Covid

Is anyone else still really worried about Covid? I'd made a lot of progress last year, e.g., masking less, but now I've found out that Covid can cause long term organ damage and the impacts of each infection is cumulative, so you're more likely to get long Covid with each infection? On top of that, I've been on a lot of Novid/covid conscious forums and a lot of people are saying if you don't mask everywhere you're engaging in eugenics, so now I feel like I've made a mistake in reducing my masking??? I'm just worried most of all that I'm gonna cause long term damage to/kill someone, especially because my mum has copd :( I wish I had a clear answer as to what the right thing to do is, but obviously it hasn't been long since covid was discovered, so there's still so much we don't know

Schoolie93

Date posted: 1y

Stay off the forums, masking is a waste of time, being a nurse they even told us that in the hospital but dumb Fauci made us do it, the N95 mask is the only mask that helps not spread infection and it’s the hospital grade one which most don’t get access to

Will86

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y

Do you think the forums are a healthy place to be?

clw2311

Date posted: 1y

Probably not, but I keep feeling like I'm deliberately remaining misinformed if I don't check them :(

Will86

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y

@clw2311 Have you ever seen on here the don't Google speech? It applies to what you're doing. Cold turkey quitting will be hard but you really should stop the compulsive checking/reassurance seeking.

clw2311

Date posted: 1y

@Will86 I've never heard of that, what is it?

Will86

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y

@clw2311 Driven by a need to answer their doubts with 100% certainty, people with OCD often struggle with the compulsion of researching, often using Google to find answers they can feel sure about. More often than not, though, those answers lead them down a “rabbit hole” of information—some of it factual, some of it misleading. https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/the-three-rs-research-rumination-and-reassurance

clw2311

Date posted: 1y

@Will86 Thank you :)

SpookyKiwi

Date posted: 25w

I'm struggling, worried about Schizophrenia

I haven't posted in a while. But I have been so worried so I thought I would write here. I am so worried about Schizophrenia and I feel so guilty about it. I have so so much respect for people who deal with the condition and worrying about getting it myself makes me feel like an awful person. It just takes so much out of me. I would love to know some helpful tips to get me through this if anyone else has been dealing with this worry.

Figuring it ...

Date posted: 25w

Newly diagnosed and Curious.

Hi, I’m new to this app and newly diagnosed. Question for you all, What things did you normalize and do without a second thought that when diagnosed, you realized was actually your OCD? Mine was how concerned with germs I am. I hold my breath when I open a door so the rush of wind doesn’t infect my lungs from whatever is in the room. I thought everyone was really careful and concerned like me. But Ive learned it’s not normal the lengths I go to. What was yours?

ash02

Date posted: 20w

mono

hi peeps today i found out i have mono, and for someone with contamination ocd that sucks even more than usual. am i really supposed to be worried about who i might infect for the indefinite future? and the fact that i wont know for weeks if i got anyone sick? and i’ve got a big trip with my family planned in a couple of weeks and im worried that one of my family members is gonna end up having symptoms before we go. has anyone else ever been in a similar situation? how did u deal with it without missing out on everything?

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