berrybrynn

Date posted: 23d

is this hyper fixation off

i’m not trying to ask for reassurance but is this ocd? I’ve had religious OCD Harlow city and pure OCD before and I’m still going through it but basically today I was putting on lipgloss and it got into my mouth and it was like a overwhelming flavor. It tasted gross and then I choked on my spit and I have a sore throat right now, but I choked on my spit and ever since that it feels like there’s so much saliva in my mouth and it feels like hard to like catch my breath like the feeling you get when you’re like, gasping for air after choking that’s kinda how I’m feeling without like the gasping part but it just feels like I’m like swallowing on command and I’ve had like breathing fixation before so I don’t know if this is just like fixating on my swallowing but it’s bothering me and I don’t know if it’s cause I have a sore throat but yeah basically kind of feels like I’m drowning like inside my mouth like there’s just like so much saliva in my mouth and like I have to swallow like every second and I just feel like I can’t breathe when I swallow for some reason kinda

☆ madeofmoo...

Date posted: 23d

that is absolutely fixating on swallowing/breathing🫶🏻 especially if you’ve used the lipgloss before! anything we put on our lips is bound to get a tiny bit in our mouths. even if not intentionally. if you were somehow allergic or anything like that it would’ve happened the very first time. and even if this is your first time using the lipgloss, if it was a serious allergic reaction it would be very apparent. i understand how hard it is to differentiate between the two❤️‍🩹 anxiety is the worst. and it’s so good at convincing us of the worst. i’m here for you!

berrybrynn

Date posted: 23d

@madeofmoonlight thank you so much your the sweetest!! it was definitely scaring me because it felt like i was like drowning a bit i have distracted myself and learned to not worry because im safe and why spend time worrying if i’ve been through kinda breathing hyper fixation a bit!!

☆ madeofmoo...

Date posted: 23d

of course!🫶🏻 yeah, see! the distraction helped. allergic reactions don’t stop for distractions!! :)

berrybrynn

Date posted: 22d

@madeofmoonlight exactly thank you for that!

Oscarrr

Date posted: 22d

Hey im going through the same thing 😭

berrybrynn

Date posted: 22d

@Oscarrr oh wow reallyyyy i’m sorry how are you doing now? i’ve tried to distract myself i am watching a movie have you like tried to distract ur self? or do a fun activity or call your freinds

berrybrynn

Date posted: 22d

@Oscarrr i’m still kinda doing it but def not as much i promise it’ll get better ocd sucks!!!

Oscarrr

Date posted: 22d

@crazy_savvy Hey I’m doing good right now! I try to distract my self and when I do I feel like it gets a little better, but ngl it’s hard to distract my self from doing it 😂

berrybrynn

Date posted: 22d

@Oscarrr 100% it is definitely hard to distract yourself. I’m kind of going through the same thing but mine feels like I can’t breathe when I swallow and like I’m focusing on my breathing too much maybe a little but yeah distracting yourself is key. It’s definitely very hard to because it’s going through your mind 24 seven and it’s the only thing that’s on your mind and it’s bothering you so but I have faith in you and you can do it and we’re all here for you, but maybe like play your favorite game or text a friend or do karaoke with your friends or go shopping try to distract yourself and just try not to do the compulsion thing. I know it’s gonna be hard not to like focus on it and do it but

Oscarrr

Date posted: 22d

@crazy_savvy Yea I definitely understand you and I’ve been doing that! I hung out with my friends pretty recently to be honest and I did feel better, honestly I feel like whenever I don’t think about it I feel normal but as soon as I have a single thought about my compulsion then it instantly comes back 😂

Oscarrr

Date posted: 22d

@crazy_savvy I hope you can get through it too though! I know you can do it as well!

berrybrynn

Date posted: 22d

@Oscarrr aww thank you so much and yea i get it i was legit watching my movie and i had a thought about the swallowing thing and boom it was back lolll but i tried to keep watching the movie and it kinda worked but i know you will get better and thats so good you hung out with your friends thats so much fun!! dont let ocd control you people say like you are the driver and ocd is in the passenger seat because its just a annoying guest in our brains

karli.2204

Date posted: 24w

Things i struggle with as a hypochondriac with OCD

- can’t go to sleep without lipgloss on (my body will not let me physically gts until my lips are moisturized ) - can’t drink coke or eat too much junk food without my head telling me im going to get liver failure or stomach cancer from the unhealthy food - feeling like i’m going to have a heart attack (this one i developed from a physical form because they asked me if i had heart problems and i remembered my grandma died from a heart attack) - my head will eat with alive if i don’t scrub my skin hard enough when u shower because i cannot have dead skin - feeling forced to drink water (i quite literally feel like i’m dying off the slightest feeling of thirst) - diagnosing every single body sensation ( im convinced i have over 30+ diagnoses) - having a bad grade ( it hurts my chest literally) - being mean (i swear the energy comes back to me and haunts me for life) - finding a solution to literally everything (it hurts not to know the real) - fear of smoking (this is probably the stupidest thing ever but i’m afraid of catching an obsession from smoking then dying from it..) - having kids (just what if my body isn’t good enough and i end up risking me n the child’s life ? yk ?) - caramel frappes (i feel like the shittest person ever after drinking one and i feel like IM no longer healthy) - GREASE ( i cannot feel grease in any way while im eating because i will no longer eat the food) - any discomfort in my shoe (i will take it off from the tightness and walk barefoot if i have to) - bra (so since im convinced that there’s something wrong with me , wearing a bra that feels just a tiny bit tight, makes me forget how to breath and suddenly im dying) - my bed/room (my bed must be made and my room must be clean otherwise i cannot focus) - praying (although i don’t pray every night i feel like god thinks i’m a bad person or not worshiping him enough whenever i don’t pray or remember i didn’t) - the bible (i got trauma from it and i feel bad that i got trauma for it so im scared to read it but im scared more of the trauma it caused me) - the doctors (i don’t want any test done to me cus im afraid of something bad but i need reassurance for the sake of my sanity) - the united states of fcking america (i seriously hate living in this country because everything is a lie so i don’t feel safe here) - the food in the united states of fcking america (well mostly everything is processed and even healthy food are being pre waxed so they look “good” and it scares me so i think everything is not healthy) - tik tok (bro i cant with the diagnosis videos anymore) - what ever i do to one thing that has another thing must be done to the other thing or i cant live with myself - my nails ( im not mentally okay if my toe nails are long ..) - everyone except my bf/not bf yet (as a pre psychology student, i study and analyze everyone so i can see everyone’s red flag) - the kids at my school (the drama that has no end but no reason is my 13th reason…) - smells ( you don’t know how fast i can light a candle until you know me) - medication (it gives me more anxiety than my actual anxiety)

MichaelVu2010

Date posted: 21w

Somatic Ocd

Hello, Yesterday I’ve suddenly had problems with swallowing and my anxiety. like im scared of choking and would have a panic attack every-time i try to swallow food or water. Is there anyway to treat this?

melody_harmony

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 20w

OCD breathing

Have been struggling with somatic breathing ocd. I start feeling like I can’t breathe and start feeling faint. I have a performance this weekend and my biggest fear is that I won’t be able to sing. I worry that I’m not gonna be able to perform cause it also causes a wave of fear and I’m scared I’m gonna feel too faint where I’m gonna have to go run off stage. I start hyperventilating and I don’t know how to stop it. My mind just makes me aware and then I eventually start hyperventilating. Any tips? I’ve tried just acknowledging it but it hasn’t helped the hyperventilating much. Any tips please? I have to go on stage for tech in 50 mins

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