Can you have two ocd themes at the same time

[Charlie ocd]

Since my relapse i think i have hocd i have pocd im feeling uncomfortable when i see men with there tops off it feels like an atraction but i dont want it to be.Its like when i see children on the tv or when im out i think ive noticed it for a long time maybe having hocd but its stronger now.When it happens i feel so upset with myself because i dont want that i cant imagine being with another man.

[gingerbreadgirl]

Yes you can have two or even several themes at a time, although one will usually take precedence at any given moment. 

[Charlie ocd]

15 minutes ago, gingerbreadgirl said:

Yes you can have two or even several themes at a time, although one will usually take precedence at any given moment. 

Ok thanks i pick up on private areas too its like i dont want to look there but my eyes are drawn there i feel so ashamed.I do look at porn but since this has happened i only watch porn with women in it ive never watched gay porn or been with another man.

[dksea]

Yup, OCD is OCD, the intrusive thought can be virtually anything and you can have multiple at a time.  While some people use terms like "HOCD" or "POCD" or "ROCD" to talk about their specific situation they really aren't different.  They can be completely unrelated too.  For awhile when I was a teenager i had both "What if I throw up in public" as an OCD anxiety and "What if I'm gay" as an OCD anxiety at the same time.  Sometimes or somedays one would bother me more than the other but there were both there for awhile.  The former rarely bothers me now a days and the later basically doesn't bother me at all.  I've had other anxieties since then too, sometimes only one, sometimes multiple.  You can confront them the same basic way with CBT.

[Charlie ocd]

10 hours ago, dksea said:

Yup, OCD is OCD, the intrusive thought can be virtually anything and you can have multiple at a time.  While some people use terms like "HOCD" or "POCD" or "ROCD" to talk about their specific situation they really aren't different.  They can be completely unrelated too.  For awhile when I was a teenager i had both "What if I throw up in public" as an OCD anxiety and "What if I'm gay" as an OCD anxiety at the same time.  Sometimes or somedays one would bother me more than the other but there were both there for awhile.  The former rarely bothers me now a days and the later basically doesn't bother me at all.  I've had other anxieties since then too, sometimes only one, sometimes multiple.  You can confront them the same basic way with CBT.

Cheers i used to have another username on here im the one who hasnt done cbt yet because i can only get out on my bike.Since coming out of hospital but just before hospital i noticed i was being watched and followed i notice it all the time now it makes me feel guilty when i havent done anything.Im paranoid most of the time im hearing people talk about me outside the building where i live everyday mentioning the p word and the floor im on.Only escape i have are my headphones and i only get out once a day to the shop in the morning.

When the pocd first started which must be like 15 years ago ive been using a pushbike because it was the only way i felt safe.ive recently contacted iapt to see if i can do cbt on my bike my cpn is looking into it now.