Health ocd
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Hello I have ocd and it change to different types right now is health I get obsessed with everything about my health a month ago burned my throat with hot soup I got obsessed with getting a blister or something really wrong like cancer in the future or something I went to the doctor because I still have throat pain and he spray my nose and look to the throat with a little tiny cámara he said is just sinus but I don’t believe it I think he didn’t look far enough to where I burn it at and I think something wrong and he couldn’t find out and in the future I will get throat cancer please help
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christina69014 ana99221
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ana99221 christina69014
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Yes is so hard no to give in the compulsion sometimes specially when it come about my health I always want to make sure everything is fine because if I don’t and I get sick later on I will say it was my fault I had that obsession before about the pulmonary embolism I got checked I was fine so the obsesión went away I got check on my throat but I feel like the doctor rushed it and didn’t look far down enough I don’t wan to go back to the doctor again I m trying to overcome ocd but then my thoughts say what if ? He didn’t check now I will die from something in my throat yes definitely agree with you we need to beat this monster living in constant fear is no leaving I m just gonna stay here don’t go or call the doctors if anything happen it happene I m tired of ocd controlling me
lynsey920 ana99221
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ana99221 lynsey920
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caz19600 ana99221
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When I was suffering my health concerns I found these helpful:
- self help book "Help me, I'm a hypochondriac" by Philip Martin's
- CBT and mindfulness
- learning to accept the test results
- not googling
- not body scanning (or reducing it)
- keeping a symptoms diary
- redirecting my what if thought processes and questioning them. Rationalizing and learning not to feed the cycle
Life is full of maybes and what ifs. We make decisions, some goos, some bad. We cannot control what will happen in life but we can control how we think and choose to react to obstacles.
ana99221 caz19600
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caz19600 ana99221
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You're welcome. I hope it helps. It really is a struggle to get past that wall of doubt but keep at it. It'll get easier xx