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- Anonymous
- Date posted
- 2y ago
Well that fear is understandable that’s for sure. I don’t experience it myself but I definitely get why that would mess with you
Yep.
How do you get over the fear?
Yes! Half an hour ago 🤣
I have found a good strategy is to intentionally do the opposite of what your OCD is telling you. So in this circumstance just let the intrusive thoughts be there and swallow the pills. If you can do it once, it will be much easier the next time.
Okay I will try that thank you!
but still I ate what I was afraid to eat
Does it get easier each time you make yourself eat?
For me it didn't work like that , if I hadn't taken meds I wouldn't be in that position I'm in in which I still get the thought but it doesn't seriously prevent me from living a normal every day life. If it's something that constantly occupies your mind and makes u question every thing u eat then ask for some help.
For me the amount of stress I was experiencing defined how much the thought of me getting an allergy will turn into a compulsion. If I was super anxious or depressed the thought turned into compulsion - I didn't eat and started crying because I knew that im not ok- some other times I got the thought but yet I ate and was ok, some other times I ate and was waiting for the allergy to come. So for me meds made me stable
That’s how I’ve been getting. I constantly have intrusive thoughts about anaphylaxis possiblinh happening. And I get so paralyzed by the anxiety and fear and I can’t even be alone bc I freak out if someone is not there to watch me. When I do eat food i constantly look in the mirror to make sure I’m not having an allergic reaction. Honestly the worse thing I’ve ever been through my ocd is getting so bad where I can’t even function or take care of myself
I understand 100. I couldn't eat , sleep and I was having panic attacks every minute for many days because of OCD. I couldn't even breathe without instructions. Go to a therapist and try meds! And go to an allergiologist and take that test that tells you to which ingredients you might be allergic to. It shows everything! Then you will know and probably this will calm you down!
@tinaant I agree with the therapy and meds part. But getting tested for allergies without medical cause would be a compulsion. It would also likely be very expensive because insurance probably wouldn't cover it. Getting tested for allergies without cause will only strengthen the intrusive thought and make OCD worse. Trying to argue, reason, or disprove an intrusive thought doesn't work. No matter how much evidence you find to the contrary, OCD will never be satisfied. It will ALWAYS come back with "Yeah, but what about ________? " the only way to break the cycle is by doing ERP.
@Lms526 Yes I know I have experienced it myself! But if the OCD is not out of control maybe it can work! I don't know how medical insurance works in the us so I didn't take it into account. I haven't tried ERP myself so I cant tell. I know that meds saved my life. I don't think any therapy could have helped more effectively at this point I had reached back then.
Does anybody have OCD about being depressed, even though you’re not? Like you’re scared of being depressed?
Hi everyone. I have food allergy ocd. Eating anything is hard for me. Especially if I’ve never had it before. It’s causing a lot of distress for me. Eating something new means I will probably spend at least an hour in anguish over whether or not it will give me an allergic reaction. I sometimes convince myself it is actually happening and it’s so frightening. I feel like nobody else has this theme and it makes me feel more alone and isolated since I’ve never heard anyone talk about it. I miss when it wasn’t so hard but I worry that once I stop worrying then that’s when it will happen. Anyone have any advice?? 🥺🥺
7 years ago I was a raging drug addict. I took any and all kinds of drugs without second thought of consequences. When I had my first child it’s like a switch flipped in my brain. Within her first 6 months of life I had over 12 visits to the ER. I was (still am) constantly afraid of developing a life threatening disease / illness or having a sudden health event (stroke / heart attack / heart failure / brain tumor / cancer ) develop. I’ve seen over 10 Specialist from autoimmune, heart, eyes, neurology , stomach , skin, etc. I’ve got a seemingly well bill of health but I become so hyper aware of every small change within my body. It’s. Constant state of fear and anxiety. Headache = likely tumor / aneurysm , small pain in chest or arm = heart problems , mild cold = covid or some rare disease , etc. Lately, my heart has been my fixation. I was having tachycardia going to the ER 2x a week. EKGs normal, 24hr monitor normal, X-RAY normal. Shortly after I notice my resting heart rate went down as low as 50bpm. I looked through my history over the months and that seems pretty normal for me I just hadn’t noticed before. Now I’ve been worried about my heart for weeks even tho my dr says I’m okay. It’s exhausting to be afraid of sickness and death 24/7. When I get focused on these thoughts it pulls me away from my kids and husband and daily tasks. I either full blown panic or shut down in fear. Anyone else relate? What helps you? I don’t want to rely on medications as I have so many adverse reactions to the 10+ I’ve tried! - oh year here’s another one - I’m afraid of allergic reactions as well I CONSTANTLY fear I will have an allergic reaction to medications / foods or over dose on things like Tylenol and Ibuprofen or mix meds and have reactions.
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