How do I know the difference between health anxiety and health focused ocd?

Hi! We treat them the same. Superficially this may seem different, and people with OCD often report that it feels like their OCD bounces from theme to theme - almost like an awful game of whack a mole. A trained and specializing ERP therapist who knows OCD well will be able to help you address these issues, and help you get to the root of OCD which is doubt and the intolerance of uncertainty. There is a lot of confusion about semantics when it comes to these disorders, but we see them as one and the same and therefore our treatment of these disorders will be the same as well. Exposure and response prevention! :)