Health OCD Struggles

Hi, im relatively new to the community. I’m hoping I can reach out and hear from some people who have health ocd. I used to have perfectionism, or “everything right” ocd, but ever since an incident involving a health issue last year, it’s manifested into health ocd. It may have exacerbated by the death of someone close to me, as it was cancer-related, and that’s what my intrusive thoughts seem to be about most of the time lately. How do you deal with it, especially when you ARE someone that’s prone to health issues?

Health Concern OCD

Username: isabelroseisabelrose

Date posted: 47w ago

Im so sorry you deal with this. I had other subtypes of OCD and the health one didn’t bother me until an incident I had as well and my OCD took that and ran with it even though I know I’m healthy. I hope you can find peace with it and I can always talk because I will understand you. I know it’s difficult but you will be okay ❤️

Username: angiew58angiew58

Date posted: 47w ago

@isabelrose Thank you! This means so much :))

Username: BiancaSawyer13BiancaSawyer13

Date posted: 47w ago

Hello there! It sounds like you're navigating through some tough times, especially with the shift in your OCD focus from perfectionism to health concerns, probably ignited by your recent personal experiences. I can imagine the anxiety that comes from having health issues and also experiencing health-related OCD symptoms. Please know you're not alone in this and there are people here who genuinely understand. When I'm struggling with my OCD, I find this AI OCD therapy tool named "unstuck" incredibly helpful. You can try it here - unstuckmyocd.com/try. I heard about it from my OCD support group and I only wish I'd known about it much earlier. With your health related OCD, it would be particularly useful because it gives personalized guidance, and it can cater to your specific anxiety triggers, providing step-by-step support much like how an OCD therapist would do. It's really been a game-changer for me in managing certain triggers that my OCD tends to hone in on. I’m absolutely here for you if you have any questions about the tool or if you just want to chat more. 😊👍

Username: PurpleLotus

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 48w ago

Health Issues and Anxiety/OCD

I’ve been struggling a lot recently with my anxiety and ruminating about a health issue that I’m reminded almost constantly about. Has anyone dealt with this type of thing and if so how did you manage? I’m used to more intrusive thoughts and “pure” OCD but this is different. 😩

Username: Learningtoco...

Date posted: 44w ago

Health ocd

I feel like throughout my life my ocd has taken on different forms and I feel like every time I have issues it’s actually my ocd just getting bad again. Like someone reveals the scooby doo villain and surprise it’s just friggin ocd again . My main “flavor” that I have struggled with ever since the end of 2019 has been severe health ocd . So badly that I have had countless dr visits , hospital visits ranging from panic attacks to lingering anxiety that builds up after weeks of obsessing and loosing sleep . Is there anyone here with some tips to get through this kinda of thing? I’m in therapy and that has helped a lot but I still feel like I pops up and wrecks my life every 4 months or so

Username: BrainNotBrainin

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 34w ago

Health OCD

Hey!! I have health OCD wondering what everyone else struggles with and how you cope with things? Just seeing if there are similar story’s out there! 😊

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