Does anyone on here happen to have hyper specific health obsessions? Specifically on rare, incurable diseases. I have one in particular but I literally hate even typing the word out! I’m so sick of my brain being like this!! I was doing great for months and all the sudden it’s back after seeing one tiktok comment that mentioned it.
And do you find that you hyper fixate on that part of your body ? Scanning and zeroing in on only tgat aspect of your anatomy. It’s so defeating. Such a humongous drain and not conducive to happiness. Just stealing the precious moments. Ocd really is a bully but more than that a thief!!! Just getting in between you and your happiness. Kind of like a third wheel on a date when all you really want is to be alone with your hottie… 😜 we should have a party and get all our ocds together and show them whose boss…. 🕺💃🏻 Hang in there my dear chosen ones… we are OK!!!!!
Yes about my heart not working right. Even though it is fine
it’s so impossible to rationalize your way out of it though, that’s what sucks! thank you for sharing!
Totally!!!! My latest is hip pain Thant just had to be cancer of course…. So intrusive. Then it just invades my enjoyment of now with thoughts of distress and looking for the pain…. Oh the joys of ocd
oh yes the many joys! i don’t even have to feel sick at this point, i can just convince myself it’s lurking asymptomatic and i’ll get sick years from now. stupid silly OCD! thank you for sharing it makes me feel less alone ❤️
Oh wow...yes. I convinced myself and literally STARTED FEELING SICK because of how bad my ocd was...I thought I was suffering from a heart disorder or some sort of lung disease because i kept having chest pains and felt like fainting. I went to the ER for this once just for them to do a bunch of tests and tell me everything was normal. As it turns out, if you can think about something long enough you can convince yourself you have it and start feeling a certain way because of it. It's been over a month since it's happened and it wasn't just chest pain. I convinced myself I was having migraines and that lead to me believing i had a brain tumor. It sounds crazy to me now, but I feel you.
omg yes i do the same type of thing! went to many doctors for mine who did their best not to laugh me out bc i was being so ridiculous. thanks for letting me know i’m not alone!!
Here. Cancer. Everything points to cancer. So tired of the cycle.
it’s truly exhausting! thank you for sharing. hate that we all have to deal with this but nice to know we’re not alone. sending all the good vibes ❤️
Thanks @lydlyd88
Yes. Absolutely. I have avoided social media for months because I had a breakdown not too long ago thinking I was sick when it was nothing (knock on wood). It’s upsetting because it’s a never ending cycle. If I think about it, I have to pray. If I see it written anywhere, I have to pray. If it’s on the TV, I have to pray. It’s never ending and I was up for almost 4 hours one night compulsively praying. Exhausting. And not only do I worry about my health, sometimes I’ll worry about my puppies health, my boyfriend, my family, and everyone I love and care about. So now I’m praying for each individual person.
I’m too weak to even type the word out. I’ve prayed about 5 times typing this and knocked on wood about 3. Lord help me 😫🤦🏻♀️
@KAD.98 i so relate!! it literally took me so long to find out the disease i obsess over was a somewhat common subtype of health ocd bc i was too afraid to type out the word!!
My OCD is generally around my health. It is hard for me to differentiate between what is real and what is OCD. I have a skin condition (HPV) and it’s truly not bad at all although my OCD theme is very focused on it. I’m in constant fear that it will get worse, spread or ruin my life some how. Does anybody else have health anxiety OCD? Or OCD about contamination? I feel like it’s really difficult to combat my OCD at times because there is a level of rationality behind it. I do have the skin condition already that I’m worried about so my OCD has “evidence” to make me more worried about it. Does anybody else have an OCD theme that is hard to differentiate between what’s real and what’s OCD? Sorry for the long post but I’m very interested to hear more about your experiences!
Does anyone else’s cause them to “obsess” over health, what’s happening with the body, the need to triple and quad check pulse etc? How do I stop! I spend every second of the day over it. It’s a lot, down to legit using the bathroom. I mean, I obsess over it. Have to check so many times etc. everything!
I’m back after a long time of not posting! My OCD has been immensely under control compared to my worst points. I’ve had a recurring theme that’s been getting worse lately. It has to do with taking in information. Like if I’m watching a show and miss what they say I feel like I have to go back and hear it again. Or if I’m on tik tok and hear a word I’m unfamiliar with, I HAVE to look it up. The thought “it will bother me if I don’t” is the unerlyer It’s a weird theme in that it’s hard for me to tell at times if my curiosity is fueling me or if it’s OCD. It feels like it has just been more constant lately and taking over some of my enjoyment of relaxing viewing/existing. Anyone experience anything like this?
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