i’m having a really bad night. my most common obsession is reoccurring and it is fear that i am pregnant even though i am a virgin. i will overanalyze even the smallest symptoms and used to go as far as searching the internet of symptoms for hours, calling the same hotline over and over to say my specific situation to which at one point they requested i not call because it was for people with a real risk, and i have also bought multiple pregnancy tests in the past. others think i’m crazy and now i’ve been diagnosed with OCD i understand why i get like this but cannot seem to see if my zoloft is working. with my other obsessions (i have a mix of pretty much every sub category of OCD) i don’t even know where they trigger from. my heart is racing and i feel like im terrified but have to hide it around others.

I see. We are with you. Take a deep breathe. Get something cold if you can and put it on your forehead. Breathe in 4, hold 4, and then breathe out for 8 seconds. I know it doesn’t feel like anything is okay, trust me I have had panic disorder, panic attacks and ocd attacks for 10 hours straight with 10 minute breaks for a month. I know how awful it feels. Your mind is telling you you are in danger but in reality, nothing, and I mean NOTHING will hurt you at this moment. What else are you feeling?

I used to have this obsession (and it still pops up now and then). I would do those exact things. The internet searches, the overanalyzing symptoms, etc. Every month I thought I was pregnant. It's your OCD talking and the less you give into what it's asking you to do (check if you're pregnant with tests, internet searches, monitoring "symptoms"), the less it will talk. It's always easier said than done but we are getting better little by little every time we work on resisting.

thank you guys a lot. nice to have other understand