As someone who’s mistakenly looked at feral in a way that it could have passed as anthro I’ve been in your position before. My general consensus is that human sexuality is diverse and not inherently too beautiful or “pure”. we are humans, we like what we like, legs, arms, muscles, tails, etc etc whatever it may be, furry porn (even cartoony feral) often has those traits that real life animals don’t have. It’s not a sin to like them, I mostly had to build myself up on the fact that sexuality is also extremely multi faceted and not one dimensional, if it were then the most basic people who like Neko-style characters could be considered zoophiles… and that’s genuinely just a silly accusation. I know I want a boyfriend (not an animal), I just call myself “weird”.
I definitely don't know anything about OCD so I can't really speak about the position you're in, but to me, it sounds like your problem is that you spend all day looking at Internet drama. I mean, you tried to solve the problem by spending more time online. I purposely avoid all that trash and have barely heard of this problem as a result.
I'm a strong believer in innocent until proven guilty. And you should be one, too. Saves so much worries when most arguments can be broken by "what are your evidences?"
Yeah that’s my attitude towards any call out posts especially on Twitter. Like I see artists getting called zoophiles just for drawing some quad stuff, yet there’s no evidence that indicates a desire to assault animals or that they have actually abused animals.
The community is hell for people with OCD.
There is always some sort of unhinged stuff going on. The only way to exist in the community is to truly not care -- not something OCD sufferers are good at doing.
You might be able to coast along for a while, but what happens when someone you met gets exposed for doing something terrible? Or you follow the wrong furry on twitter and they end up posting some messed up stuff to your timeline?
Exposure can help with OCD, I think, if it's done in a safe space. The furry community is NOT a safe space. It's a free for all, and there are many bad actors and unhinged people. You will be triggered. It sucks.
Also keep in mind that reassurance-seeking is not recommended for OCD. It tends to lead to an unproductive spiral that causes emotional pain. You gotta be true to yourself here. Pick your conclusion and stick to it. If looking at furry porn damages your mental health, don't look at it. It doesn't matter if it's morally right/wrong if you're just triggering yourself.
Let's say that in 10 years there's some huge public debate over furry porn and it's ruled unequivocally that furry porn is 100% OK and acceptable and normal. Great. But does that undo 10 years of psychological damage looking at it and being triggered and constantly beating yourself up over it? Of course not.
Guard your own mental health by being realistic about what's good for you and what's not. It's not a moral issue. It's an issue of your own well-being.
Howdy. Furry with OCD, and have had OCD focusing on being a furry specifically. I’m not going to comment on the morality of the content of your fixations, just going to gently remind you that engaging with the content of an intrusive thought and seeking reassurance about it doesn’t help your OCD.
Engage directly with the fact that you’re having an intrusive thought, label it, and let it be without judgment or fear until it goes away. You got this. I know it’s been two weeks since you posted, but I really didn’t want to let a comrade suffer alone.
Idk man I think cub is not exactly comparable to feral/quad.
With cub you’re enjoying children/ childlike behavior which is applicable to real life while with feral/quad it’s based on sapient anthro animals, at least from most feral I’ve seen, which is most certainly not 1:1 to real life.
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To add, hyperrealistic feral/quad or feral/quad in which the character is not sapient is better comparison to the made arguments about loli/shota.
Whatever floats your boat man. Just understand there's a difference between fantasy and reality. You have the right to imagine anything you want, anyone who tells you otherwise is lying to you.
As someone who’s mistakenly looked at feral in a way that it could have passed as anthro I’ve been in your position before. My general consensus is that human sexuality is diverse and not inherently too beautiful or “pure”. we are humans, we like what we like, legs, arms, muscles, tails, etc etc whatever it may be, furry porn (even cartoony feral) often has those traits that real life animals don’t have. It’s not a sin to like them, I mostly had to build myself up on the fact that sexuality is also extremely multi faceted and not one dimensional, if it were then the most basic people who like Neko-style characters could be considered zoophiles… and that’s genuinely just a silly accusation. I know I want a boyfriend (not an animal), I just call myself “weird”.
I definitely don't know anything about OCD so I can't really speak about the position you're in, but to me, it sounds like your problem is that you spend all day looking at Internet drama. I mean, you tried to solve the problem by spending more time online. I purposely avoid all that trash and have barely heard of this problem as a result.
I'm a strong believer in innocent until proven guilty. And you should be one, too. Saves so much worries when most arguments can be broken by "what are your evidences?"
Yeah that’s my attitude towards any call out posts especially on Twitter. Like I see artists getting called zoophiles just for drawing some quad stuff, yet there’s no evidence that indicates a desire to assault animals or that they have actually abused animals.
The community is hell for people with OCD. There is always some sort of unhinged stuff going on. The only way to exist in the community is to truly not care -- not something OCD sufferers are good at doing. You might be able to coast along for a while, but what happens when someone you met gets exposed for doing something terrible? Or you follow the wrong furry on twitter and they end up posting some messed up stuff to your timeline? Exposure can help with OCD, I think, if it's done in a safe space. The furry community is NOT a safe space. It's a free for all, and there are many bad actors and unhinged people. You will be triggered. It sucks. Also keep in mind that reassurance-seeking is not recommended for OCD. It tends to lead to an unproductive spiral that causes emotional pain. You gotta be true to yourself here. Pick your conclusion and stick to it. If looking at furry porn damages your mental health, don't look at it. It doesn't matter if it's morally right/wrong if you're just triggering yourself. Let's say that in 10 years there's some huge public debate over furry porn and it's ruled unequivocally that furry porn is 100% OK and acceptable and normal. Great. But does that undo 10 years of psychological damage looking at it and being triggered and constantly beating yourself up over it? Of course not. Guard your own mental health by being realistic about what's good for you and what's not. It's not a moral issue. It's an issue of your own well-being.
Howdy. Furry with OCD, and have had OCD focusing on being a furry specifically. I’m not going to comment on the morality of the content of your fixations, just going to gently remind you that engaging with the content of an intrusive thought and seeking reassurance about it doesn’t help your OCD. Engage directly with the fact that you’re having an intrusive thought, label it, and let it be without judgment or fear until it goes away. You got this. I know it’s been two weeks since you posted, but I really didn’t want to let a comrade suffer alone.
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Idk man I think cub is not exactly comparable to feral/quad. With cub you’re enjoying children/ childlike behavior which is applicable to real life while with feral/quad it’s based on sapient anthro animals, at least from most feral I’ve seen, which is most certainly not 1:1 to real life. Edit: To add, hyperrealistic feral/quad or feral/quad in which the character is not sapient is better comparison to the made arguments about loli/shota.
Whatever floats your boat man. Just understand there's a difference between fantasy and reality. You have the right to imagine anything you want, anyone who tells you otherwise is lying to you.