Fcukocd
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Can anyone help
I’m feeling so anxious today because of groinal responses, can anyone give me any advice how to ease the anxiety, I’ve been shaking and my heart has been pounding all day
ughhhhughhhh
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First im sorry your struggling i know how you feel :( Something that helps is you have to just acknowledge the feeling. Its there. Dont assign any meaning to it because truly it has no meaning. Dont focus all of your energy on it. Refocus your attention on something else ground yourself before you feel like you’ll lose yourself. Do your coping mechanisms do an activity you like. Realize that its a nervous system response and not an actual desire you have or want. You can do this your strong
FcukocdFcukocd
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@ughhhh Thank you I’ll try and distract myself, the hardest part is not assigning meaning to it, it makes me feel like a monster every time it happens :(
ughhhhughhhh
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@Fcukocd I understand you completely. Ik its hard but at the end of the day. It has no meaning. You dont want these reactions and they come from no where. Your no monster. You must acknowledge its existence and move away from it as much as you can, ocd wins by scaring you into believing what its trying to convince you is real. Im sorry you struggling rn but know that everyone here in this community struggles together and your not alone 🫂
FcukocdFcukocd
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@ughhhh Thank you :( really wish my therapy would hurry up because I’m on the waiting list but I’ve been on it for months and there’s no end in sight:(
ughhhhughhhh
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@Fcukocd I recently had something like this happen to me as well :,) if you cant access therapy right now know this community is here! And people help as much as they can! Stay safe!
FcukocdFcukocd
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@ughhhh Do u mean a groinal response? And yeah it’s painful going through ocd without therapy
VoidScreamerVoidScreamer
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Like ughhhh said, the easiest way to deal with it is to understand the fact it's not what it seems to be. We associate, keyword ASSOCIATE it, with a lot of things that, in fairness, it is connected to. But it's not always that. For me, anxiety itself can trigger some funky stuff down there. It simply is. You can get responses down there from all sorts of things. It's just another part of your body after all. Just one we assigned a lot of meaning to. I suggest what works for me. Recognize whether or not what's causing it is ego dynostic (I think I spelled that right) or not. If it's YOU, you can generally tell. If it's the OCD, you can also generally tell. Your response to it, innately, will be different. Sure there's nuance here, but spending time figuring yourself out usually leads to the answer as long as you don't ruminate to an unhealthy degree. Ask yourself if what you feel is what you feel or what you're AFRAID of feeling.
FcukocdFcukocd
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@VoidScreamer It’s what I’m afraid of feeling, the fear of the feeling is what causes it most of the time😔can tell it’s the OCD as well because the thoughts and responses mortify me, I never had this until ocd got bad, not only that the thought of it even possibly being me scares the shit out of me more than anything ever has
VoidScreamerVoidScreamer
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@Fcukocd I hope I'm not screwing up and offering reassurance here. I'm very new to any community stuff. Someone please tell me if I am. But that's the answer. It's what your afraid of feeling. It's not you. It's the opposite of you. They're just thoughts. Just thoughts. Let it fly right by. Relax. Let it go. You can do this. Center yourself. Keep moving forward. It isn’t you. Don't forget.
FcukocdFcukocd
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@VoidScreamer Thanks, I’ll try my best to remember that, I just always end up in a tug of war with ocd of me knowing it’s not me and ocd saying “but what if it is” it’s exhausting and so painful
VoidScreamerVoidScreamer
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@Fcukocd It absolutely is. It feels like a tug of war. I'm no therapist, so I can only offer what I can. Power through and be kind to yourself. Focus on what you know is you.
FcukocdFcukocd
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@VoidScreamer I will, thank you
VoidScreamerVoidScreamer
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@Fcukocd You're very welcome!
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