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- 5y ago
So I should just let it happen? And thank you for responding. This platform has really been helping me. Helping me realize that I'm not the monster that I think I am because of my thoughts. I would never act upon anything sexual with a child. It's wrong. But I have also read that even pedophiles sometimes don't act upon their desires for children. And that discourages me.
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Thank you both I really hope that I didn't trigger any of you. I just feel like I'm in a state of shock after just realizing this about myself . But I really do appreciate you guys. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. You guys are great.
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- 5y ago
@ccsantiago always rooting for you !! ❤️ so glad I can be here to help. I totally understand how confusing , numbing , and scary this can be.
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- 5y ago
Bob I'm not sure if you're aware but it is nearly impossible to simply just ignore groinal responses. Telling someone to ignore anything alone is not enough to help but I do see that you are trying to help.
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- 5y ago
You have recovered from having OCD with groinal response issues?
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- 5y ago
In order for ignoring something to work you can't respond with any mental compulsions which is extraordinarly hard.
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- 5y ago
Can you private message on here?
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- 5y ago
The reason why you’re getting the tingling feeling around him is because your mind knows that you fear being attracted to him , and that you do not at all want that response , so you’re putting pressure on yourself which causes them. Your brain is very powerful and intricate , but it isn’t always accurate or even close to accurate when it sends signals. Anything could really trigger a signal. For example , how do you know it’s genuine arousal ?? ( not giving you reassurance or any answers by saying this :) ) what if it’s anxiety that’s causing it , which is a major cause for groinal sensations ? What if it’s the strong feeling of love or appreciation you have for him ? What if it’s from excitement from seeing him , which is normal ? The point is you don’t know , so there’s no reason to attach something to the sensation when it doesn’t deserve one , it’s just a physical sensation after all. It’s us as people that make them out to mean something or tell us something when that’s unfair to us and unfair to reality
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- 5y ago
I really appreciate all of your help and information. I will give this a try. Is it normal that I look at some boys now to see if I really am attracted? Nothing has happened I just don't know if that's weired or not.
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- 5y ago
I don't get aroused but I don't spend to much time looking because that for me is just weird.
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- 5y ago
Ok. I'm not attracted to boys right? I mean I never have bee n i don't want to be with underage boys. But as of recently it's like I've gone numb. I've lost all attraction to men. Even my fiance. Is that normal?
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- Date posted
- 5y ago
@ccsantiago exactly just let it happen :) I know it feels wrong and scary but it’s okay to let it happen since it’s just a sensation with no meaning. I’m so glad this forum has been helping you out , it definitely has a lot of great and compassionate people ! Whether they do or don’t act on them doesn’t have to define who you are or the kind of interpretation you give your fears , thoughts and actions ! It’s tempting to compare our situations to others but this is just reinforcing the idea that our fears our stronger than us and need to be worked out. This is an illusion but a very powerful one
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- 10w ago
I’m sharing this bc I need advice or even support from anyone who can relate. If you can’t relate and don’t think you’ll say anything helpful or kind pls don’t comment anything… I’ve been struggling with somethings that’s making me question myself. There has been moments while self pleasuring when I get intrusive thoughts, in those moments it feels like I’m enjoying or even self pleasuring myself bc of the thought. Right after I immediately have an anxiety attack and my HEART drops bc it feels terrible I feel like a disgusting monster :( ppl have told me I haven’t done a bad bc of how intense my guilt and panic are but I keep thinking that MAYBE I made a horrible decision in the moment and the guilt is just realising that it’s just wrong this doesn’t make sense to me because I’ve always told myself that I would never act on this in 1 million years and I’ve been known that these things are wrong so I’m just like constantly questioning myself these feelings and exact same situation has happened two times already I even promised myself that I wouldn’t act on anything beforehand and yeah, I still felt like I did act on my thought during my alone time I’m genuinely convinced that I’m a horrible and it’s even got into the point where I don’t wanna be here anymore and I don’t even think this is my OCD :( tbh
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Sometimes I think " do I like kids?" "Would i get aroused if I saw content with kids?""What if I'm a pedo and cant accept it?" "What if I'm ok with these thoughts?" "What if I'm not distressed enough " "What if I enjoy these thoughts?" , i avoid kids as much as i can, i cant look at them bc I'm scared I'm gonna have some groin like response. I keep testing if I'd get turned on or if I'd have some groinal response to sexual scenarios with kids. Sometimes I think that if I took my life this would be over and i wouldn't have to think about this and i wish i doubted something else instead of things like this. I had similar situations just with different topics such as if i loved or found sexually appealing a guy while in a relationship and i kept asking myself those questions for months and i avoided going to school for weeks and when I went I'd cry and have anxiety attacks. I had it with past actions i obessed over and felt the need to exploit every detail and be honest because otherwise i was being a fraud. I had it for sexual things that happened when i was a child. Im not diagnosed with ocd but should i tell this to my local counselor? Can someone help? Give me advice or tell me anything?
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- 8w ago
**TMI Warning: This post is very personal and might be uncomfortable for some.** I’m feeling panicked and need to get this out. I have intrusive thoughts that make me question my morals, especially about consent. I have a CNC preference (consent to non-consent), but I feel so conflicted because I know how horrifying and heartbreaking real non-consensual acts are. The thought of anyone suffering in that way is so awful, yet I get thoughts that feel like I’m justifying the real thing—the immoral thing. Sometimes, I feel like I have to focus hard just to truly condemn it, and that terrifies me. It’s hard to separate these thoughts from who I am, and I’m scared it means something terrible about me. I feel so much shame for having a CNC preference. I know it’s rooted in consent, but I feel like I’ve never had certainty that I fully condemn the real thing. I’m scared that deep down, I might think it’s all the same.
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