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- 5y
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- 5y
I have health OCD as well. I am mainly terrified of sustaining any type of lower body injury. I developed hip problems my junior year of college... and after going to SO many different types of specialists... I received a diagnosis 3 years later and had to have 2 surgeries. I am so terrified of any other lower body illness and I think about it constantly. My older sister said that I “look like I am trying not to step on legos” when I walk around the house because I walk so carefully and obsess over every step I take and how my foot hits the floor. It’s crazy because if I have any other issue aside from lower body... it’s almost as if I don’t even care. The idea of any other health issue almost sounds GOOD as long as it doesn’t impact my ability to use my lower body. I have experience some issues with being terrified of having another mental illness as well. If someone posts on social media or is talking about either mental illness or a lower body injury, I ignore them like the plague. Even thinking about their name makes me cringe. It’s as if I’m afraid to “catch” it. I know it sounds horrible as well... but I’m especially afraid of depression and schizophrenia.
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That’s really interesting to hear, and thank you for sharing me your story! Made me feel a lot better about my situation. I’m especially afraid of schizophrenia too, which is almost a relief because I didn’t think others had fears like that. My health OCD is mainly to do with kidneys because a lot of people in my family have had issues relating to the kidney, so whenever I get a pain, I obsessively check that it isn’t anywhere in that area. Thank you for showing me that I’m not alone in this!!
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I am the same exact way, with almost all of the same exact fears and compulsions. One of my grandmothers died of breast cancer so I am constantly checking for lumps, one of my grandmothers died of pancreatic cancer so if I feel any twinge of pain in my abdomen I’m convinced I have it, and many other relatives have died from other types of cancer. Also, if I hear of someone else getting sick/dying from something, I start googling it and am convinced I have it, or could get it soon, too. With the schizophrenia thing, I also am so worried I am going to start hallucinating or hearing voices, or that I will lose control.
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- 5y
I am really new to this app so this is the first time I’ve commented to someone! I was looking through and read your post; I suffer with the same OCD tendencies relating to health conditions. I was 18 and diagnosed with a benign tumour in my eye, ever since when I feel unwell or have pain or my heart races I spend all day checking my pulse ect making sure it’s ok! I’m also studying to me a nurse so knowing physical illnesses like I do doesn’t help the situation! Have you been recommended anything to help? I am due to see a doctor tomorrow regarding this as it’s now starting to take over every day! ? hope you feel better soon x
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- 5y
unfortunately I haven’t seen anyone yet (my appointment is in Feb) so I haven’t really been shown ways to help but I’ll be glad when I finally do! And that’s super understandable, I was going to be a paramedic but then I realised the more I knew about an illness, the more my brain could trick me into thinking that I had it. And it sounds bad but even being around people who are ill sends my OCD crazy so I thought best not to go that route, I really wish I could, so I’m super happy and proud to know that you’re studying to be a nurse! Same to you x
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- 5y
And to add on, I thought that being afraid of this certain mental health disorder came from too much of a personal experience which is why I thought I was alone. But after seeing a comment by someone else who had said the same thing, I was really taken back and surprised; relieved too
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- 17w
I have been having these fears about developing schizophrenia, it reached a point where i am starting to almost hear things or the smallest sounds and my mind tells me you're schizophrenic, and i feel this weird sensations in my ear as if someone is whispering yet i can barely hear them, the thing is i am not diagnosed yet because i never work with an OCD therapist but i study psychology so i just used what i learnt to give a meaning to my suffering, many themes of this fear have been happening before and this schizophrenia fear is the last one. I want to know what advice you can give me or ways to make my brain calm down a little bit, i also don't have and can't afford a therapist that's why i am here in the first place I also want to know more informations or experiences with this theme if anyone habe experienced it and what helped you with it I remember feeling better for a while but than i collapsed back, but i am hoping to get better soon too or anytime in the future, I don't want reassurance so make sure you be as real as you can, and thanks 🙏🏻
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- 16w
I’ve never been diagnosed with OCD, but I relate so much to what people here are going through. I used to think it was just anxiety, and I felt like I could handle that. But lately I’ve been spiraling—constantly afraid that what I’m feeling is something worse, like psychosis or losing control of my mind. I feel so detached and scared, and I just want peace again. I have anxiety doing the smallest things, like the thought of waking up everyday and even eating give me straight up panic. I am afraid all the time, it’s paralyzing. And a lot of people say someone with psychosis wouldn’t worry that they’re in it, but then I convince myself I’ve been in it this whole time, and haven’t known, and that maybe I’ve been doing weird stuff. Idk. I also get really scared of labels. Even the idea of OCD makes me feel like I’ll never get better or like I’ll be stuck like this forever. I just want to be okay. If anyone has felt this way—confused, overwhelmed, or scared of what’s happening in their mind—I’d really appreciate any support or encouragement.
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- Date posted
- 13w
Hi guys! I had really bad harm ocd about 2 years ago and I went through therapy and eventually got really good at handling it when it would pop up. The other day, I was scrolling on TikTok and came across a girl talking about a guy who was presenting a lot of schizophrenic symptoms but no one paid attention and got him help, he was having a lot of delusions, hallucinating, thinking everyone was out to get him, thought he was Jesus and his dad was the president and ended up doing horrific things. The day after that, I was dealing with some work drama and had the thought of “what if all my coworkers are against me and trying to get me fired”. That really stressed me out, cause I don’t normally think about them like that and I went down a rabbit hole of thinking that was the beginning of me developing schizophrenia, ended up googling stuff all night, taking tests, crying and seeking reassurance. I had a thought the other day “your dad is the president”, this one didn’t stress me out as bad as I knew it was just the video I had seen and it was an intrusive thought about it, and I also didn’t believe it. Today I was with some friends and I got a prize at a place we went and it said “lonely” on it. I do have my moments of feeling lonely and this week has been specifically trying so I had a thought like “oh someone’s out to get me cause I got this”. I know this isn’t logical and it wouldn’t make sense to just randomly get it if someone was truly after me and it was just a stupid prize at a random place, anyone could’ve gotten it. Im just struggling a lot with schizophrenic OCD and thinking I’m in the pre stages of it. In my good moments, I don’t think I am at all and it was all just sparked from the video I watched but in my bad moments, these thoughts feel real!! They really stress me out and make me feel like I’m going to lose my mind causing me to lose my job/ end up in a psych hospital/ never live a normal life/ end up alone, never see me my loved ones/ hurt my loved ones. I just want to feel normal and not like I’m about to lose my mind and everything I care about. Please help!!! Anyone else going through something similar and can help me get through this!
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