Any tips on how to not constantly worry about getting sick during flu season? My contamination OCD has never been as bad for me as it has been this year and even after being in therapy, I’m not sure how to cope with the anxiety and paranoia. 🥲
Follow the CDC guidelines for flu prevention and that’s it. You cannot guarantee that you will not get the flu during the flu season even with all precautions. That is your ERP; living your life during flu season.
i’m right there with you! my fear of throwing up is so unbelievably high right now and can be very overwhelming. what i do is make sure all my stuff is clean and my hands are clean. typically i use lysol wipes on my stuff when i need to, to help the anxiety a little bit. however that might be the ocd part talking. it also helps to find comforting movies, shows, or music when your anxiety gets bad. just find something to help distract yourself so the anxiety can slowly start to go away. we will make it through this together! <3
Thank you all! It’s tough but I will try to face and conquer my anxiety
I’m so thankful for this community! Do you guys have any tips on how to overcome health anxiety OCD? (Basically obsessions around fear of getting sick/dying)
I am struggling with the idea of getting vaccinated (and have for a while) - not because I’m scared of the actual vaccine, but because my OCD was originally triggered by me taking a substance that caused a month long anxiety episode and ended up giving me issues with body scanning etc. I’m worried that the vaccine will cause this same reaction in me and make my OCD hard to deal with while I’m at university, as I can’t afford to lose the months I did last year again. Is there any advice anyone could give for getting the vaccine + dealing with anxiety after, as I really want to get it.
Hi i’m new here. Everyone in my family except me is now positive for Covid and i’m freaking out so badly i cannot sleep. i cannot eat. i’m worried i’m going to get sick, i have a phobia of throwing up too on top of all of this so it’s making this even more difficult hearing coughing/gagging/vomit. My face is literally tingling numb and i cannot sit still. I’m trying to calm myself the best I can because this is almost a nightmare to me but nothing is working and my therapist isn’t even responding to me. What do i do? i’m so scared
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