Still learning since getting diagnosed but are there actual symptoms of health OCD or anxiety? What are a few that you can separate from actual situation will warrant a dr visit
Struggling with this thought myself tbh š , it can be so exhausting too cuz you never know what thought to take seriously enough to get it checked by a doctor
@nic0.xp Do you go thru any symptoms
@lotero I have health ocd ! I think what helped me figure it out was the constant checking/researching symptoms and looking for suspicious bumps to make sure it wasnāt cancer or some terrible illness. Noticed it a lot when I was a kid and it got worse over time cuz I was doing compulsions to help ease the anxiety but recently found that giving into compulsions make the thoughts feel a lot more real
@nic0.xp Iām in that same boat it all started in April I got diagnosed with anxiety with adjustment disorder and health ocd (he used a name ) is all new to me and itās scares d shat out of me
A lot of my health anxiety/OCD symptoms overlapped with actual medical conditions so itās definitely worth going to get checked out! I had no appetite because I was so upset and then lost a lot of weight; I wouldnāt sleep because I was anxious, then would be fatigued throughout the day; etc. Speaking about OCD compulsions specifically, checking behaviors are very common, whether that be googling symptoms, reading Reddit boards, physically checking your body, asking for reassurance from others. My health OCD spiral was one of the most severe of my life and I truly thought I was dying of terminal cancer because my physical symptoms were so awful. As scary as going to the doctor is, it will set your mind at ease! Wishing you well!ā¤ļø
@Brekgel I have done various exams already they all comeback pretty normal including my heart I just dot. Get it like right now Iām chilling relaxed all of sudden my hands feel tingling and warm my left arm seems weak and Iām anxious yet my nerve conduction exams blood work all that normal
@lotero Anxiety can definitely cause tingling and numbness! I go numb when Iām anxious, especially with my hands, arms, and feet. Our brains are very powerful and the more we think about something, the worse our physical symptoms feel sometimes!
@Brekgel Yeah but if Iām chilll calm relaxed how can I still get that idk this all new
@lotero Bodies are weird! My numbness sometimes comes in waves and a passing thought slightly related to my OCD would immediately cause numbness even if I wasnāt anxious at the particular moment. It could also be a pinched nerveāmy leg and foot would go numb for months and it turns out it was a pinched nerve!
@Brekgel Yeah theyāve checked me for that aperatly no pinch nerve
It's extremely difficult to tell purely because the disease causes false physical sensations that accompany intrusions.
@Guest1488484 Yeah it sucks specially when I keep asking myself ā but my tests where clearā did they miss anything
@lotero You've had tests, they were clear. All you can do from this point forward is let the intrusions pass. You can do it.
@Guest1488484 Thanx Iām hoping to get better
Hey there, Im recently diagnosed with ocd and working with a therapist. My thing is I get focused on how Iām feeling. If I get a headache it freaks me out, I could be congested from allergies and it can spin me out, like what if itās something more serious, it could be any body sensation that causes me to ruminate. Health ocd? Somatic ocd? Anyone have this? Any tips? Thanks!
Hey! Iām new to all of this. Iāve been diagnosed with OCD since I was 10 years old, Iām 22 now. Itās had its ups and downs, but this year it has gotten worse since my mom was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. They said itās not hereditaryā¦but it activated my health anxiety. Iāve worried about every cancer in the book. Iāve had blood work done 10 times this year, hormones ran, autoimmune disease panel, mri of my knee, colonoscopy, head to toe ct scan, inward ultrasound, 4-5 clinical breast examsā¦itās been nuts. I stop worrying about one worry and I move on to another. Iāve been trying so hard to stay afloat, but Iām struggling. I just had a clinical breast exam two weeks ago, they said everything was good, which is awesome. However, my OCD has convinced me that I have a lump again. I know realistically they said there is nothing there, but Iām having a hard time convincing my mind. Has anything helped anyone retraining their mind or maybe stopping compulsions of constantly checking?
Iāve been diagnosed with OCD for like 10 years now and it was always pretty minor compulsions and thoughts. Around a year ago I had my first panic attack stemming from my left arm hurting and then thinking I would have a heart attack. Ever since that night Iāve had extreme ocd about symptoms and health issues. It feels like an endless cycle with my anxiety causing physical symptoms and then me obsessing over them. I canāt even get a headache anymore without thinking Iām gonna have an aneurism or something. I just want to re-gain control bc this is taking over my life and I remember what my life was like before this and miss it
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