Pgad or not Help!! Pls
Hi, I’m really scared and confused right now and I wanted to ask if anyone has experienced something similar.
When I was around 14, I had my first PGAD-like episode during a very stressful/anxious period after moving overseas. It eventually went away.
Years later, I noticed that I sometimes get PGAD-like sensations mainly when taking Dexamphetamine. Because of that, I became extremely anxious and hyperaware about genital sensations.
Yesterday, even without taking dexamphetamine, I suddenly noticed clitoral sensations again, and after masturbating I had lingering feelings that scared me badly. Since then, I’ve been constantly monitoring the sensations and panicking.
Now I’m terrified that this means I actually have real Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder and not just anxiety/OCD-related hyperawareness.
Has anyone experienced something similar where anxiety, OCD, body monitoring, or fear made the sensations much worse?
Can OCD or hyperfixation actually create or amplify PGAD-like feelings?
I’m feeling really overwhelmed and have been crying all day.