- Date posted
- 2y
I swear to all that is holy, it feels like OCD will kill me. đđ¤Śđźââď¸ I primarily have health OCD, that is connected to physical symptoms I have. Right now itâs focused on stomach pains. But not just ANY stomach pains, itâs these certain stomach pains in one specific area of my stomach up by my right rib. When I feel them, I absolutely freak out thinking that I have some kind of awful c*ncer. As in, panic rising, most terrified feeling Iâve ever had. And that feeling will hang out for HOURS. I respond with go away ocd, maybe itâs true maybe itâs not. Focus on something I value. The rumination is really hard to control but Iâm really trying. Nothing seems to make this awful feeling go away. I have an appt with my doctor on Jan 12 to get it checked out (though Iâve been to urgent care recently for it). My partner and dad both say that they also have very similar pains that I describe and in the same area (yes I know, thatâs reassurance but when Iâm in a full panic attackâŚI donât know what else to doâŚ) But I just canât stop worrying about it since itâs present just about daily. It impacts all aspects of my day because Iâm worried that Iâll trigger it. Iâve stopped eating certain foods. Stopped any kind of hard workout. Donât wear certain kinds of clothing. And I donât think Iâll be able to get past this until I have some kind of test that proves I donât have c*ncerâŚbut thatâs also reassurance and ffs, what happens when I switch to the next symptom? So far since June I thought I had breast cancer, throat cancer, colon cancer and now this. I just canât get past that a symptom IS PRESENT. Therefore something must be wildly wrong (or so my OCD tells me) All of this is super connected to the fact my mom died from breast cancer 6 years ago. She went to the doctor for a drooping eyelid and it was breast cancer like wtf (granted, she hadnât had a mammogram or been to the gynecologist in 23 yearsâŚ.and ignored 3 breast tumors for YEARS). So the trauma for me is real that the same will happen to me. I feel like a complete crazy person and reading through this post makes me see how much the OCD has taken over đ I really donât think I deserve the conquerer badge AT ALL. đ