Somatic OCD

Hey, yes I have had this 1 for about 14 years now; a preoccupation with my breath. I have been diagnosed with Health OCD and as long as I can remember, have been overly concerned about natural bodily functions. The breathing 1 is particularly scary and can cause a lot of anxiety. I would get a diagnosis so you can seek treatment and get better. But with all fears, they can't harm you: (F) False (E) Evidence (A) Appearing (R) Real. I hope this helps!

@Daniel 1980 14 years?! I also have somatic ocd with breathing, I was just diagnosed with it in august. You were never able to get rid of it?? Or how do you cope? I’ve been on medication and doing erp for a month now and still have a lot of set backs and hearing that this can last for that long is discouraging not gonna lie😞

I never seeked treatment until just recently, hence why I put up with it for so long. If you follow the therapist instructions you will recover. Fear is just fear, and we both will learn to live a “normal” life soon enough! I’ve learnt to not listen to the fear, and I pushed forward regardless, and you will do the same.

Just to clarify the 14 year thing, I’ve “had” OCD since I was a kid, the only difference is the themes it adopts changes. The breathing 1 has been around for 14 year, but not intense the whole time. Yes it’s scary, but so is any other OCD theme. Same fear, different expressions. Treatment will get you to a place where you recover from the intensity.