Health scares.

Hey, I’m new to this platform but I want to ask if anyone else deals with feeling like they could pass at any moment. I’m always obsessing over if something is wrong with me. One minor headache, a simple ache, normal allergies, just anything health related scares me. I can’t separate my mind from reality and what it could be. It’s scary and my mom tries to help me but it’s like it doesn’t do anything. She always calls me a hypochondriac because I’m always thinking something is wrong. Does anyone have advice or stories? I’m willing to listen.

Iamacamel2!

Date posted: 21h

I don’t want to give any reassurance because that won’t help you long-term. I highly suggest you start ERP therapy with a trained therapist. It is a great tool that can help you with this!

Skyla:))

Date posted: 21h

@Iamacamel2! Thank you:))

Maybe, maybe...

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 18h

ERP is the most evidence based treatment for this. I have contamination OCD as well. My mom did not know when I was younger that reassurance only makes it worse and she would reassure me and have my aunt who is a nurse check me if I was worried. It is just the way your brain works and it can get better with treatment. ❤️

Skyla:))

Date posted: 18h

@Maybe, maybe not Thank you so much!!!

Ovis

Date posted: 10h

I have a similar experience, but much less freuqent, and i fear endless pain, rather than death. Any sudden pain, especially in my chest or with my head, cause me to worry and often i spirral into a panic attack. Been hard to get myself under control - tried crotcheting, reading, playing on my phone - nothing worked to calm my mind. Till I started writing my thoughts. Not like certain phrases or some small notes - my thoughts, word in word. It made me realize just how shallow my fears are. What in my head sounded like a life-threating problem, suddenly turned into 2 or 3 small problems, that I could deal with using pure logic. Usually i write 2 or 3 pages, and I can get myself out of the panic attack, think it through and calm down. I am too paranoid to write a diary, but plenty therapists recomend trying it, so maybe its worth a shot? I tried a few things, that my therapist recommended, but in the end, i had to find my own way to deal with my demons. I suggest seeing a therapists to get professional help. My advice may not be the best for you, but maybe that's my social anxiety and fear that my words and advice could cause problems for other people. 😅 Im still working on that one, albeit very slowly, as you can see Hope you can find a way to deal with your demons soon

Skyla:))

Date posted: 4h

I appreciate this so much! Thank you:))

EBurz

Date posted: 10w

Anyone have health OCD?

Anyone willing to share there health ocd story with me? I’m really struggling with mine and would like to relate to someone and maybe talk about it. Thanks in advance. I’m new here.

astoto

Date posted: 9w

Medical OCD

I never used to really care about my health unless I got sick and just took some meds and went about my day. Last fall I was diagnosed as diabetic. In the winter my car was suddenly diagnosed with cancer and I ended up with extremely bad anxiety and anticipatory grief like I have never felt before. My other cat now is on two medications for health issues. I was in the hospital in march for diverticulitis. I have a pinched nerve from trying to do yoga. A few weeks ago I had a colonoscopy and now I’m having mild tremors and some numbness and tingling in my extremities. My anxiety is through the roof. I went to my primary doctor who thought it was my medications having a bad side effect so she took me off it. The tremors have gotten somewhat better but the numbness has not improved. Okay where am I going with this? Every day I get this gnawing anxiety that makes me feel like I need to go to the hospital but I don’t go for financial reasons and because I’m terrified that they’ll make me stay overnight or I’ll get another bad diagnosis. How do I live like this ? I’ve never dealt with any anxiety or obsession thoughts in my life before this and now it’s a daily struggle. I often find myself crying because I’m freaking myself out. Please help.

pdwyer79

Date posted: 6w

New here

Hey there, Im recently diagnosed with ocd and working with a therapist. My thing is I get focused on how I’m feeling. If I get a headache it freaks me out, I could be congested from allergies and it can spin me out, like what if it’s something more serious, it could be any body sensation that causes me to ruminate. Health ocd? Somatic ocd? Anyone have this? Any tips? Thanks!

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