Heyy guys, question out of the blue… is being scared of becoming depressed a thing? And therefor su*c*dal? Like I had su*c*dal ocd but it comes and goes but today I’m sick so I had to stay at home in bed and I just feel very tired ans my brain automatically linked that to depression… is preventing depression a thing? My OCD is manifesting in a lot of ways nowayds its sooo strange
Totally a thing. I have the same theme right now. Put it like this. Health OCD is very common so why not “Mental Health OCD”. Remember OCD can latch to ANYTHING. Fear of depression and not being happy. You desperately do anything to try and make sure you don’t become depressed or aren’t depressed. You are sick so you should stay in bed but that’s something a depressed person would do so you don’t want to. Googling to make sure you don’t fit the description for clinical depression, not wanting to laze about even when you actually want to relax cause that’s what someone with depression might do. Exercising but for the purpose of making sure you’re not depressed because that’s not what a depressed person would want to do necessarily. Totally a thing.
Same - I feel I’m not depressed but I have a ocd fear of it. Lately - When the fear comes in I recognize it as an OCD thought and dismiss it. Don’t give it meaning. ( I’m 4 weeks into ERP and it is working really well).
Also shows up in feelings. You might try and be compulsively happy all the time or smile all the time so you know it’s not true. OCD also takes very normal feelings and convinces one that something is WRONG. You might feel a little sad or irritable one day for whatever reason (because everyone does!) and OCD will try and say “ah you’re sad right now this is gonna turn into clinical depression FOREVER”. Try to remind myself that OCD is OCD and that this is no different to any other theme out there. It’s all the same.
I have the same thing and I am terrified of being depressed and I always question if I’m depressed, sometimes I do just because my ocd is a b***
@secretlyobsessed2012 I have this fear right now
Yeah this is a theme OCD can latch onto, best to talk with a professional so they can work through any emotions, lifestyle factors, and OCD at play
Does anybody have OCD about being depressed, even though you’re not? Like you’re scared of being depressed?
Can OCD make you have a fear of depression? I’ve struggled with harm OCD for a while but now it’s morphing into “I’m depressed” theme. I got instant anxiety. Has anyone else experienced this where it convinces you that you’re depressed ?
Anyone experienced something like this? I was never diagnosed with depression. However lately idk if my ocd is trying to latch on another theme but its questioning whether or not im depressed. Im scared of depression. The feeling in my stomach makes me think its depression. But the same feeling in my stomach is also one I feel with OCD flare ups. I did research symptoms of depression and was self checking. Anyone else experienced this?
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