My health related OCD has been so bad. I I'm trying an online 12-week program focus just on health anxiety but stopping myself from compulsively checking my body has been so difficult. Physical sensations are common and I have an 11-month-old that is such an energetic joy but physically demanding. Even though I know there are rational reasons to a lot I'm so sick of being scared of my body and being afraid to do simple things like my daily showers looking in the mirror etc.... Pretty much almost every time I touch my body I'm scanning for illness. I don't know if there are certain types of therapy other than ERP or avenues for health-related OCD. If anyone has any advice it would surely be appreciated. I don't want my daughter growing up seeing me compulsively check all the time.

I too scan the lymph node areas as well. It surely is helpful to not feel so alone and in some ways hearing that other people unfortunately go through the same struggle helps in a way to disassociate from the fear itself. If it's any help to you the 12-month program I'm doing is from a specialist out in Canada you can find him on YouTube his name is Dennis Simsek. Take a look and maybe it will help you.

I too allow my OCD to make excuses for my symptoms sensations etc..... After having my daughter last August in November my aunt was diagnosed with breast cancer and a family friend with another type of cancer and that's mainly my biggest health fear. Then in December my husband myself and we are suspecting our daughter all got Corona virus courtesy of the daycare. And since then the whole anxiety has been really intense. So I was hoping to do this 12-week program as a way to get back into a pseudotherapy since I've had traditional ERP therapy in the past. As you know it's very hard but I'll give the 12 a program a chance and see how it goes.

My health anxiety has been out of control lately too, I'm sorry we're both dealing with this but I'm glad we both found this app and are trying our best to be better ❤

Same here... Wishing us all the best in the journey. 💪🏼💚

Good for you for taking the right step forward! I too have taken nonchalant comments by my physicians and perseverated on them for weeks or months to come. It can get exhausting when you know you should be content and yet the OCD will find the most minute thing to grow from. Wishing you the best. Let us know how it goes