health ocd

i’m struggling very badly with health ocd. i am constantly convinced every little thing wrong with me is immediately cancer. i noticed i have been getting random bruises on my knees/shins and i think it is because i have cancer. does anyone else think like this? it’s so annoying because any weird symptom i think it’s because i must be dying. but is there a reasonable explanation to why i have bruises on my legs? it’s seriously freaking me out!!!

SweetTea247

Date posted: 6w

Hi Kenzie, your post reminded me of myself because I have struggled with similar thoughts and feelings but under different circumstances. About 2 years ago when I was 20 I had sex for the first time when my current boyfriend who Lords willing will be my fiancé soon. Aside from the Godly guilt I felt I was consumed with the fear that I was pregnant because stupidly we didn’t wear protection. Even when we wore protection I took almost everything as a sign that I was pregnant. I would tell myself “What if some had slipped in” “What if I have a higher chance of becoming pregnant” “What if God is punishing me for having sex outside of marriage” Although I knew none of it was or is true. The first time I had sex, I should’ve gotten pregnant 100%, but every since that first time I always made sure we wore protection but it wasn’t enough to stop my mind from lying to me. Why am I saying this to you Kenzie? You can do all these extra precautions but your mind will find a crack in your actions, and it actually feeds off of the energy you put into the thoughts further fueling the fire. Does that make sense? I just wanted to tell you that I relate to you, and the best thing I did for me was to immediately know that my brain was lying and to not entertain it. I know that I pick and choose what I want to believe, and I’m in control of what I want my life to look like. And that’s what I want to tell you Kenzie, you’re in control of what thoughts you clinge to and obsess over. Choose the better thoughts. You got this! You can do this! 🤟🏾

kenziessc

Date posted: 6w

@March042004! thank you so much! i had the same exact pregnancy thoughts. i had sex for the first time about a month ago and i was like what if im pregnant now? even tho i knew there was no way i could be. i also always think God is going to punish me for sinning and give me cancer or something even though i know it isn’t true. i always feel so guilty for not being perfect. my brain is constantly lying to me and i always find myself giving in and believing ridiculous things like thinking i must have blood cancer because of bruises on my legs.

Alison_cox

Date posted: 6w

absolutely. yesterday i got a little bit of sunburn on my legs and i IMMEDIATELY went there too even though i KNOW it doesn't just work like that! Cancer is not my most frequen go-to so it did surprise me a bit that my mind took it there so quickly, but health OCD is absolutely my #1 genre. I am CLUMSY and must walk into the corner of things on a regular basis to a point where i dont ever remember it happening. the bruises are always there the next day and im like "what did i even do" and a lot of times it was just one of those fluke scenarios where like i hit the end of the table and forgot i did that!

tomhyland

Date posted: 24w

disease obsessions

hello. i have been going through health scare obsessions for at least 5 years now and it terrifies me. i mainly fear of cancer. i have no reason to fear of cancer because it is not a predominant condition in my family. i have been to check ups for skin cancer and been told it was nothing which relieves me for a short period of time but then i start thinking of other cancer possibilities :( it doesn’t help that im a smoker to deal with the stress of adhd and ocd which just fuels the obsession of lung cancer. i know it would help my fear to stop smoking but thats easier said than done. i have only been a smoker for 3 years and its the only thing that helps right now. on top of this, my brain makes me believe that every intrusive thought i have WILL MANIFEST into existence just from thinking about it! this has scared me so much in the last 5 years and once i told my mum about it and she said "if you ever got cancer we would deal with it, its okay" but that didnt help it just made it worse and the possibility become more scarier! please help me.

carol.xxx

Date posted: 23w

Suffering Health andiety

I am really suffering with health anxiety at the minute I am absolutely PETRIFIED of cancer and Im only 17 its draining the life out of me Ive had a cough / cold for two weeks now and ive felt itchy - Has anyone else ever just felt really itchy Im terrified in case I have cancer Im really really petrified I get so scared of death im really frightened SO frightened Im so so scared of the C. Uts scary

Niamh182

Date posted: 16w

Bowel / colon cancer fear

Hi all, it’s been a while since I’ve posted on here but i have thankfully been getting better with my Health OCD and haven’t felt the need to come on here, however I’ve fallen back into the trap and can’t even function without panicking and worrying at the minute! I was very stressed a few weeks ago over life scenarios when I started seeing a lot of signs and symptoms of colon cancer in young people on social media, I didn’t think too much of it. However of course a few days later I start having the symptoms! Sore stomachs, constipation etc. I have been so worried, I went to my doctor and got constipation medication for a week which I took but since stopping I have the same symptoms and more and I am worried so much everyday I’ve been hyper aware of my bowel movements! I have even been trying to force myself to go when I feel like I don’t really need to which in turn has caused haemorrhoids and some blood, which has made me even more anxious!! (Note: my partner actually thinks I’m going to the bathroom a normal amount and am not even really constipated anymore but I’m convinced I am) I feel like I’m going crazy and no one seems to think my worries are rational - can OCD/ anxiety impact your bowel movements and stomach? I’ve never really had this and I’m petrified of it, I hope someone else has had this scenario before and has came out the other side (edited)

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