It feels so good to know I'm not alone, and that I'm not crazy.

As a 30 yr practicing psychotherapist, and someone who has suffered from this affliction, I just want to applaud your intense honesty. I've watched all your vids and refer clients and they all say how you have helped them feel NOT alone. Keep doing what you're doing Chrissie...

THANK YOU!!! Groinal arousal "it feels stronger than normal arousal" o my gosh!! Thank you!!! I can't remember my first groinal response.... within the last two years. Ive had OCD since I was 11. All different kinds ranging from just right OCD and flipping switches to pedophilia OCD. The groinal responses are absolutely the worst. I would almost kill to get rid of it.

' I care about people knowing that their symptoms don't make them a FREAK" gosh I really really wanted to hug you

It's a nightmare living with this, thanks for the videos they're a great help

Don't stop making these videos. I love you for helping me and so many people.

CHRISSIE I LOVE YOU! I find it SO HARD to talk to my therapist about groinal response. Mine isnt as strong as you say yours is but it's still horrible and I feel physically sick whenever it happens. Thank you for reassuring me.

I cant describe in words how you are saving my life. you make me wanna wake up tommorow. Thank you so much.

My experience is that it can drive you to compulsive masturbation in order to relieve the anxiety. Thing that will lower your self esteem, reinforcing your sexual thoughts. I don t know if there are other people out there who have had the same experience about masturbation in response to groinal arousal. It made me feel dirty , perverse, alien to friends, not worthy and lonely as a teen and adult.

The way that you deliver the messages of your videos helps me feel like I’m so much less crazy. I love how matter-of-fact you are! Thank you so much for being real and even LAUGHING about these things! It’s so helpful!

This helped me more than anything I’ve ever read/seen...I feel better than I have in a long time because of this video. Thank you

You are such a blessing Chrissy! OCD does suck but with amazing advocates sharing their experience, with humour and honesty, it makes it all the more bearable xx

Dr. Steve Phillipson is amazing and so are you! Keep up the good fight for us sufferers!

So i was molested as a kid and now im 24 and my suppressed memories and emotions and now im scared of children and now everytime i think of a kid, i get a groin sensation and now i want to die!

You're an incredible advocate. I've suffered on and off since I was in 5th grade, and groinal response has been a HUGE struggle because it's so tangible. Currently going through a symptom spike and listening to your videos while I push my way through chores. Your courage and matter-of-fact style is uplifting and amazing. Thank you so much. And to anyone else visiting this video because they're looking for comfort, I'm here with you, and everyone else in the community is always walking by your side. Be strong ❤

Omg, it feels so good to know I'm not alone. Love your videos please keep it up!!!!!!

Thank you so much for talking about this! I have this terrible disorder but watching you helps me feel a lot better!

I appreciate you Chrissie. May God bless you.

Your videos are an enormous help and relief. I hope that this doesn't get taken out of context, but it's a relief to know that there are others like me who deal with pocd. It started when I was 17 and there are days/months where I'm fine, but then BAM! I'm stuck on pocd autoloop.

Im really greatful of having you by my side.thank you dear^^

Thanks so much for the vid. My intrusive thoughts aren’t too hard to handle atm. Thanks for educating!

Thank you so much Chrissie for all your videos. You dont know how much you have helped me get better with my Intrusive thoughts and anxiety. I have struggled with having the groinal response with children and have suffered for 6 years now. I now have finally got into the habit of not getting stuck on the thoughts and going down that rabbit hole. You have really made a difference for me and I am truely grateful for having found you. You are amazing. God bless you. All the way from Australia 😍😍

I am so happy to hear this! Thank you from the bottom of my heart

Omg, thank you. I actually thought that because I felt something when I was thinking about it, and worried, it's true. It's good to know that it's not actually true, and that's because of my mind going on, and on about it, and fearing. Thank you so much!

This is just me,Thank you so much for your support.God bless you sister.and yes im a 19 year old boy.

A queen and legend. Thank you.

thank u sm for doing these vids, it helps so many people and it make me and so many others to feel normal

I cannot imagine how my life would’ve continued had your videos not existed. Both me and my boyfriend suffer from OCD. I hope to help others the way you have. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Ive had OCD as long as i can remember.... Ive pretty much experienced every OCD symptom i think a human with OCD can feel but this has to be one of the worst if not the worst thing that somebody with OCD deals with

This is so spot on. Exactly my situation as well... I've been many years with this and lately I cannot say I am ocd anymore. I just got sick of all this cycle and said fuck it. I don't care about my sexuality I don't care about what happens in my body i'll just live my life. But now what makes me sad is that I've lost my sexual drive and it's weird cause my body I super aroused most of the time but mentally I'm so disgusted and sick of sex that in the thought of having sex with someone I just feel exhausted. And now I have another super annoying symptom. Whenever I'm aroused if I masturbate just to make it go away it gets worse and I'm just there trying again and again until I say fuck it I'll never feel satisfied or relieved. It is so sad to me because I know why this whole thing started and I just remember my self before that, such a happy person who super enjoyed sex and now the good sex is gone.... :(

Never heard of the term, but I guess having such thoughts with OCD must be terrible

I love you I'm glad you do this and help people you are truly my favourite person

You are really an angel,savior. I thought i was gonna die of this demonic illness

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH! YOU ARE AN ANGEL IN EARTH!

U have so much courage! Thank u! So helpful!

Thanks 👍 Chrissy You was honest and too the point It's helped me alot

Tank you for that wonderful video! - You have no idea how much that meant to me!

Thank you, I've felt so alone for years until seeing these videos! Finally feel able to speak up. I wondered if you have done any videos about sexually intrusive thoughts during sex. Mine have really affected my sex life!

Thank you for being an advocate! Super hero status!

wow im 27 and i constantly deal with this kind of thing and i often question these things and most certainly makes it worse i often question myself more coz i think omg ive been dealing with ocd since i was 21 and i feel as if maybe its true coz im still dealing with it 6 years later but it is reassuring to hear somebody in there 40s say that they are still dealing with it. (not that its a good thing that ocd stays with you for life but yeah) i had been told by a psych that ocd in fact does not go away which suck but at the same time is comforting to know im not alone thanks for the video dont go down the rabbit hole !!

Thank you so much, sometimes I feel like the wall of my OCD and my real thoughts become so transparent and slowly feel like my OCD is real , thank you so much , I feel less crazy and not feel alone.

I feel better after this video because I hate groinals. And there was a time where I thought my groinals are the actual attraction while my normal arousal felt like a fake one.

Wow. Who knew that I'd find so many answers about what the hell is wrong with me on KZfaq!!! Like, I'm Broke! ( except for $$ to pay my phone bill) I don't have the income for a therapist. Anyway, this helps. I'm in my 40s & I identify with this

You are amazing, thank you for this video.

I'd call you a godsend, but I've suffered from this 12years ago, when the awareness of pure OCD and particularly sex-themed types of OCD, was not discussed that much. Where, oh where were you and the likes of you back then! OCD sufferers were just a joke who wash their hands 30 tkmes a day! Don't get me wrong, I adore what you do, but I hate life's ironies, especually when they literally destroy an entire year of the best years of your life !! I've also learned about hit-and-run OCD, incest OCD, hharm OCD, sexual orientation OCD, and I've experienced them all at some point or another! Hell, I still hate "urban" driving, because of the pedestrians and especially cyclists!

You are inspirational for many

God this video is amazing. Thank you so much.

U give me answer of my some fatal questions. Thanks i am feeling good.

You are a great advocate for pure o!!!

You are an inspiration xx

It's also that our - I am talking about us guys- equipment (to use another phrase from Seinfeld) could not possibly react as fast as our thoughts change, and if you are in the thrall of sex-themed OCD, genuine ( i.e. ego-syntonic) sexual fantasies we enjoy will inevitably become invaded by or infected with unwanted thoughts that reflect your fears, not our desires. I wish I understood that all those years ago! Again, thank you for your insight and sincerity! We need more people like you!

Thank you for this video, I'm having the worst arousal non-concordance rn after talking about scary things and i'm trying so hard to get over it

I had hocd for so long and seriously thought I was bi. But i was so confused why it made me uncomfortable and gave me anxiety at the same time. I never thought (until now ) that it was hocd. I kept telling myself it's ok to be bi but it also never felt natural but the thoughts were so strong and so often.

Thanks for these videos, this it is very hard, but hopefully i will be better

I spent too many years not sorting this stuff out until when I was 23 and then one day in a matter of seconds while watching a comedy video my mind snapped and all of a sudden I began thinking that everyone can see my thoughts. Then all of a sudden my thoughts started going down this ocd path getting me stuck in a cycle of over analyzing things over and over again. It's super super embarrassing that my mind can't stop thinking these things in front of family, friends, strangers, or by myself or even in my dreams/nightmares.

Thank u so much this helped me n ik it must of took u alot of gots to post this

to know that I'm still straight means the world, and all the other thoughts are drove by ocd and anxiety could not be any better gives me a real answer

I have had had this for years and have decided to seek help for it. I hope I find it. These more I watch these videos I feel less like a monster

i finally feel like i’m not alone i’m starting therapy soon and i feel like there’s hope now i feel like i’m finally gonna start feeling like myself again

Thank you. You helped me.

Thank you so much!!!!!!!

Thank you so much

I’m a male and this is absolutely true

Help me! I have constant sexual intrusive thoughts. And they drive me crazy. I have not had any groinals from them. But my mind is trying to make me think I enjoy these thoughts. But why would I be here if I enjoyed them. Please help me. I feel like I am losing my mind.

Hi, I would like to subtitle your video with french subtitles so I can show my friend who has OCD but you didn't activate the subtitle contribution option (if that makes sens). Would it be possible for you?

Great video Chrissie. Im surprised Johnny g haven't been on here spouting his hatred towards suffers of hocd.

I thank you so much, your such a positive person . I’m suffering from hocd / ocd / anxiety. And all of them together are living hell. I watch your video for peace and to try and think it’s not true but my ocd will bite back and go “ wait! This is true but I don’t wanna accept it . And I get movement in my penis and it’s so embarrassing and quite frankly upsetting

Thank you Christy, I've seen a lot of improvements but the arousal can be quite frustrating. I like the feeling of arousal overall but not in this context, it doesn't line up

F WoW Thx I Sooo thought I wasn’t Alone But have been Worried that there could B Something Wrong Mentally with me which is Just another reason I’m Most Def Actually going to see someone 4 some Help Thank U Sooo Much Blessings B Upon U Beautiful

Man i was relieved. Iam having sension in back. And i was like i better be dead than this.

I have POCD with this Gronial response. In real life i'm sexually attracted to Women and i get an arousal from them because that's who i'm attracted. But with POCD and it took me a few years to realize that the gronial response like from either Men or children (Which the latter is my biggest fear when i know i would never in my life harm a child. As i love children just like everyone else) is from OCD. Sexual Intrusive Thoughts i have sucks and i know i will win as i'm only sexually attracted to Women.

I'm experiencing the groinal syndrome as well. It started after I had this dream about someone, and ever since then I experience the groinal around this person. Even though I know that this dream is what started it all, I still can't detach myself from the groinal syndrom. I wish I could.

I wish there was support groups for things like this or any mental illness. My quality of life isn't as good as it should be. If it can be obsessed I obsess about it. I'm very lonely and bitter because of the isolation.

Hi Chrissie, I wanted to know can anxiety happen the same way you have groinal response?

Hi Chrissie, thanks for the videos, each time I am involved in something -it could be bouncing my cousin on my knee or stroking my cats face, an intrusive thought will pop in my head, and I feel like I have to repeat that action to reassure myself that it meant nothing . Is this called a compulsion where you are trying to prove your thought wrong?

Good morning Chrissy

Recently the sexual intrusive thoughts showed up in dreams. I was even uncomfortable in the dreams but I still had arousal with it. Can someone tell me what that means?? I really hate it and it drives me insane

Everytime i have a gronial response i try very hard to just brush it off, but i find myself running to the bathroom and cleaning down there with soap and water because i am disgusted and disturbed by the repsonse ive had. I think that everytime i have a gronial response my body has produced some type of substance and i don't want to carry out my day without cleaning the response. I dont orgasm, its just a gronial repsonse, however, constantly cleaning after a gronial response has started to become very damaging for my physical health and financial stability. Should i no longer respond this way to a gronial repsonse? Am i only making this symptom worse by reacting to it? What can I tell myself to help realise this symptom doesnt need cleaning or any attention?

Thank you so much. I’m at a loss on what to do anymore. They won’t treat my OCD. It all falls under my bipolar so they out me on a mood stabilizer and it’s not helping.

Thank you!!!

How do I get rid of intrusive thoughts? I know im not a bad person but the thoughts wont leave my head.

Can I have the groinal without anxiaty?

I am writing this comment bc my OCD fired up once again and Im managing it.....and I hope it can help someone clear their minds. From all the resources I have "kindly" collected from all over internet: ANY sexual stimuli can cause arousal or groinal response! ANY!!! Mark that word!!! It doesn't matter whether you like it or not, once you associate something with sex, you will get it!!! It does not matter whether its a groinal response or actual arousal, anything you associate with sex will trigger sensation down there.....heck you may even worry "killing someone" would cause your arousal and guess what, you will get it!!! Because once you worry about it, and you start checking, you automatically associate "killing someone" with sex. It doesn't matter whether you thought about killing someone is sexual or not before, once you start checking for sexual arousal, you deem whatever you worry must be sexual relevant.

This is driving me crazy

Respect

I have a false memory and I’m scared I tested myself but it wasn’t even harmful but it’s effecting me. It was a KZfaq video from this scene in a video game and this woman turned me on but my worst fear walked in and I can’t recall my reaction to the situation. I can’t remember if I stopped immediately or not when they walked in suddenly. I can’t stop ruminating about the event and it’s driving me crazy. Many people do test themselves and I don’t judge but I just can’t accept that I could’ve tested myself I was only young at the time and it was years ago that’s why I can’t remember

OK, I'm starting to scared, I mean I feel this but right now I'm not having anxiety, omg

hello i kind of have problems with hocd from my childhood, when i was about eight or nine i found both bodies somehow attractive but little by little i fell in love and became interested in girls it went on like this for the whole year girlfriends etc i was then also absolutely me sure to be straight but then the childhood memories came up and since then i've been scanning everything that has to do with hocd it's terrible and i can't get out of my doubts anymore would be happy about an answer i'm afraid that i'll deny being bisexual be

I came across once watching bestiality video . And after watching that 5 minutes clip . I am worried that I have done terrible sin(it is good to some guilt) but now what happens is I am thinking as guilty of doing sex with that animal in video and fear of being zoophilic person. I am always remembering the verse in Leviticus that curse is the one who has sex with animal. I know in Galatians it's written god took our curses. But also it is not making effective. Anyhow I am OCD patient and taking treatment at present by the grace of God.

Watching this while also checking My groin for the50th time and then using my sexuality to compare it to my intrusive thoughts while checking my groin again and now I got the reassurance that I know my real sexuality phew I can live and have a future and have kids HAHAHAHA ocd is madness

Hey Chrissie, I used to have insane sexual intrusive thoughts to the point where it just wouldn't leave my head but I would only get these after smoking marijuana. One night I masturbated after getting a groinal response(erection) from the thoughts and I was so ashamed and disgusted by what I had done that the intrusive thoughts were never at that same extent again. Could this be a type of "exposure" that got me to snap back and realize it wasn't real?

Smart women

I get physical sensations in response to my intrusive thoughts just not groinal but the terror is no less

To anyone who concerns about whether the groinal symptoms comes first or the intrusive thought....find a dog and ring a bell while feeding him, keep doing this for few days....see if the dog would salivate when you ring the bell

I was diagnosed with ocd and my mother thinks that I’m lying about my diagnosis she thinks it’s about washing your hands etc

I'm not sure if this is healthy or not but I use my sexual intrusive thoughts to counter my violent intrusive thoughts. But both are incresing in intensity and frequency and I don't know how to stop it or even if I can or want to.

I was diagnosed with OCD and schizophrenia 4 years ago. But I never went to therapy or took medication cause I was afraid. I got better but recently I lost my job and boyfriend within the same year and my intrusive thoughts are coming back and I can’t stop thinking about it. I have anxiety most of the time. But I have a question about the urges. Does medication help with urges and the thoughts? Or ERP?

Does it count as an intrusive thought if it's something that I actually did? I looked at a body part of a family members that I absoloutley did not want to but felt forced to do. I looked but I didn't want To. Does this still count as an intrusion! Innaprorpaite sexual stuff is a big fear of mine

I avoid going out at certain times of the day Scared

Is thinking my genitalia is human and is judging me part of this?