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Hi all I’m curious if anyone knows of a psychiatric medication for groinal responses? Mine have gotten so bad to the point where it feels like I get groinals to the exact opposite of my beliefs/morals/real personality/desires. Stuff that is so intensely disturbing but it’s like ocd or something is just in there pressing the gas pedal when all I want is brakes. Has anyone tried to seek out medication for this before and if so what did you find? Or is there any other way that helped you? I honestly feel like I’d be able to get over my ocd if it wasn’t for this.

Username: jwil218jwil218

Date posted: 1y ago

I have the same experiences. It’s very uncomfortable and shaming because it’s against my morals as well. I just live with it and I think that’s what we have to do to take away meaning from it so our brains will disassociate it as a threat. It sounds like you’re placing too much meaning to the response, which is likely making it happen more often. You might go check out this guy on YouTube. His channel is called “OCD and Anxiety” I believe. He has definitely helped me

Username: Iwashere2Iwashere2

Date posted: 1y ago

Groinals are unfortunately also a way anxiety manifests into physical symptoms. Ive had the "vibration" feeling as a groinal response but also in my stomach and my throat. Its more disturbing because of where the anxiety is sitting. Ssris would help with the actual anxiety but where the anxiety presents is just wherever it wants

Username: Iwashere2Iwashere2

Date posted: 1y ago

And frankly, not to reassure, but the immediate feeling of groinals from triggers is kind of a result of habituation which is why it feels so automatic. You may have, and im not blaming you at all, gotten so used to checking it feels automatic. Kind of like not realizing youre biting your nails till you're already doing it. noticed erp has helped by unlearn some habits.

Username: Chris84Chris84

Date posted: 1y ago

I also experience it quite often, some days it feels like it's all day, but then again if I'm noticing it that much I'm paying attention to it too much. I know ERP for the groinal response would be to want it when you don't want it..it is challenging but it could be made into an exposure, it also is a form of anxiety, so SSRis could help, but firstly if you are trying to get rid of it, that's already showing your brain that you fear it

Username: Cactus11

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

Medication

Just curious I’ve been doing so good with my ERP and I’m like 80% better but POCD seems to have a huge grip on me still. And while I’m not so afraid anymore my mind still loves to obsess about it and give me feelings (my ocd is very very feelings based) and wants me to think about the obsession.it’s mostly just annoying and tiring. I have an appointment with a psychiatrist to just have a convo about meds that could help with depression and OCD. Has anyone gone through this? And what does the medication for you? (I know everyone is different) does it stop your brain from obsessing so much? 🖤

Username: icg23

Date posted: 50w ago

ROCD and gronial response

I wanted to see if this is an experience, that others share. I have been in a relationship and for a long time now I have experienced groinal responses in situations where I feel anxiety. For example, if I’m in a classroom and there’s male students around me I may get a groinal response. or if I’m watching a TV show and I find an actor to be attractive and I get an ongoing groinal response. And it’s not that I’m having intrusive thoughts about the person or that I have some sexual attraction, but I simply find them attractive, and I guess I have a fear of finding someone else, except my partner attractive. I have just had a very bad relationship with finding others than my boyfriend, attractive and it’s almost like a fear that I have. When I see some more attractive, especially on TV, it’s almost like my body is conditioned to get that groinal response. Can anyone else relate to this?

Username: Shame999

Date posted: 34w ago

pure ocd

how to treat intrusive groinal responses? any advice?

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