EBurz
- Date posted
- 14d
Anyone have health OCD?
Anyone willing to share there health ocd story with me? I’m really struggling with mine and would like to relate to someone and maybe talk about it. Thanks in advance. I’m new here.
monicaxoxomonicaxoxo
- Date posted
- 14d
im new too! all my life ive been very concerned with health, but ever since covid ive developed hypochondria. its hard, i think im having a stroke or a heart attack or some form of hidden cancer and that im sick but just dont know it yet or that something huge is just waiting to happen. i do regular check ups and i try to be rational about symptoms. the reassurance from doctor and specialist that im okay health wise helps for a while but then intrusive thoughts and fear take over sometimes. it is hard, but rationalizing it and having a healthier lifestyle while doing routine check ups has helped me a ton.
EBurzEBurz
- Date posted
- 14d
@monicaxoxo I’m the same way but instead of getting reassurance from the doctor I get skeptical like did you really check everything and then panic all day and ruminating. Also I’ve probably been to the ER 30 times so far this year it’s just frustrating. Thank you dot sharing your story!
jflick58jflick58
- Date posted
- 14d
Health ocd is my main ocd. It used to be heart related but now it’s mostly covid/long covid related being afraid of getting it and getting long covid. Exercise and diet helped my heart anxiety a lot. I had a lack of trust in my own body and building some confidence that I’ve taken good care of it and that my heart can take exercise without issue really helped me to feel less OCD. Ditching the Apple Watch and other checking devices helped a lot as well.
ladymeniladymeni
- Date posted
- 14d
Mine is lumps and bumps related (fear of tumors, swollen nodes, strange moles, etc.) at the moment and fear that any asymmetry in the body means something bad. If I have an itch, my brain says to scratch it but then I start to inspect for any lumps around the area. I literally can’t touch or see parts of my body a lot of the times without having the compulsion to “check”. It sucks
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