Can pocd be movements to? Or is it strictly thoughts only, recently I had a thought and a groinal response and it felt good? So I moved into a position again to get the same feeling? I know that’s disgusting can someone please respond
Hi there! Yes this is something that OCD is great at. When I was dealing with a bout if POCD, I experienced many groinal responses that felt, at the time, like undeniable evidence of me being a monster. This is not the case whatsoever. OCD has funny ways of creating false arousal, and trying to replicate that feeling for assurance or even just to experience it again does not make you disgusting. I am so sorry you are experiencing this theme:( I know just how debilitating it can be. Remember, these feelings are normal! They are false senses evoked by an anxiety response and do not prove anything. OCD can be thoughts, actions, feelings, movements, etc. You are not alone! MrBobaBear
@MrBobaBear Even if I moved to feel it again? I feel like I’m getting so much better and my overthinking and anxiety has stopped but idk
@Anonymous Yes, even if you moved to feel it again. Unforunately, this is how OCD operates. Do not allow it to exploit this situation to solidify your fears. You are only human, and you are experiencing a tough theme. I wish I could take it away from you:( But you will conquer this!!
@MrBobaBear We need more people like you on this app thank you
@Anonymous Of course! I am so very happy that I could help alleviate some of your stress. Please feel free to reach out any time! I am here for you:)
@MrBobaBear Can I talk to you ? You seem so loving
@Anonymous I don’t know if this makes you feel any better, but sometimes during like long times when I get intrusive thoughts it feels like as if I moved in response to the thoughts and it’s so freaking scary my first split second and then I have to like immediately stop and panic
@andrea_sam730 Could I get some support from you
@Anony1314 Sure!
@andrea_sam730 Held my nephew as I always do. He moved, grazed my chest. Sent off an automatic anxiety induced groinal. Overwhelmed my entire body and I automatically moved him away from me but then moved him back towards me I believe because it was almost like I wanted to mimic the feeling without even thinking about it. An automatic reaction! The groinal and anxiety feeling went away when I did that. In my head it was like I was thinking about moving him back to me? Then I put him down and PANICKED Is this a checking compulsion? Not looking for you guys to reassure me but please if you could just help me unravel this. Trying to make sure it is OCD. Thanks And if you don't want to respond. It's okay. Just struggling and want to go back to being normal and love on my nephew without feeling weird
@Anony1314 This is very much OCD ur good i promise! It sounds like your doing complusions
@andrea_sam730 Thank you so much. You really think so? I'm scared to even be around him right now, and I love him so much.
@andrea_sam730 Hey friend
@Anony1314 Yes! you just have to sit with the discomfort tru not to avoid him bc if will be worse for ur ocd
@andrea_sam730 Some therapist said it was a checking compulsion only if it felt like a check which I don't understand. I didn't feel like I was checking anything. Just an automatic movement and response
@Anony1314 It’s okay automatic responses are very common it can be out of habit too I do it sometimes
A compulsion i do is if i get a groinal or anticipate it i take a step. Adjust my legs and feet to avoid the groinals. I was carrying my daughter and worry about groinals which sucks. I had groinals when I picked her up but discarded it didnt give it attention. Then when i put her down i had intrusive thoughts about groinals worrying if i get it. I took a step to my right and just sat with the groinals and the thoughts. I do t remember if i took a second step or not but ocd hyper-focused in the groinal sensations and i feel guilty its telling me i took tbe step to get groinals and i sat with it to arouse myself but i think i took the step as a compulsion and my ocd hyperfocused on the ocd and was aware of it and just let it be but ocd is saying i acted on the thoughts and aroused myself i know thats not true.
I’ve been dealing with POCD for months and fake arousal is the worse, especially now it’s changed to when I’m scrolling on an app, etc and happen to come across a child, my Pocd makes me have fake arousal as usually I do a compultion such as trying to stop the arousal from happening such as tending my body, etc. however, recently I’ve enjoyed the fake arousal and wanted it to happen because it feels “nice” and in the moment I “want” the fake arousal over the “child” and in the moment I feel “attracted to the child but after this I’m met with guilt and so so many compultions such as showing, washing my bedding etc etc CAN OCD MAKE YOUT BODY ENJOY SOMETHING!!? Please help!!!
Ugh i was making salah and has groinals. And worried i heard my childs voice. I struggke with pocd. I moved my legs because it hit the bed and i heard my kids voice then i felt groinals as i was bowing in ruku. My compulsion is saying stop and no and adjusting. And my ocd also causes involuntary intrusivr movements. Like sudden twitches or hip thrusts or bodily movements. I just remember adjusting while in ruku and saying no and stop to the thoughts. I also remember feeling thr groinals and just being in third person and observing jt. I also froze up and felt stuck. This happened twice. Then ocd says i was arousing myself over my kids voice during salah which i know is absurd its ego dystonic its ocd. I hate having pocd and groinals. I know i was just adjusting because ei hit the bed. Then i felt groinals and heard my kids voice and felt triggered by pocd. Then i felt my body twitching in ruku and me adjusting and also freezing up and getting stuck. Ocd tries ti make me thing i did something sexually inappropriate during prayer. I know thats not who i am. I dont do sexual inappropriate acts and especially not during prayer. I’ve already been very anxious for days so i know its just a continuation of ocd attacking me. I just hate that ofd makes me think by me adjusting and by bodily movements anxiously intrusively incoluntary moving and me getting stuck that i did something bad thats what ocd tells me. I know its not true. Why does ocd make us think or feel we did something bad
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