I am struggling with the idea of getting vaccinated (and have for a while) - not because I’m scared of the actual vaccine, but because my OCD was originally triggered by me taking a substance that caused a month long anxiety episode and ended up giving me issues with body scanning etc. I’m worried that the vaccine will cause this same reaction in me and make my OCD hard to deal with while I’m at university, as I can’t afford to lose the months I did last year again. Is there any advice anyone could give for getting the vaccine + dealing with anxiety after, as I really want to get it.

Take the vaccine. I have the exact same issue you do. I also took a substance in February and it lead me to have ptsd and my ocd is the worst it’s ever been. I was really scared to take the vaccine. I took it anyway because I’m scared to get Covid again. However, I struggle to eat certain things and I don’t take any medication now because I’m so scared of the same thing happening again. You have support and I understand you. If you would like to know more about my reactions to the vaccine and what I did to calm my ocd, just message me.

Think of it this way , I’m Allergic to bees and if 1 million got stung by a bee there’s bound to have some people that don’t take the toxin well , everyone is different , I know shit ton that got AZ no blood clots , I know shit ton who got Pfizer aswell no heart inflammation and even if you do there treatable

So there’s something I think you should know. My aunt had her first shot and within seconds she got a pounding headache. They kept her longer than the normally alloted time for observation (I don’t know how long they do it for in every country, but in mine they do it for 15 minutes. They kept my aunt for 30). She went home and had a stroke 24 hours later. She went to the hospital where she had another stroke and then died not long after. She’s not the only person I know personally or have heard of through people I know that have had horrible reactions to the vaccine. Their side effects included vision problems, blood clots, difficulty walking, heart problems, and death. These were real people, not conspiracy theories. I’m truly glad for the people who haven’t had any reactions to it yet. But the truth is that this is a new vaccine and people really have suffered horribly and even died from it. We don’t even know the long-term effects of it yet. Please understand that I’m not trying to trigger your or anyone’s OCD. I just believe you have the right to know.

Uh what substance did you take? I ask because this is a vaccine worked on by who knows how many scientists. It’s not like they wouldn’t know what they were doing

Vaccine is fine, I’ve had all 3

I completely agree that some people may not handle the vaccine as well as others. It just seems that these “rare” side effects aren’t actually that rare. And sometimes side effects take several years to develop. This vaccine has barely been out a year, so there’s no way long-term effects could have been studied yet. Even the doctors promoting the vaccine have said on the news that it’s experimental.