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I had a spot on mine and had an emergency room dr, a urologist and a dermatologist both evaluate to rule out cancer. duh, of course it was just a regular old spot. I know I shouldnt have sought this reassurance but I was going through Paxil withdrawals at the time and very vulnerable. during that same time I also asked for and received a full heart evaluation including echo and nuclear stress test because I worried I damaged my heart from hormone therapy
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I’ve had a myriad of health anxiety periods. I found that the best thing to do is to distract yourself, especially when you feel the anxiety worsening. Try doing something that can get your mind on something else, something to really engage you.
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I do this thing where I essentially give it a week (or however long may be practical given the circumstances.) If I notice something on a Sunday, I tell myself I can call and make a doctors appointment on the following Sunday. Usually by the time the week has passed, the problem has resolved itself or I’m no longer concerned about it enough to want to go to the doctor. I also will try and plan stuff with friends for the day I said I’d call for an appointment, so that I don’t get as much of a chance to call.
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That’s good advice. I’m doing well fighting the urge to compulse (check it, look up info and pictures to compare) but that urge to want to know is so strong lol
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I find that being in public places surrounded by others helps remove my mind from the situation. I'll get in the car and drive to a place, grab coffee (decaf) and just people watch
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That’s smart, I find I feel the same to be honest. You feel more like a normal human that way.
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right! my house is not my friend when I'm in a cycle. it's like being home makes it harder to resist.
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Thank you guys. You’re right..interaction helps. I’m struggling with whether or not I should go to the doctor or not for it...
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I’ve been feeling the urge to avoid intimacy or purposefully engage (for reassurance that I won’t give into a compulsion) because of intrusive thoughts and fear that I’ll “check/test” my reactions. My OCD is making me so scared that I’ll purposefully think of a child and try to see if I like it. It’s so complicated but I guess I’m mentally checking if I would mentally check during intimacy. I’ve even envisioned myself checking and it’s making me so nauseous. I know it’s a compulsion like any other but the sound of “touching yourself to the thought of a child” sounds atrocious and vile. I’m terrified I’ll automatically start checking next time I am being intimate. I truly feel so worried. If anyone has gone through something similar, I’d appreciate hearing your experience. Or if anyone has any advice?
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I need too know that I'm not insane, really. I am 16 and for the past two weeks, this has been completely ruining my health and happiness. I only recently came out as a lesbian like 3 months ago after a lot of confusion about my attraction since I used to think I liked men. At first, I felt so sure that I liked women, but lately, I've been having these unwanted thoughts about the possibility of liking men. I never used to feel this way, but now, every time I look at a man, my brain obsessively fixates on it. It forces me to imagine kissing him, loving him, things I don’t want, and then tries to convince me that I do. It’s painful. The thought of this fills me with fear and anxiety, leading to panic attacks and breakdowns. I don’t want these thoughts. I hate them with every fiber of my being, but I’m terrified that one day I’ll act on them and somehow like it. I used to think I liked men, but back then, I was in a very unhealthy space in a time of escapism and something deeply parasocial. I’ve only ever liked the attention and validation a man could give me, but these experiences are somehow treated as further proof that I’m "bisexual." I’ve never been in a real relationship with anyone, which makes my brain constantly challenge me—telling me, “You don’t even know what love feels like.” It won’t shut up. It keeps obsessively trying to make me prove that I’m a lesbian, testing my reactions and questioning my certainty. Is this normal?
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I had blood work done for a test I was having a couple weeks ago. The phlebotomist hit my vein weird, my arm bled a lot, but eventually stopped. My arm is still sore several days later. The following week I had my bronchoscopy. The nurse used the same arm that was already sore to put in the IV for the meds. My arm started hurting, swelling and burning. I told her it hurt really bad but she ignored me; then I was out. It’s been a week and my arm still hurts, and my veins are tight and hard. Couple that with the white stuff all over my face, that nobody from the care team bothered to wipe off- which I didn’t know about until my husband asked me what it was, I got harm from my OCD! At first I chalked it up to the white stuff on my face was bad bedside manners. Now, I keep thinking that my doctors and everyone associated with the clinics are trying to harm me. This morning I had an incident with the fryer oven while toasting my bagel. I asked my husband about it and he says he didn’t notice anything. I was down to the last few bites of my bagel, and suddenly started feeling loopy. I spit it out and threw the rest away. After sitting awhile thinking of the doctors and phlebotomist etc… it dawned on me that it was my OCD telling me people were trying to harm me. I don’t know how to get over the fact that my arm hurts really bad and my doctor completely ignores my health concerns. I’ve been nauseous for the past two weeks or so - there is definitely something wrong! I think when they find out that you have OCD and/or Anxiety, they treat you differently, as if you’re making up the symptoms. I most certainly haven’t felt heard! My husband always says, what’s wrong now? It’s such a horrible feeling to hear him say that. Is this what you call Harm? Or is it associated with Harm? I’m not sure if this is triggering or not. I hope not.
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