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- 3y
I’m in constant distress
So my OCD developed during quarantine and it’s gotten pretty bad. First it had started with Harm OCD and then moved onto POCD. I’m still kind of young and POCD is ruining my life and a lot of the time I consider that me just not being here anymore would be best. I’ve never been attracted to a child but once my POCD had started I got thoughts of “what if I’m attracted to kids?” and it makes me question my self a lot. I don’t want to live with this anymore…I know that I’m not attracted to anyone even since I’m aroace but that haunts me in the way off “what if that’s because I’m just attracted to kids?”. It hurts more when I wanted to adopt kids when I’m older and start a family. I wanted to be a father but now I’m reconsidering it because what if I hurt the kids? I’ve started paying too much attention to my arousal responses and I realized that every time my POCD is flaring up I get a groinal response to the intrusive thoughts and I know it’s not real attraction but it kills me on the inside every time. I constantly check and check and check and it’s an endless cycle. I hate myself for this. I don’t want those thoughts ever again, I don’t want to hurt people. I’ve read articles about groinal responses and other stuff and it’s kind of helped but my OCD makes me doubt myself all the time…I’ve never had thoughts like that until my POCD started but I always doubt myself despite all the logical evidence over all of the “evidence” my OCD gives me. Sometimes I’m scared of myself as well. I’m not even 18 yet and this is destroying my life. I want to cry and cry and just hid away. I don’t want to be a monster. I feel so alone sometimes. If anyone has advice please share.