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- Anonymous
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- 3y 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.
Hi all. Just wondering, I guess it's anxiety, who of you have experienced just a sudden feeling of fear for no apparent reason, like this uneasy feeling like you're scared but there's no reason and then your mind starts racing and searches for why you feel like this and all kind of bizzare stuff pops up. ?
I have a fear of herpes its basically either scared of getting it or scared that i maybe already got it from someone so i get scared to even go outside in the sun because im scared to have the virus in me and getting a cold sore from being outside i hate this because this fear came out of nowhere like 4 years ago and since then im scared to share a drink im scare of eating in certain places because of the utensils im scared to go to the dentist
Does anybody have OCD about being depressed, even though you’re not? Like you’re scared of being depressed?
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