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As specific as it is, I have this same fear often. I have a severe fear of vomiting, and whenever my stomach doesn’t feel the greatest I always need to have an “escape plan” to somewhere (bathroom, for example) that’s okay to vomit in. It takes up too much of my mind too. Maybe you’re worried about wetting yourself, but similar fears. I’ve learned over the years (although I’m still not over it) that as much as I think I’m “preparing myself” by worrying about this all the time, it still never happens. If anything I just stress myself out more. It’s hard to let go but it’s all a big lie. We’ll get through this! 💜
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@Leskee🌧️ 👆👆 Wise words…
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@Leskee🌧️ I have actually dealt with this before. I’ve realized that all this worrying and stress is worse than just throwing up in public. Like would it suck to puke in public? Yeah. But I would move on, the sun would come up tomorrow, and it’s not the end of the world.
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@Greg2 Very true. I’m honestly more scared of the feeling than I am of people seeing me
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This is hard, please know that you are not alone. There are so many people with this same obsession. ERP can be very helpful in all themes of OCD. A lot of the treatment focuses on allowing the feelings and seeing that you can tolerate them- as hard as that may feel in the moment.https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/the-certainty-trap-in-ocd & https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/why-should-i-sit-in-discomfort
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I struggled with this in Jr high and high school so much. Granted, it has come up in adulthood as well. I'm sorry you're going through this, I know how hard it is. You're not alone 🩷
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I started dealing with OCD when I became fixated on health issues, particularly the fear of contracting a life-threatening disease. If I experienced any kind of medical symptom, no matter how small, that even remotely hinted at something potentially fatal, it would drive me crazy, and I couldn’t stop obsessing over it. Then one day, I started having intrusive thoughts about accidentally hitting someone with my car, and I would end up driving in circles to check if I had. Eventually, I found myself overwhelmed by a flood of new obsessive thoughts and compulsions. One day, while I was at the park, a squirrel came near me, and for some reason, I felt like it attacked me. I Googled it and learned that squirrels could carry rabies, which spiraled me into a deep fear of rabies. I became consumed with the thought I received a bite from a squirrel, raccoon, or bat any time I’m in areas that trigger me. It started off only being inside then transferred to even being in my own home. This made me obsess over every physical sensation in my body, compulsively checking to make sure nothing was wrong. One compulsion that I hated the most would to be putting rubbing alcohol on me to make sure that I had no open wounds. Every day feels like I’m walking around in a fog of anxiety, constantly worrying that I won’t even make it to old age. Sometimes, it gets so overwhelming that I just want it all to end. It stresses me so bad at times to where my brain feels like I’ve been studying all day.
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Recently, I’ve been struggling a ton with what I eat/put into my body? I’m a first year college student with a few different health issues (including IBS), and lately it’s been hard for me to find food on campus that doesn’t upset my stomach. I also have pretty severe emetophobia, and feel extremely anxious when I feel sick. The ironic thing is that being anxious makes me feel even worse, so I end up sticking myself in an impossible loophole. My OCD has taken hold of these fears over the past few months, and it’s been such a struggle. Especially since people have been getting food poisoning from various dining halls on my campus lately. My OCD has gotten so bad that sometimes I’m too afraid to eat food other than what I buy myself. I feel so trapped. I don’t want my OCD to affect my physical health or prevent me from eating, bc I love eating!! It’s the fear of getting sick that’s the problem. And it’s even harder when everything is so unfamiliar. Just wondering if anyone could relate. Advice is appreciated!
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