Homosexual individuals may experience anxiety associated with their sexual preferences as well. However, these anxieties probably stem more from the social stigma that is attached to homosexuality and the additional difficulties that homosexuals may encounter in finding dating partners. Homosexuals may experience enough anxiety about making their sexual preferences known that they may keep their sexuality a secret or avoid dating altogether. However, this anxiety is different from the anxiety that a person with HOCD may experience. Individuals suffering from HOCD have an unrelenting worry that they might be homosexual and constantly remind and reassure themselves that they are a heterosexual. HOCD sufferers may have thoughts that are so unrelenting that they avoid situations where these thoughts are likely to occur, such as situations with high contact with members of the same sex (locker rooms, etc.). Individuals with HOCD often fear that they are homosexual even though they may have dated several people of the opposite sex and feel no attraction towards members of the same sex.

Unfortunately, the anonymous host of hocdfree.com does not seem to understand those differences. He misdefines HOCD by failing to emphasize that such persons are attracted to the opposite sex — and he demonstrates no qualifications to treat the disorder: He provides only his first name (hence my domain search), and he reports neither his educational background nor his professional experience.

Reputable treatment would involve medication and therapy to overcome the obsession — not a $12.99 e-book.

The existence of HOCD potentially raises an interesting question:

How many so-called ex-gays have experienced HOCD rather than actual attraction to the same sex?

SCAM!

HO-CD: that sounds like some kind of Lindsey Lohan disorder.