.

 

I used to struggle with pOCD, hOCD's criminal cousin, so I understand the pain. The most important thing to understand is that people with hOCD aren't gay. Gay men might not be totally comfortable with their sexuality at first, but they know they're gay, at least from puberty. Also, hOCD is one of those conditions which is almost always caused by porn, unless you have underlying OCD that manifested long before you started watching. So by not watching porn you aren't going to "become gay", in fact the opposite is true. Remember the brain is plastic and can change, with time spent away from porn and time spent with activities that are good for you and good for your recovery, these thoughts will go away. No question.

However while p- and h-OCD are related disorders they're not identical. To be honest, my pOCD was the one condition that remitted as I got more deep into my porn addiction whilst everything else in my life got worse. So I suggest reading stories of how other men have overcome this. There's plenty of success stories on yourbrainonporn, along with a study suggesting how to cure it. I would post them here, but my account isn't old enough to post links yet. If you google "hOCD yourbrainonporn" you should be able to find answers.

 

Does n-acetyl-cysteine cure POCD? I’m freaking out with these terrible thoughts ? I’ve been on nac for three weeks at 1200mg , only day 3 of no pmo the longer I go will the POCD thoughts go away ? Also not sure if I should up the dose considering for ocd related issues they say nac can be taken up to 2400mg per day ? Also says it can take up to 12 weeks for nac to work ? Really appreciate it if you message back bro thanks !

 

Thanks for the reply bro! Yeah I’ve struggled with these thoughts for about a year and I do remember they ease when I stop watching porn, it’s become more intense these past few months which I’m very afraid of but I’ve went extreme on blocking apps on my iPhone with screen time so here’s hoping I can pull through ! I do believe this fucking pandemic has made me worse because I can’t go to work just now and stuck in the house myself it’s horrible , hope you’re well mate and again thanks for the reply !