loulou Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 I get different 'groinal' responses. At the moment its very strong and i am presuming its anxiety. I suffer with a variety of ocds, one of which is of harming a child. I work in a school and this week (last few weeks really) i am trying to put my CBT into practice but dont think i've been working at school when my ocd has gone into overdrive. When i set next to a child i have a strong tingly sensation which i could describe as what you would get just before a scary ride starts, ie a rollercoaster, but i sort of enjoy this feeling, but prefer it when it is not present, can anyone explain what this is and .how to deal ith it I am trying not to avoid children. I get it at home with my own children which makes my thoughts worse or the other way round? Link to comment
PolarBear Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Groinal responses are just a pain in the butt that don't mean anything. You got it once, you noticed it, you paid attention to it and you made a connection to it with a given circumstance (like being close to a child). The next time you saw a child you got the sensation, you noticed it, you paid attention. And on and on. Now it's basically automatic and you see a child and you get the sensation. It's like Pavlov's dogs -- just ringing the bell made them salivate. It doesn't mean anything. You drew the conclusion in your head that the sensation was connected to children. It's not. It's a learned response and now you're stuck with it. What you do going forward is stop paying attention to them. Let them happen and shrug it off. Link to comment
OCD_Guy_UK Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Quote's from the book I'm reading currently (see my blog): Feelings are feelings, not facts. Feelings are basically thoughts about physical sensations. Sensations are sensations, not mandates to act. Link to comment
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