Storylovely
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- 4y
ocdm.7ocdm.7
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- 4y
i am not diagnosed but i definitely think i have it. for me i’m terrified of having a heart attack. for me what has worked is saying “i may have a heart attack i may not” and knock on wood i haven’t yet! can i ask why you are so afraid of having ADHD?
StorylovelyStorylovely
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- 4y
Well, it’s a long story. I want to become a doctor, so studying is important for me. And yet when I try to study I always find that I am lacking focus. This got me down the rabbit hole of searching for symptoms on the internet and sadly, I discovered that I fit the criteria for ADHD quite well. It’s stressful to me, because I feel like I will never be able to pursue my dream. I will keep you in my thoughts, I hope you get through you ocd struggles! I believe in you!
ocdm.7ocdm.7
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- 4y
@Storylovely thank you you too! if you do have ADHD there are medications that seem to work quite well if you want to do that. i’m sure a lot of doctors have ADHD!
Carl CornettCarl Cornett
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- 4y
Same as with all types of OCD: ERP.
StorylovelyStorylovely
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- 4y
Sadly, the thing is that I’m having a hard time discovering what my compulsions are. Maybe it’s not even ocd?
Seb87Seb87
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- 4y
@Storylovely Paying attention to the thought is the compulsion
Serio?Serio?
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- 4y
I’m not diagnosed but I think I have it too. Anytime I experience any type of symptoms of sickness I start googling for hours trying to find and answer and feeling so much anxiety. I would say finding compulsions and cutting them is the way to go.
StorylovelyStorylovely
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- 4y
I’m sorry to hear that :( For me it has come to a point when I wholeheartedly believe everything I think. Stay hopeful! One day we’ll all beat this, I swear!
js2020js2020
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- 4y
I do and I had cancer as a child so I have always been concerned about health related things. It was hard for me to tell if it was natural sorry but as I I’ve gotten older I realized I was obsessively googling symptoms .
StorylovelyStorylovely
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- 4y
I hope you’re doing better now! You never really realise it’s OCD until it’s too late, sadly. I find myself in the same situation a lot! Especially when my ocd changes themes. Stay strong, you’ve got this!
js2020js2020
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- 4y
@Storylovely Thank you ! I am doing well now . I always have the fear of what if but i know most others do as well. I started lexapro and it has helped me with the googling . Sometimes I still give In but I have been able to stop myself Now . I hope you are doing well!
js2020js2020
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- 4y
I understand I google before and after as well . I hope you feel better soon and please try not to stress yourself Out .
StorylovelyStorylovely
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- 4y
Thanks! :) Googling is very unhealthy and can be very misleading. Good thing is, we are not alone in this, many ocd folks share the same issue. Stay strong!
IhateOCD99IhateOCD99
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- 4y
Yes, health ocd here. I was convinced I had ALS, MS, different kind of cancers, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, parkinson's, Narcistic personality disorder, ASP, BPD, Optica Neuritis as part of MS and some more.. You should join a Health Anxiety group in Facebook. There are people who can help people with Health OCD🙂
StorylovelyStorylovely
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- 4y
Wow! Thank you for the advice! I don’t feel so alone anymore :)
IhateOCD99IhateOCD99
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- 4y
@Storylovely No problem at all🙂 if you have some free time you should also watch this video of Chrissie Hodges. Whenever I'm having a health OCD 'attack' I always watch this video: https://youtu.be/M1CVer8PgyM Stay strong😊
StorylovelyStorylovely
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- 4y
@IhateOcD I love Chrissie! She is a real lifesaver! Thank you so very much, I hadn’t watched that video yet! I hope you stay strong on your ocd journey! 😊
HS369HS369
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- 4y
I’m a hypochondriac too, I get really worked up and upset about STDs
StorylovelyStorylovely
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- 4y
Hey! I hope you are doing okay! I am in this as much as you are, but we will deal with this. It gets really hard and frustrating at times, but please, never lose hope in yourself! You are worthy of happiness, work towards it! P.S. yeah...even though I have zero reason to be worried about sti’s, they’re a big scare for me too :(
HS369HS369
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- 4y
@Storylovely Thanks I’m working on it :) I hope you’re doing well too!
KelsterKelster
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- 4y
I always want to know what’s wrong do I go to the doctor a lot. It’s not about just googling. I want to know why this hurts or what is this or that? Sometimes there’s nothing wrong. I just gave to know! If I don’t get it checked out, it causes me a great deal of anxiety. I google before and after going to the doctor.
StorylovelyStorylovely
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- 4y
I get how you feel! I tend to not believe doctors as well.
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