I’ve always had anxiety and ocd about throwing up but then it went into just horrible panic attacks where I needed someone close to calm me down like my mom or gf. It subsided and I was doing great for years. But it’s come back and now, I live in NYC, for the last 2 years I can’t take the subway anymore m, I can’t get on elevators or planes. It’s controlled my life. If im on there alone I get panic attacks. It happens automatically. I’m scared that the subway is going to get stuck and I can’t get off same with the elevator and plane. I’m scared of having panic attacks now and I just have a huge general sense of anxiety everywhere. I just feel off constantly now. I really want to get my life back and not care about these things. Anyone else dealing w the same?

Username: kicometkicomet

Date posted: 6y ago

I also have a fear of people or myself throwing up. Anytime I see someone by a trash can or going to a restroom or even coughing too loud I get panic attacks

Username: MeraMera

Date posted: 6y ago

Me ??‍♀️ Been struggling with it for 2 years

Username: MeraMera

Date posted: 6y ago

I want my life back too

Username: NJRNJR

Date posted: 6y ago

I can’t believe you guys have that anxiety too!! I have been so petrified of me or someone else throwing up throughout my whole life! So many of my obsessions revolve on it, it’s awful! Outright panic! I’ve never heard anyone else talk of it. I snuck out of my house one night in the middle of the night because someone was sick. I said nothing and drove 30 minutes away...ridiculous but true! I would love to have that anxiety go away, it affects everything!

Username: kicometkicomet

Date posted: 6y ago

I totally understand you! One time I saw my brother throwing up and I couldnt talk to him or hardly look at him for 5 weeks. You’re not alone!

Username: Amanda4Amanda4

Date posted: 6y ago

I have the same fears. It’s very difficult to deal with sometimes...but my compulsion (Washing my hands) helps bc I know I’m doing what I can to help protect myself. I also clean very often. Sometimes you have to try to reassure yourself as well as much as we all hate thinking about it...like did you put your hands in your mouth without washing? Or were you sharing food or drinks with someone who is sick? If not , then your thoughts *should* get better. I’ve had panic attacks with it and get anxiety all the time even when I hear of someone that has been sick. I work in long term care so it’s difficult in that environment. But you have to tell yourself there’s more to life than living scared and in fear. It’s very hard, but surround yourself with supportive friends and family.

Username: Saz

Date posted: 6y ago

Does anyone else suffer from panic sessions or severe anxiety where you feel you can’t breathe whilst driving alone? It’s been a year since I was hit with depression/anxiety and OCD and now I can’t go out or drive alone. My depression is more or less gone but my anxiety and OCD are quite high. How do I confront this fear of something bad happening to me whilst driving alone because I feel like I can’t breathe and that I’ll die.

Username: Anonymous

Date posted: 3y ago

Any tips for fear of flying? I’m not actually scared of the act of flying. I more psych myself out with things like “what if I have a panic attack while I’m in the air for 9 hours and I can’t do anything about it?” “What if I go crazy and need to get to the emergency room immediately and I can’t?” I used to fly all the time, but since my OCD got really bad, being in a confined space in a situation where I have no control terrifies me. I haven’t flown in 2 years now. I’m just scared of having a panic attack in the air. And I always get that “am I going to go crazy?” feeling during a bad episode. I know I won’t actually go crazy, but I know especially being in the air is going to trigger that.

Username: Immyxo

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 36w ago

Anyone else have OCD around the fear of anxiety?

I’m basically scared of anxiety. I had the thought one day ‘what if I can’t stop worrying and making myself anxious’ so I spent like a whole 3 hours just in a huge panic attack worrying about the fact what if I can’t stop being anxious. It’s like a self perpetuating cycle. I worry about anxiety coming so the anxiety just became HUGE. Ever since then my life has not been the same. I’m better than I was but I would love to know if anyone else has struggled with it? Acceptance of the anxiety and not trying to get rid of it has helped me.

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