What do I do if I am afraid of overdosing? I take an anxiety med prescribed by my doctor and I am deathly afraid of overdosing on accident. Even though I know I only take one I have to physically “okay, there’s only one pill in my hand” “okay, and I’m putting the one pill in my mouth and swallowing the one pill” and even after I question if I accidentally took more than 1 or even question if I took them at all. I get scared if I might forget that I took my meds, and I take it again something bad will happen such as an OD.

Hi there! Thank you so much for sharing on here. I am so sorry you're experiencing this distress. OCD loves to trick our brains into questioning everything, and it is so irritating! As difficult as it sounds, I would suggest creating uncertainty statements around overdosing. Something like, "I may or may not overdose." I know that is probably incredibly distressing to just think about that. However, this exposure will decrease your anxiety and distress in the future. OCD is definitely powerful, but we have more power than it does! Show OCD that you are the boss! You can do this!