Physical symptoms

Hi all, I’ve struggled with what I believe it ROCD for the best part of 4 years. Every single day I wake up with a pit in my stomach which continues all day until I go to sleep. This is also paired with head pressure/aches that again, last all day. I’m curious to see if others experience physical symptoms? A lot of the time it’s not that I necessarily have intrusive thoughts, rather I’ll have the feeling that something is wrong and the physical symptoms cause me to feel like I should break up with my partner.

Taylor Vought

Date posted: 2d

Yea, I get the impression that anxiety and fear affect peoples bodies in different (although almost always unpleasant lol) ways. Headaches, tiredness, aches, GI issues, I get those when anxiety gets real bad. Self compassion and self love helps me alleviate it when it gets real bad. Nobody deserves to be mired in physical pain and fear like that. We may not be able to get it to go away but at least we acknowledge how much it sucks and take care of ourselves while it happens. Almost every single time after I sit down, acknowledge my pain, engage in some self love and self soothing (and usually a good cry😭😅) I feel a lot better.

Taylor Vought

Date posted: 2d

One way I've heard it described that is helpful for engaging in self compassion is to ignore whatever mental story you're telling yourself and just focus on the body. Who cares WHAT you're anxious and afraid of. It doesn't matter. If you're mired in fear and physical distress, then you deserve to be taken care of. It doesn't matter if the mind thinks it's a stupid reason to be afraid or not. Anyways, hope some of that is helpful, I know you didn't ask for advice but I can definitely relate to this❤️

Vee92

Date posted: 2d

I find the physical symptoms to be the worst part of OCD in my opinion. I could deal with all of the mental anguish if it weren’t for the twisting feeling in my gut, the dizziness and headaches, and blurry vision, nausea, loss of appetite, sore muscles. My ultimate remedy is showers, either super hot or more often super cold. Icy showers, like ice dunks, reset the nervous system and they really help shock the body back to factory settings. Highly recommend.

ROCDstruggle

Date posted: 17h

I completely relate!!! It’s relentless too, I’ve been plagued with anxiety every single day for 4 years non stop, it’s awful. Hope you’re okay!

Vee92

Date posted: 16h

@ROCDstruggle Omg no I hope YOURE okay!! I go through periods of this but they’ve never lasted more than 3 months. I can’t imagine 4 years, you poor thing 🤧

bec15

Date posted: 2d

Hey my theme is based around religion the back of my head hurts most times or sometimes I feel nauseous but definitely sometimes my whole head freezes up like I am paralysed

Ringbear

Date posted: 2d

I had that when I started dating my first gf, and it’s the spike that got me diagnosed. So I feel this.

Jaclip

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2d

I get those

Trying To Be...

Date posted: 2d

I’m in the midst of a terrible flare up right now and this is my symptoms exactly! My head aches most the time but the pit in my stomach upon waking is by far the most excruciating symptom. Sending a lot of peace and well wishes your way, this is one of the most difficult things I have ever dealt with and would never wish it on anyone. God Bless you and I pray we find the peace we deserve 🥺🙏

ROCDstruggle

Date posted: 17h

Thank you so much, that’s really lovely of you. Sending them right back your way! It’s definitely comforting to know I’m not alone in feeling like this so I appreciate you responding🤍

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