Panicking

Tw Tw Tw Tw Tw Tw Tw Tw I Have to go down stairs into the basement sometimes … I’m also disabled and can’t walk on my own so l scoot down on my butt which is fine right ?? I’ve been doing it for years with no problems.. but within the last couple of years I’ve developed a fear of going down the stairs ( I still do when I need to ) but I panic i hyperventilate , I cry … I’ve gotten alot better at not over reacting as times went on but I still panic that I’m going to fall .. I’ve got it in my head that I’m going to accidentally let go of the rail or twist my foot the wrong way … accidentally fall and di# of a brain bleed or di* instantly on impact … I know I need to sit with the fact of maybe it will happen or maybe it won’t but it upsets me so much I panic even thinking about going down stairs .. or basically any type and not to reassure myself but it’s not like I’m going to know if I di* and seeing that bob saget potentially di*d of a brain bleed doesn’t make the situation any easier

Blueberrycows

Date posted: 25w

Add on … no I don’t just want to avoid the stairs completely because that would change nothing and that would be a cop out … I want it to be an ERP situation but man it’s hard

ChaoticCatte...

Date posted: 25w

Hi! First of all, your fear is valid. Fear of falling or injury is pretty common, considering nobody wants that😂I can say from personal experience, my OCD has a FIELD DAY whenever I’m going down my creaky old basement stairs. The truth is that sometimes scary things happen, and OCD’s just gonna keep reminding you of that. But it’s okay to trust yourself. Take it one step at a time if you need to (literally)! It will become more comfortable as you go. Remind yourself of the reality of the situation, and that you are more than capable of handling it. Good luck! (P.s. there’s nothing wrong with going down the stairs on ur butt, especially because it’s safest. But if you’re willing to try getting over your fear, you could go down on your butt halfway and then walk down the last few steps getting more used to it as you go! Hope this helped;)

Blueberrycows

Date posted: 25w

@ChaoticCatterpillar Thank you so much friend ❤️

ChaoticCatte...

Date posted: 24w

@Blueberrycows Anytime!🫶

chole43

Date posted: 24w

How many of you get scared to walk or stand before

I deal with this everyday scared to go places because of it and having to take anxiety medicine before I go somewhere....some days are better then others and thought I was getting better over the past few months and now it's hit me again having panic attacks before work because I'm scared I'm going to faint or having them at home because I'm scared if I faint I won't wake up on my own and I live by myself. Don't really know what to do about this they say to challenge my thoughts and fears and I do and sometimes it helps so.eti.es it doesn't really wondering if I need OCD medicine for this? What to do or try without medicine?

lion2215

Date posted: 22w

Fear of death.

When my friend was 17, she passed away. She had a heart condition which lead her to a heart attack, and it was devastating for all of us. Once I turned 17, everything came back. It started with research. I was constantly checking what the first sense to go was when you die, or how common a heart attack is. But now, it's turned into my brain telling me that if I don't stay up until 4:30 in the morning, when having to wake up at 6:30, then I will die, my family will die, or everyone will die. Or, if I don't touch my computer the exact same way 3 times I will die. I am so sick of these thoughts and I guess I just want to know that I'm not alone.

🖤BrokenChaos🖤

Date posted: 22w

A Little Annoyed

So today I've been having issues with walking (my legs shake and my right leg is at an odd angle), and my brain goes "Stop faking this. You're being dramatic." So I decided to try it. Told myself that I was going to truly stop "faking it" and take a step. Same thing happened with the shaking, so then I started freaking out. Now I make jokes and yes, I am going on the stairs as a compulsion to the "stop faking" thoughts. I almost fell a couple times, but I'm not very good at not engaging in them. TwT There is no medical reason that has been found yet, so that's where this stems from.

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