Does pre-cum only happen from deep sexual thoughts, or can anxiety/overthinking trick you into feeling it? (Need some perspective)Advice Needed

Hey everyone, I’ve been dealing with a mental loop for a while and I wanted to see if anyone else relates or can give me some clarity.

Lately, I’ve developed a weird anxiety regarding pre-***. Because of religious reasons, cleanliness for prayer is a big deal to me, so I started overthinking and worrying: *"What if something leaks? What if I see something and it triggers it?"*

Here is what I noticed:

* **The illusion vs. Reality:** When I'm genuinely anxious or overthinking about *this specific fear* (not general anxiety like exams, but fear of leaking), I get a weird tingling or tight sensation down there. It literally feels like something is about to happen. But when I check or calm down, *nothing* is actually there. * **The "Before and After":** Years ago, I used to see girls wearing revealing clothes (like in the summer or abroad) and I wouldn't feel a thing or overthink it—everything was normal. But now, because of this hyper-focus and anxiety, seeing something like that triggers that weird sensation, and my brain instantly panics: *"Oh no, is it going to leak?"* Even though, at the end of the day, actual pre-*** only really happens when I'm deep into actual intentional sexual thoughts, not just from random anxiety or a quick glance.

It feels like my brain is creating a false alarm system. The more I fear it leaking, the more my body "tenses up" to guard against it, which creates that fake physical sensation.Or are the thoughts actually real and seeing like girls in open clothes or anything like that trigger and leak??

Has anyone experienced this type of anxiety-induced physical tension? How did you break the loop and stop overthinking it? Thanks.