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Can stress around a particular thought/scenario cause more groinal responses?
Can stress around a particular thought/scenario cause more groinal responses?
You don't need to know that bro. Tolerate the anxiety. I know it's hard, but you are capable of doing that. Try not to look for answers on the internet. No matter what happens, nothing is going to change.
Yes
Like @SaNti;) said. Just sit in it. It’s all good
What if I told you you can think about anything you want, except an ice cube. Don’t think about an ice cube. Try to do that for 20 seconds. I bet you thought of an ice cube. Trying not to think or feel something almost guarantees that you will. Sorry for the reassurance…feel better
I was talking with my family. I got groinal and usually try to avoid it. My therapist said for erp dont avoid it. Even lean into or aomething. I felt my hips thrust or me lean forward as i was sitting and ocd makes me feel guilty. I than did mental compulsions like self talk repearing “no” and ruminating on it after. But i know i wasnt trying ti do anything inappropriate
If you suffer from taboo themes, and deal with groinal responses… Do you feel they have disappeared? Do you still notice them? For myself, they have become so engrained/automatic , so while i do not get “anxious” by them anymore i still can clock them & it can feel discouraging … What are your experiences?
Two things are happening: I get thoughts that just keep looping. They almost feel like song stuck in my head. Also, I’ll imagine something and I feel my stomach drop. Then as the seconds go by I keep getting fragments of the this thought but with different details. For example, it’s kinda like how a “vision” is portrayed. I’ll get a glimpse of the thought and then it’ll rapidly expand into something worse every few seconds. I don’t know if I’m causing this or if it’s just an automatic thing like any other intrusive thought. It feels unavoidable, idk if this is a compulsion or if it’s just another manifestation of an intrusive thought. Apart from that remembering an intrusive thought triggers the full thought again and then it just keeps looping or expanding. I don’t know how to stop any of this. Help?
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