I don’t have ocd but love someone who does. I need advice. My SO had leg pain once and a coworker said it sounded like thrombosis. So now his leg constantly hurts and he thinks it’s that. He’s seen the doctor several times (doctor can’t find anything) and went to see a nerve specialist (who also didn’t find anything). Can this be part of his ocd? If so, how do I tell him that? (Also I added the trigger warning because since I don’t have ocd, I don’t know what could trigger someone)

http://beyondocd.org/expert-perspectives/articles/hypochondriasis-what-is-it-and-how-do-you-treat-it

I have ocd, but I also had leg thrombosis and a pulmonary embolism. My pain started on my chest though, cause one of the clots, went to my lung. After a month of being constantly misdiagnosed, my leg started hurting, really BAD. The pain was unbearable. I couldn’t even walk, I couldn’t stand up without help, I cried day and night. Also, the day that it started to hurt, it was also very swollen. They found the clot trough an ultrasound. Have they performed an ultrasound on his leg? Cause its kinda the only way to find out if he has one or not. I didn’t give up, and looked for second, third and fourth opinions, cause I knew deep down that there was something wrong with me. With that being said, it could be his ocd speaking, and it feels so real, so I think it’s great that he has your support and that he’s going to a therapist.

Yes it could be ocd. I thought i had something in my heart for months and went to the doctor several times. Had all the chest, blood, urime test anything you can imagine. All turn out okay but i still thought i had something. The problem if it is actually all im his mind he is not gonna believe it until he is ready. It was hard for me to believe it and a bit hurtful to know i did it to myself. My chest and back did hurt you know. Just like his legs probably does hurt. So try to breaking it to him slowly and i guess dont pressure it too hard.

Thank you. He has an appointment with a therapist that specializes in ocd in November. I might send him this article and ask that he brings it up to them.

https://www.ktph.com.sg/uploads/1493878296A%20Handbook%20for%20Caregivers%20on%20OCD.pdf

I shouldn’t only attribute things to his ocd but I think it’s hard for someone who doesn’t have it to fully understand everything that goes along with it. I’m doing my best to become more knowledgeable but I definitely will never be 100%. So thank you for your story and I’ll be sure not to dismiss everything to one disorder. And thanks mike for the article that I will definitely read when I have more time!!