OCD/Stomach issues
Does anyone else make themselves feel physically sick when they’re anxious? It’s like I’m making myself sick with reoccurring thoughts of worry. If you do, how do you make yourself feel better in those moments..?
Yes...I threw up a couple days ago. I've lost weight bc of this whole thing. I don't know how to stop it. I wish there was something I could say to you. It's all the anxiety doing this
@Speckles Yes it’s definitely the anxiety doing that to you, I used to throw up daily as a kid when I had to go to school (separation anxiety.) Someone left some breathing exercises that might be useful to both of us. Good luck, you got this!
@9pay9 Thank you. Yes... I've had anxiety in the past and throwing up...example: giving a presentation, but this has got to be the most challenging bc I shouldn't be anxious about certain things. I'm assuming the intrusive thoughts are doing this. I'll try the breathing. Good luck to you too
This is what I like to do… I’ll do a couple of the breathing exercises… box breathing: in,2,3,4.. hold,2,3,4… out,2,3,4… hold,2,3,4 (do that a couple times) or take in as much as you can for 4, hold for 3-4, out for 7-8, hold 2 (this one really activates the parasympathetic nervous system and helps relaxation). But focusing on the counting helps with keeping your mind on that tasking instead of the other things. Otherwise I like to watch shows that I’ve watched a billion times that make me super super happy and make me laugh, just to get my mind to focus on nothing and something.
@Dmoneyverstappen Thank you I’ll try the breathing exercises!!
@Dmoneyverstappen I wish I could put on a show, unfortunately my anxiety peaks at work so I’ll have to lean more into breathing exercises! Appreciate your comment.
@9pay9 I can totally understand. Thank you for your response and I hope this app is helping you too!! :)
i like getting a super super cold water bottle or running a wash cloth under really cold water and putting it on my wrists and the back of my neck!!! breathing exercises really only get me so far but doing this trick shocks me out of my own head and helps a lot!!
i totally get where you're coming from. feeling physically sick because of anxiety and those relentless worry thoughts is really tough. 🤯 it's like your own mind is working against you. have you heard about "unstuck"? it's an ai-powered therapy tool specifically for ocd (unstuckmyocd.com). it's been a game-changer for me this past month and might help you too. someone here recommended it to me, and i just wish i'd found it sooner!
Yes, my anxiety causes me to feel so sick sometimes.Though I have Emetophobia and I am terrified to throw up. So sometimes I don’t eat anything at all. It’s a never ending cycle:/
hello ocd community! my obsessions and fear of throwing up and compulsions of praying about it cause me to have physical anxiety and my stomach hurts almost every night before i sleep. this triggers my ocd because i am deathly afraid of throwing up which causes me to act on obsessions when i start to feel sick. the anxiety and stomach aches can trigger each other, and when one happens, it is a vicious cycle and they make each other worse. i have a hard time getting out of this headspace or relaxing without taking xanax or drinking alcohol, and if i don’t, i will stay paralyzed in fear for 1-2 hours. any suggestions for healthy coping strategies? anybody have similar fears?
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. 😩
I spend a lot of time ruminating about my health and how I'm going to get past all of the thoughts I think of and the events that I think of in the past. It leaves me really nauseous randomly throughout my days. Anyone else get this from their OCD? It makes me worry more about my health
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