please help every time i get the groinal response i go back to whatever i was looking at, at look at it again then look away. i repeat this over and over until i can successfully do this without getting the groinal response. i’ve also noticed when i get the groinal response i experience a shortness of breath. it makes me feel like i enjoy when i really hate it. i just want to make this go away but i have no idea how to do that. i also procrastinate and can’t do what i want to do until the compulsion i mentioned above is just right.

Username: AdinoAdino

Date posted: 2y ago

It’s great that you’re talking about it! it seems like you’re feeling a lot of doubt and anxiety around it. I know this may sound oversimplified, but doing your best to check less and less, like baby steps(tiny ones) and sit with the doubt more (bit by tiny bit) adds up. Acknowledging the smallest victories can help you move a lot over time.

Username: shayla shayla

Date posted: 2y ago

thank you. i’ve been trying to delay my compulsions for as long as i can. i check the clock and i’ll say that i won’t give in for an hour, and then when the hour is up i will try to go for another hour

Username: LydiaKLydiaK

Date posted: 2y ago

Don't make it go away, let it scare you and hurt you by holding back your impulses. By trying to prove ocd that it's wrong you'll just do what it wants and give it power. "Groinal response? Then groinal response it is. F*ck off ocd!".

Username: shayla shayla

Date posted: 2y ago

thank you. if i allow it to happen and not perform my compulsions, will it eventually get easier? the anxiety and the uncertainty is unbearable to deal with

Username: LydiaKLydiaK

Date posted: 2y ago

@shayla Yeah! Your feelings will adapt to the point it will just no longer bother you. Then your mind will clear up and you'll realize how ridiculous it was you worried and obsessed about this in the first place.

Username: Anonymous8809Anonymous8809

Date posted: 2y ago

I’m sorry. OCD is trying to trap you and you are so caught up in it. I agree with what has been said. This sounds like a compulsion. Try to discern what the trigger was that preceded it. I find that it can be very difficult to discern between the two. Try to see if you can and then breathe thru the discomfort caused by the trigger and actively refuse to engage in the compulsion. You will make it thru that discomfort.

Username: shayla shayla

Date posted: 2y ago

the uncertainty is what is the most difficult to deal with because i also struggle with false memories. my ocd is telling me that other stuff happened when i got the groinal response, so i keep going back to check to make sure that it’s not true

Username: Anonymous8809Anonymous8809

Date posted: 2y ago

I’ve read that arousal is a form of anxiety and that for those of us with ocd our bodies do not know the difference between arousal that we want or desire vs arousal triggered by anxiety. If you think about the physiology of it that makes sense. People without ocd probably do not experience the arousal we do precisely because they are not so anxious. It’s not easy to do but try telling yourself that you’ll never know and say to yourself also that it’s okay to not know for sure and that no one else knows for sure either.

Username: Anonymous

Date posted: 1y ago

any advice to deal with groinal responses?

it’s really strong this time, like it feels constant. i’m just in need of some advice right now, thanks ❤️

"Pure" OCD

Username: dee012

Date posted: 33w ago

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constant groinals and intrusive thoughts. the groinal responses are so bad and strong i feel the urge to m-sturbate to make it go away. the groinals literally don’t go away and get worse unless I do that. I hate my life i feel so gross and i want to not be here anymore

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