to ask whether sexuality be a hyper-fixation

[Sleepyandconfused]

In someone with diagnosed ADHD and OCD? As in, could someone become convinced about their sexuality (either that they’re completely heterosexual or homosexual, for example, when they’ve previously felt differently? Could this be a form of hyper-fixation rather than actually real? I have tried to read online about this but can’t find anything that answers the question directly and Mumsnet seems to have the answer for everything!

*whether sexuality CAN be a hyper fixation, that should say!

Why are you asking?
I'm not sure if I would draw a line between hyperfixation and reality myself but I dont have ocd.
Do you mean like in an intrusive thought kind of way where you might be so worried you were e.g. heterosexual that you thought about it so much it could feel like you might actually be heterosexual

I think I would need a bit more information about where you were coming from, why it was a concern etc

Sexuality isn't something you can choose. It just is. You can ignore it and do what society dictates and gain the confidence to be your true self later. But it's always there.

Thanks for the replies! I guess I’m just a bit confused because I’ve experienced fixations and also intrusive thoughts repeatedly throughout my life and now I’m really conscious that, when the specific fixation or fear has passed, I often look back like ‘What the hell was THAT about?’ With a feeling of sort of disbelief. I suppose I’ve become familiar with not really taking my own thoughts or feelings too seriously and often assume that things I experience are connected to my brain working oddly. I think I’m just wondering whether sexuality could be connected to this. I know, for example, that sexually risky behaviours can be, so wondered whether sexual orientation could be linked too. I’ve always thought I was bisexual but recently I’m feeling very strongly that I was wrong about this and am attracted to only one sex. I’m just fearful of this in case it’s not real in the sense that it could be some kind of weird fixation or somehow linked to OCD.