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It’s hard not to for sure. Especially for us with OCD, when people without OCD are freaking out about health it makes people with OCD feel 10x more vulnerable. My suggest would be to just take the precautions you can and sit with the anxiety. This is a case where it’s ok to be cautious and worried. If intrusive thoughts are really bothering you try doing some distraction activities! Avoid getting online or reading the media the best you can and have people only tell you what you absolutely need to know
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I feel you...its been a ton of surprise information all at once!! Maybe try altering your perspective on them closing school. HHow can this be a good things??..it is as a preventative, its good public safety, you get extra time off work or school!! More time to relax and rest to avoid germs and others. Plus as a ocd suffer I already lysol everything and dont touch doorknobs so for me it My OCD seems normalized. Good luck! I know its its scary... you are not alone
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It’s really hard because people are enabling OCD behavior, so how are we supposed to get out of the cycle? I have contamination OCD and GAD so I’ve been giving into my compulsions big time. I have allergies right now but my brain keeps saying ‘what if’. I literally just had a panic attack and don’t know what to do
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Do some deep breathing or if possible find an object and focus all your energy on it and in your head note everything about it or you could picture your happy place :)
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About two hours ago I saw a tiktok of someone who was about level 2 support level for their autism and isnt able to go to school because of it among other things, and ive been freaking out ever since i frequently obsess over mental illnesses or physical illnesses and thinking I have them but one im actually pretty sure of me having is autism but seeing things like that makes me think that im wrong, that my family members are right with saying im just special because i feel like i do not struggle enough, if that makes sense, my friends believe that it could be a possibility, but im not sure, i dont know how to calm myself, no one is responding to me right now and everyone is busy im just struggling
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I don’t know what crack my hormones are on this week but I’ve had like 4 different panic attacks at work today. I sometimes think it’s so silly that I was diagnosed with panic disorder until this starts to happen every 4 weeks. Panic attack followed by panic attacks all day for days. I feel like I’m going insane. I’m scared I’ll get reprimanded for staying in the bathroom for so long but I can’t have a panic attack out there in front of everyone :( I feel so scared ugh
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I'm doing a lot better with my OCD episode but I'm finding it hard to cope with what's happening in my country. It's hard because it is scary and people keep telling me I should be afraid. That everything is over and it's the apocalypse. I don't think it's productive to be gripped with terror but I don't know how to calm down.
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