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Jun 18, 2025“I’m scared I have an unwanted kink or fetish. What can I do?” Here’s what experts say
Grant Stoddard
What do feelings of false attraction mean?
Melanie Dideriksen, LPC, CAADC
Why OCD can cause a groinal response—and what you can do about it
Melanie Dideriksen, LPC, CAADC
Can watching porn be a compulsion in SO-OCD?
Grant Stoddard
Transgender OCD: Symptoms and Treatment
Fi Lowenstein
Sexual Orientation OCD (SO-OCD): Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment
Yusra Shah
Is it OCD, or am I in denial about my sexuality? Understanding sexual orientation OCD (SO-OCD)
Taneia Surles, MPH
Sexual Orientation OCD (SO-OCD): Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment
Yusra Shah
Am I asexual? Understanding your sexual identity.
Yusra Shah
What is fictosexuality and is it a problem?
Jill Webb
What is objectophilia? The attraction toward objects, explained
Fjolla Arifi
Can watching porn be a compulsion in SO-OCD?
Grant Stoddard
Masturbating makes me feel guilty or afraid. What can I do?
Melanie Dideriksen, LPC, CAADC
Fears about Bestiality
Danielle McDowell, LCSW
Fear of being a bad person
Melanie Dideriksen
Fears about magical impregnation
Amber Samson, LCPC
Fears about polygamy
Josh Kaplan, LCSW
I can’t stop thinking about molesting a child family member
Amber Samson, LCPC
I have images of sexually assaulting my child and others
Ariel Melotik, LPC NCC
Why do I keep questioning my gender?
Danielle McDowell, LCSW
Fear of becoming a pedophile
Melissa Pickett, LPCC
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