whenever i think of things i want to think about like sxual things with people my age i don’t feel anything down there but when i think about things i don’t want to think about i feel something down there is this an indication that i’m a bad person idk what to do it feels like this is solid proof in this bad person
Do you feel anxiety when you get those feelings? Do they fill you with dread? If so it’s possible that the thoughts are impacting your sex drive, and that is exactly what groinal response does, ruins your real desires by giving you these responses trying to convince you that you are something that you aren’t
@Fcukocd i feel anxiety whenever i get thoughts and the feelings i get so frustrated and have to block it out of my mind bc i don’t want to think about it but it’s so bad now bc whenever i’m being sexual with someone and i get a feeling down there, i automatically get intrusive thoughts that ruin the whole thing
@angel 🪽 Yeah I know exactly what u mean, that sounds like typical OCD
@Fcukocd i just want it to go away why won’t it go away
@angel 🪽 It will in time, are you getting therapy?
@Fcukocd i did for awhile but i had to stop bc we moved house and the sessions were expensive
please i’m so anxious
hi i am here
@rentrograde i’m going to be typing comments but i just wanted to let you know someone (me) is here
@rentrograde thank you so much i’m really struggling rn and idk what to do
i had REALLY intense intrusive thoughts when my OCD hit its peak 1.5yr ago, and this seemingly “endless” cycle of thoughts can become rumination when you let yourself entertain your intrusive thoughts. for most of my life i’ve used a specific motto or key phrase to break these cycles (also called thought spirals), and they came in handy during ERP. 1) “1st thought is intrusive, 2nd thought is truthful” 2) even just taking a deep breath and thinking “break the thought cycle” can be grounding 3) put your phone down. this is so hard but my phone is an OCD echo chamber
@rentrograde if your heart rate is really elevated and/or you’re hyperventilating, doing shaking exercises can be helpful or stretching on a yoga mat or anything active (because you are overflowing with anxiety you need an outlet)
@rentrograde i heard this too and for awhile it helped me but then it just ended up backfiring on me. i’ve been doing well this year, my ocd hasn’t been too bad with the help of medication but today it’s just it feels like proof
@rentrograde the best thing i ever did for myself at the start of recovery is to make a battle plan for when i get panic attacks. you do Not need to worry about this now. BUT when you have time, think about 3 things: identify WHO you can trust and talk to identify WHERE you can go physically to rest/relax (a park, public library, one of mine is my best friends house) identify WHAT you can do in the meantime (putting down phone, crafting, walking outside, drawing, shaking, stretching, reading, whatever brings you joy and peace)
@angel 🪽 i feel this so hard but i’m so proud of you for reaching out for support, i know how scary it is
i have a migraine rn so i gotta put my phone down but you got this, remember you have lived through every single day of your life to this very moment. and you will make it to tomorrow, and you will be okay i promise you that i am living proof of that, my story is too long for a comment but i truly went through hell and back and you can find a community in any place ok? and you’re proving that by reaching out to this online community. you seriously got this!!!
@rentrograde thank you so much for your comments and support, they really helped me a lot 🫶 i hope your migraine gets better!
Anxiety can show itself in pelvic sensations also. It sounds like you might have some checking compulsions for your OCD! Meaning you check your groinal response to see which thought has more arousal. This is a tricky thing OCD does to try and find certainty in what you’re trying to figure out (if you’re a bad person) Try your best to not do any checking compulsions. POCD is a very difficult theme to experience, but it can be conquered through ERP and hard work 🙂
Hey guys I'm 17 years old I had experience with OCD I looked trans pornography and femboy stuff I'm straight I didn't jerk off to it I was really only looking at it in the past I have but for some reason I just felt like looking at it and when I did I did experience arousal not only that while I had a boner I simultaneously was thinking of memories and bad actions I had in 4th grade with another boy I myself not a homosexual I was a kid I did something with another boy I regret it I had that thought in my head lingering there in my head but I noticed pre ejaculation and now I feel anxiety because now it feels like I was intrigued by the thought it feels like it is it was probably to the video visual stimulus but it's hard I didn't jerk off to it at all I was really just looking idk what to do it feels like I did experience it to the video but also my thoughts say to the thought idk what to do can someone shed light on this
I get thoughts of kids Whever I think or see an image of someone my age, like for example today I saw a bikini pic of a girl my age and it randomly reminded me of a pic of a kid in a bikini I saw a month ago, is this a sign of something bad? My thought usually come up when I think abt someone my age I’m into, and they also feel like I’m purposely thinking of them, I’m not sure if it intrusive thoughts or not, it feels difficult to figure out. These thoughts also don’t distress me anymore, idk if it means something bad or not, but I do not wish to be a pedo, I hope to eventually have a relationship with a girl my age. Alongside all of that, sometimes when I see a kid I get a sense of attraction, but I’m not sure if it is false or not, to me it feels so real, but I don’t wanna be attracted to kids. I’ve just started therapy, I’m currently trying to find a way to get a diagnosis, I really hope I’m not diagnosed as a pedo. Ik that false attraction comes with negative emotion, but I don’t feel negative emotion when I get what I hope is false attraction, I keep trying to figure out if what I’m feeling is false or true because I don’t feel negative emotions, it makes me worried that it’s real and that I really am a pedo. Not looking for reassurance but can someone tell me if these are pure o ocd symptoms or something actually bad?
And what is happening...let's say I come across a video of that person and then I stop the part where it triggers me and I deliberately imagine images of a sexual type, and if I don't feel anything, I look again, as if I want it or I have the urge to imagine it, i.e. I feel the need, and if I feel something or get a feeling in my groin and I feel like I fall into despair?
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