why do i get a gronial response when i am afraid or anxious?

literally!! 😭😭why is my groin moving or i have a feeling or “arousal” when i am not aroused or attracted like it scares me to death

@hope It's because the mind has already attached to that thought so you having that arousal is not about you. It's just happening and you just have to curve it.

It's because we're already vulnerable, angry that this is happening to us and those are the things we need to focus on take a deep breath and speak kind to ourselves.

@elizabethcrowder3gmail thank you so much, your comments definitely have eased this concern and terror because of this. :)

@hope You are most welcome! Greatful to be of any help.

it’s so weird, i won’t be attracted to anything and i’ll just have a bad intrusive thought or i’ll be in a situation that makes me uncomfortable and i have a gronial response and it makes me even more terrified. 😭

@hope Remember alot of that is fear based too! Because when youre anticipating it then fear takes over.

@elizabethcrowder3gmail ur right, this whole theme makes me feel this deep rooted fear and anxiety :(

@hope If you can find my post I just did it about 20 minutes ago....don't confuse being kind speaking to yourself in word and thought to ruminating or reassurance...have positive dialogues with yourself don't ask the whys ever! The why is not important.

@hope Be aware of the dialogues you are having with yourself are they helpful? do they make you feel positive? Those are the "good" dialogues...don't allow yourself to do the am I a good person bad person dialogue that hurt me tons.

@elizabethcrowder3gmail that’s super helpful, i’ll definitely be aware of what i say to myself now. it gets so tiring ruminating 24/7, my pocd will say and put any image in my brain to make me panic and react. it’s so exhausting and then i ask myself 1000 times “what does this mean?!” “i must be evil!” etc. and i always feel horrible about myself. i definitely need to learn to be more kind to myself, thank you. :)

YESS! You hit the nail on the head! Do not try to control it instead curve it counter attack it and it can be as simple as NOPE.

exactly, i am always aware of my body like SUPER aware so when i am around a child or see a picture of a child i am like “i am scared” and then i have a feeling of “gronial responses” i am in no way “attracted” to any child, that literal disgusts me and terrifies me, so i would be so confused and feel evil and horrible. but noticing that i always ma hyper aware of my body definitely makes sense because i am always making sure and checking.

@hope Hyper sensitivity is ocds strongest ally.

i can relate, i use to have symptoms of a heart attack because i was so hyper focused on my heart. chest pains, shortness of breath, palpitations etc. and now my brain tells me i am “what is ur attracted” about family members, kids and it’s so gross, but ever since i developed pocd, now i have GR’s and it’s terrifying, never in my life have i ever ever had a GR around children and then every since i developed pocd now i have it and its so scary. i hope one day i’ll be healed and can live my life and have kids of my own. :(

@hope *”what if you’re attracted?”

yeah:( it’s always there, i also have a fear that whenever someone is like “i am missing something” that i magically stole it. and i am like “what if i stole it?” and get so much guilt?? crazy how this disorder works 😭