Cardiaphobia - hypochondria

@NotThatHardcore There’s some grey area here. I developed OCD due to medical negligence that nearly cost me my life. My general rule of thumb is listen to your gut, not your anxiety. You know your body. If something seems wrong then it’s perfectly okay to get a second or even third opinion but don’t go nuts seeking doctor after doctor.

@slcsasquatch I agree. There is a fine line. I got multiple tests done. All showing normal. And somehow my brain would think “yeah.. but… what about this… or that.. or maybe it’s good because you didn’t do this or that to avoid it not showing normal…” And this is what sent me to a spiral. Vital checking is AWFUL. And once I got this one particular test that I couldn’t really find a “yeah but” irrational thought against its result… I knew that was the test I needed to do. It was the scariest. But there really isn’t a whole lot to illogically not justify this test.. So I say. Maybe find the root to the compulsive thought and worry and do some thought analysis on what test would rule out the most worry. May not be a light switch solution.. But may be.

@slcsasquatch Absolutely, it's easy to go to far in either direction with this. Medical negligence is real. There are also, on the other hand, people who get tests compulsively beyond what a doctor would recommend. In any case, glad you're alive.

@NotThatHardcore That’s what’s so unfortunate about anxiety and OCD. There really isn’t ever a perfect solution. It’s how you develop resiliency and mature your mind around the ocd. Thank god for neuroplasticity