- Date posted
- 1y
Groinals
Was sitting on the bed and worried about groinals and had this intrusive thought did i scoot my butt twice. I remember saying no and shaking my head. Ocd is wild man
Was sitting on the bed and worried about groinals and had this intrusive thought did i scoot my butt twice. I remember saying no and shaking my head. Ocd is wild man
When you experience a groinal sensation, gently place a finger on the lower back of your head, where your skull meets your spine. Apply light pressure and try to redirect your thoughts to that area of your brain. Hold for few minutes. Let me know if this helps alleviate the sensation.
@hanysm@gmail.com Thanks brother
@hanysm@gmail.com For me its not so much the groinal itself its the ocd statements telling me i did something bad snd the guilt which i understand are symptoms. I was laying in bed snd my daughter came to tell me good morning. I smiled snd said good morning than i rolled over and like stretched my legs but that stretching pressed my feet together snd down and it caused groinals so ocd said i was doing it to arouse myself. But i was just rolling over and stretching the ocd thought and the guilt is what gets me to ruminate and seek reassurance. But its not like i intentionally did that or had the thought that inwas going tīl arouse myself i just rolled over stretched than the thought and guilt came. But ocd says whyd i stretch like that it caused groinals i pressed my legs and feet together. But again i know its just ocd thoughts trying ti make me feel guilt
@Anonynmous19 Totally understand your feelings of shame and frustration, but remember, these responses are not under your direct control. Your brain governs your thoughts, emotions, and bodily reactions. If it signals arousal, your body naturally responds. This is beyond your conscious control, so there's no need for guilt. The true essence of who you are remains unchanged. You are defined by how you react to these thoughts and physical responses by rejection. Trust that it will improve over time. Stay strong, my friend. Read this if I didn't share it before with you https://app.treatmyocd.com/community/posts/2033758
@hanysm@gmail.com Thanks brother its so weird all i did was roll over stretch but i felt my legs snd feet squeeze down together and thats when the guilt came it said i did it intentionally to arouse myself. How do i challenge the thought? I believe the thiught came in as i stretched i wasnt intentionally trying to do anything wrong. The thoughts usually come as im doing something or after. But of course ocd makes us doubt and feel guilt. Like as i stretched why was i stretching its causing groinals and i just saw my child when i said hello
You missed the link. Here are two key points: 1. It wasn't your rolling action that caused the arousal; it was your brain. 2. To stop these thoughts, you need to stop trying to stop them. When you try to push them away, you signal to your brain that they're important, so it keeps bringing them back. When such thoughts arise, just acknowledge them with a casual 'oh, really, whatever,' and continue with what you were doing. It's just a trick your mind is playing Go read the link please
@hanysm@gmail.com Thank you i read it snd that mkes sense. The squeezing during stretchingis a natural occurence snd of course ocd brain will trick me. Its not my underlying self. It tries to question my intentions during any action but thats the brain not me. Its not the rolling or legs and feet squeezing its the brain telling me xyz to trick me. If i understand is that correct? Because after s few seconds of the squeezing you know when you stretch your legs snd they stick together i moved on and even said its ocd.
I think you got it right. Now apply it and stop posting asking for reassurance.
@hanysm@gmail.com Well said appreciate your time
@hanysm@gmail.com Since ocd already convinced me from this thought occurrence with guilt can i apply the same methods above to reverse the guilt? I know ive had this before Guilt is a symptom. Sometime guilt hits from the beginning other times it doesnt or isnt as bad ninunderstand guilt is a symtpom of ocd to get ne to react and ruminate and since my initial response was giving into the guilt and worrying how do i reverse it? Just say whatever? I just had a breakdown 🥲 im meeting with a therapist but i only meet once a week
@Anonynmous19 If you refrain from reacting and avoid compulsions, you deprive OCD of its nourishment, allowing the thoughts—and the accompanying guilt—to gradually diminish.
I was going to adjust thand moved my legs lyimg dowm than had a thougjt so stopped but ocd says i was goimg to do something inappropriate
POCD I was holding my nephew, he's a newborn, and he was getting hungry so he started squirming around and grazed my chest (yes I was fully clothed). Of course, that caused anxious groinals.. It didn't feel bad in the moment just very very anxious feelings, and without thinking, I was holding his head still right there and I was moving it closer in that spot (at least felt that way) to make the feeling continue I guess. It felt like an urge because of the groinals. It was such an anxious all over my body feeling. I was so anxious and triggered by that feeling. It's like my groinals were so intense I automatically leaned into them? So I ended up having another groinal. After that I put the baby down and realized what had happened. Did I just hurt my nephew without consciously realizing it till after? Is this OCD?
Wait. Is this a compulsion? Like I didn't realize compulsions can be something like this? Not looking for reassurance but just wondering if that sounds accurate? Thanks guys! I know I'll never get the certainty I want, but I want to feel safe to be around my nephew again. I was holding my nephew, he's a newborn, and he was getting hungry so he started squirming around and grazed my chest (yes I was fully clothed). Of course, that caused very intense groinals.. It didn't feel bad in the moment but just anxious, and without thinking, I was holding his head still right there and I was moving it closer in that spot (at least felt that way) to make the feeling continue I guess. It was such an anxious all over my body feeling. I was so anxious and triggered by that feeling. It's like my groinals were so intense I automatically leaned into them without thinking a second thought? So I ended up having another groinal. After that I put the baby down and realized what had happened then panicked so much.
Havent been on in a while but todays rough. Had a major ocd episode. Its literally ocd number one million different iteration In summary i saw teen boys had intrusive thoughts. Looked away. Moved my foot which had a groinal and the pcd hyperfixation of them being in my side view and the additional intrusive thoughts saying “the false attraction and groinal non concordance means i aroused over them” followed by intense gut wrenching guilt sick to my stomach is what ocd is making me ruminate and provlem solve and feel guilt and stuck and question y intention even thiugh i know my true self. Also i tried doing what others have said by responding “maybe, maybe not” and just agreeing with the thought to shut it up. I know i wasnt arousing over thr boys and wasnt checking tbem out and im not a pedophile and not attracted to teen boys or boys/men period. I know groinals are a natural occurence and ocd symptom . I just had this random intense ocd episode. I was standing at the store and seen two teenage kids. I had intrusive thought they were handsome but i dont think they were handsome. I looked away but still seen them in the corner of my eyes and i adjust my foot which caused a groinal. I looked at them and their mom twice i think then looked away but my ocd hyperfocused on them in my peripheal view and since i had a groinal ocd had followed up with another intrusivr thought saying this means i aroused over them and its pedophilic and then i felt a gut wrenching disgust and guilt. I dont want any of this. I know im not a pedophile. I know i wasnt checking them out or arousing myself. I just was looking at people like normal and had intrusivr thoughts and groinals. I looked away as a compulsion but since i still seen them in my peripheal and didnt completely block them out ocd says it means i wanted to see them and chrck tbem out and arouse myself. This is ego dystonic. Its causing me extreme distress and gut wrenching guilt. I dont even think theyre handsome and im not a pedophile. Ocd makes me feel guilty and doubt if i did something wrong. These intrusive thoughts and feelings are intense It all happened so fast i saw the boys. I had the ocd thoughts. I looked twice. I felt anxiety so looked away but still seen thrm in my sode view and ocd was hyperfocused screaming to me theyre there like a lion was next to me. I simply moved my foot which caused a groinal reaction. Then ocd followed with the intrusivr thought “you aroused yourself youre a pedo” etc and then the gut wrenching guilt and dosgust followed but i know its ego dystonic and not who i am and ocd thought number one million because ive had this before. A compulsion would be closing my eyes or looking away so they wouldnt even be in my peripheal and since i only partially looked away ocd said it means i was doing something inappropriate but i knoe thats not true I know i was already feeling anxious because of the large crowd. I know i was just looking in their general direction nothing wrong and had intrusivr thoughts. Then i looked away at a guy next to me to distract myself from these intrusive thoughts and from the boys. Plus me looking away to the guy and all i did was move my foot and that motion plus the anxiety caused a groinal. So OCD said “you aroused over the boys= POCD” and since i basiclaly did a semi compulsion semi erp i looked away to avoid the kids but still could see them in my peripheal view thats when ocd played on it and said i didnt fully avoid them so i mustve aroused over them but i know its all ego dystonic. A real pedophile wouldnt feel guilt or anxiety or discomfort or gut wrenching feelings and wouldnt avoid looking. Theyd look and enjoy it. I was extremelt uncomfortable and the groinal was uncomfortable. I dont even think the boys were good looking. Its the gut wrenching guilt symptom of ocd and the intrusive thougjts that make it feel real and keep stuck in the loop In summary i saw teen boys had intrusive thoughts. Looked away. Moved my foot which had a groinal and the pcd hyperfixation of them being in my side view and the additional intrusive thoughts saying “the false attraction and groinal non concordance means i aroused over them” followed by intense gut wrenching guilt sick to my stomach is what ocd is making me ruminate and provlem solve and feel guilt and stuck and question y intention even thiugh i know my true self. Also i tried doing what others have said by responding “maybe, maybe not” and just agreeing with the thought to shut it up. I know i wasnt arousing over thr boys and wasnt checking tbem out and im not a pedophile and not attracted to teen boys or boys/men period. I know groinals are a natural occurence and ocd symptom
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