Been talking over how I feel and what’s happened and why I’m 30 and this has just become a thing! Iv discovered a p has jumped in my mind , this is why I like the thoughts wants the thoughts this is why the groinals are happening! Because me before this didn’t have any of these things! So it’s not me I haven’t turned into a p ! A p is living in my mind
I’ve had this. The way I got it to stop is through prayer. Try praying to the God of the Bible. His name is Jehovah. “I am Jehovah. That is my name.”-Isaiah 42:8. Also stay away from anything that has to do with ghosts or “spirits”. Also, go to Jw.org. https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/watchtower-study-april-2019/gods-help-to-resist-wicked-spirits/
@Ginanicole How did you get through this ??? How do you come to terms with this is ocd and not really you
@mentalpatient I realized that I was under attack. It wasn’t me.
@Ginanicole Can I ask what the prayer is I’m completely new to religion and I want to start praying I’m having major pocd thoughts
@Idktbh In Matthew 6:13 Jesus told his apostles to pray for God to “deliver us from the wicked one.” We want to earnestly pray to God using his name Jehovah to deliver us from Satan, then we want to end that prayer in Jesus name. Remember that we can talk to God about all that were feeling though. We should pour out our heart to him because he is not far off from each one of us. “So that they would seek God, if they might grope for him and really find him, although, in fact, he is not far off from each one of us”-Acts 17:27
Also, end your prayer in Jesus’ name.
See with me it’s liking the thoughts I beleive I am a p because I feel like I do like my thoughts and if I do then that’s it I’m a p !!? ; Iv been there with the attraction thing you’ll be fine and work it out trust me I did
@mentalpatient I get that feeling with liking the thoughts tho. I think the most damaging thing is if you keep yourself in the loop of the thoughts. All that ocd wants is to keep you stuck so that you doubt yourself - try to do something else to distract yourself! Start with this method: search for three things that you can see and name them, then search for three things that you can touch - then two things to see and touch, then one thing. Afterwards do something else immediately, something you need to get done or that you would like to do. This way you distract your brain and break the cycle of rumination. I hope this helps! You will get through this eventually. You can’t “proof” to yourself that you like/dislike something by repeating it in your head. You need new input for your brain!
I think you can’t be something just because it’s in your mind
@mentalpatient I agree with you!! We need to distance ourselves from our minds
What’s everyone’s thoughts! Anyone feel the same way
Surely feels like it! I also agree with Gina, prayer is the one thing that will guide you through this season, better said, God is gonna guide you. Trust me I know how hard it is as I am experiencing it myself! The only thing that I can trust is that God works all things for good and that he will rescue me out of this some day.
@Blumenkohl1 I still go to therapy tho. It’s a really important part because it’s gonna help to bring healing.
Do you suffer too? What’s your biggest problem?
@mentalpatient Definitely false attraction and urges I think. It makes everything seem real, especially when the anxiety is low :(
I deal pretty heavily with this. The last couple days, I’ve had what I think are urges. Something pops into my head intrusively and then what stems from that is me WANTING to just indulge in it even though it’s gross. I get worried bc I used to struggle w thoughts about my dad for a long time until eventually I just purposely thought of him while self pleasuring and got off to it. While that’s something I did, it is NOT me. It all stemmed from my mental health declining a couple years back, I was never this way before. So I get worried that it almost happened or might happen with my pocd cuz I could never live with myself if it did.
Just gonna vent, this never happened to me before during my 20 years alive. Whether it is POCD or not, I have truly lost my sense of self and my innocence. Why of all things did this have to happen. Ive been experiencing more strong groinal responses and mixed feelings of arousal regarding specific thoughts. Its so odd, cause last month none of this happened, it was mainly just anxiety and mental breakdowns. Never did I think I would experience physical sensations as well. Acting on compulsions as well left me feeling absolute confusion, Ive stopped doing that but now I get the urge here and there, and Ive learned to sit with the discomfort. All this leaves me with more questions on whether I will truly get through this or not, or if people will understand my situation. On certain days I feel fine, on other days its sheer terror. I blame myself mainly for this all, It is scary as these images, causing both arousal and terror, only result in me feeling like a shell of my former self
Im having weird scary pocd thoughts and i really hate them, i feel like theyre my own thoughts and im freaking out
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