Tired ,,

Im tired of feeling that ill be sick everytime , like if i feel some physical feelings like my stomach hurts or something in my body hurts i start to say maybe its the worst thing maybe im sick and i start to feel afraid , or if i go to gym and feel that some place if my body hurts i start saying that its because of gym and i stop it , i stop a lot of activities in my life because of that thinking im afraid that it will be more , and i dont know what to do , no one care about my feelings no one know what i feel , its kinda bad to feel this alone and to fight this alone , its not easy , i feel that im fighting myself im done 🤧

Username: VGHVGH

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

I'm sorry you're struggling. Please know you're not alone. I suffered with health anxiety OCD for years and there is hope and help out there. It is important to understand with OCD that ultimately it's about uncertainty. We have a fear, we try to alleviate that fear (checking, reassurance seeking, avoiding). The obsession is the fear, the things we do to feel better (checking, reassurance seeking, avoiding) are the compulsions. The way OCD works is that the more compulsions we do, the worse we actually make the obsessions. To overcome OCD we learn to stop the safety behaviors that make us feel better (compulsions). In your case, the fact that you stop activities due to fear is avoidance, which is actually making your fear worse. I recommend that you reach out to NOCD for their free 15 minute call. A book that helped me understand OCD was "Needing to Know for Sure" by Winston and Seif. Explore NOCD's YouTube channel, you will find helpful info there. If you're on instagram follow Rachelsocdgrotto she posts a lot of info on health anxiety. Wishing you all the best!

Username: Cherkaouichaimaa1"Cherkaouicha...

Date posted: 1y ago

Thank you

Username: emilytravelswildemilytravels...

Date posted: 1y ago

@VGH Your response helped me so much! I didn’t realize until now how much avoidance behavior I was doing (not doing certain kinds of workouts or activities, not wearing certain kind of clothing, etc). It’s so so exhausting and OCD is so sneaky, but it’s good that I realized it now so I can bring it up at my next therapy appointment. Thanks for your response!

Username: VGHVGH

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

@emilytravelswild So glad it helped! I still find myself avoiding sometimes, but the important thing is you catch it 😀

Username: kimberlyn kimberlyn

Date posted: 1y ago

I need help. I have been obsessing over things all my life. I'm also bipolar and really don't want another label, but if it helps...lm there

Username: Cherkaouichaimaa1"Cherkaouicha...

Date posted: 1y ago

I hope we can help each other , i download this application just to find some people that at least can understand how i feel and the same for me , i cant tell anyone of my friends i tried before but everytime they say to me that im overthinking a lot and im so négative , ... i was positive before i was normal before but i dont know what happened to me that i suffer now

Username: emilytravelswildemilytravels...

Date posted: 1y ago

It’s 3:30 am where I live right now and I’m going through a thought spiral of health OCD…I have also been avoiding things like working out, running, yoga, etc because I’m afraid I’ll feel something as well. I didn’t realize that was even avoidance, but it definitely is. Do you have anyone you can talk to? Friends or family? I definitely recommend talking to the folks at NOCD if it’s available to you. The first call is free. Sending big hugs, I know just how awful health OCD can be, but I lived almost symptom free for 10 years so recovery is possible!

Username: guest123

Date posted: 3y ago

It stops me from doing whatever I want to ... It tells me that if you do this thing I will destroy you with horribly feelings ...So I trust it and do nothing all day but cry... I have tried once to fight it I did the thing I wanted but it was right ... It started to destroy me with those heavy feelings ... I feel that nothing can work for me ... I am desperate

Username: Mack0213

Date posted: 1y ago

I feel so alone.

i feel like no matter how hard i try to explain how i am feeling about my current thoughts, im just overthinking everything. if i start to feel bad i get intrusive thoughts that im lying to myself or doing it for attention. its so hard to ask for help when im the inly one having a strong reaction. im not sure if that makes sense but i don’t know what else to do.

Username: Rivera8577

Date posted: 38w ago

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i constantly think bc of the way my stomach feels i may be getting cancer or pregnant (not that i’ve done things to make that happen) i just overthink it and convince myself i did and i go crazy sometimes i feel like i have no one to talk to bc no one understands the way my head works.

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