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Struggling with your wording here so I'm guessing but... You had an intrusive thought You tried to let the thought happen without pushing it away? You then felt something (what is "it"?) Because of feeling whatever that thing is, you decided that you "can't" let the thought happen without responding? Lmk if I am right
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Yess, I feel like i like the thought and the groinal response feels like real arousal and I have this thing with my others ocd, but with this one looks more strong
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@cami0102 Ok, so you have a thought and sensations. It sounds like you are immediately doing a compulsion, which is to judge what they mean about you. It sounds like you get a thought or sensation and they cause an intrusive feeling of guilt/shame. When this feeling happens, your job is to say to the feelings "maybe you are correct, maybe not, it's not my job to find out". Then you stop trying to find out. Just let the feelings happen.
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@cami0102 Btw, groinals come from hyperfocusing on your genitals, which is a compulsion designed to check whether you're aroused or not. Instead of focusing on your genitals when you have an intrusive thought or anxiety, you are allowed to choose to not focus on your genitals. I recommend not focusing on your genitals. Because when you do, it leads to worrying that you feel a sensation and then more compulsions of trying to work out what sensations mean. Is there any reason why you can't choose to not focus on your genitals or try to work out what they're doing? Have you ever tried to not focus on your genitals and do some deep breathing instead of trying to answer the fear?
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@Louw OK, I'm going to try the breathing and stop focusing on the groinal response, thanks soo much for your help, ❤️
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@cami0102 It's very hard but I believe you can do it. I have had the same OCD as you and I got past it. You don't have to reassure yourself by thinking "I'm not turned on by this thought", and you don't have to focus on your genitals or imagine scenarios etc to find out. I know the thoughts are scary because they seem to suggest something about you which you don't want, and you want to know for sure that you're not a zoophile or a danger to animals. But doing the OCD checking and worrying isn't going to give you an answer. You're allowed to not find out and just let scary feelings happen without solving them or trying to get rid of them in your head. They're just feelings, you can cope with feeling unsure and worried and guilty. Eventually they will go away.
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@Louw I will do it. Thank you seriously you have help me a lot ❤️
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