panic after reading triggering content

i understand where your anxiety is coming from, and i don’t want to give you too much reassurance (as that is a compulsion and only fuels the ocd cycle.) but one thing i would like to point out is that the person you described above has schizo affective disorder along with ocd. ocd can create doubt and “manifest” these feelings that feel real because of our anxiety’s intensity. if you start to struggle, reach out to somebody like a helpline number, therapist or someone you trust about your worries/condition. also these youtubers may help you! OCD and Anxiety with Nate Peterson OCD Recovery with Robert Bray Ali Greymond YouHaveOCD

You are more than your thoughts. The fact you are analyzing and thinking about yourself is a good sign. You are reflecting. Reflection is good. You are not the brother, you are safe and your own person

People don't have enough knowledge And unfortunately they comment about they opinion. OCD is different Don't worry.

I understand why this triggered you and in fact a similar thing triggered a recent flare up of mine a few months ago. But unfortunately this guy suffers from a serious condition like you mentioned schizo active disorder which I’m not a doctor so I can’t blame the actions on that thing particularly. It’s an unfortunate case but I wouldn’t blame OCD on it either in fact at all. I would say stay off Reddit because it is a HUGE sneaky compulsion and sometimes you end up with unfortunate cases of it making things 100x worse. Seek out an ERP therapist if you can afford it and if you aren’t already. You are not alone there is support groups also run on nocd that make it feel much more less isolating I hope you feel better soon.