Is worrying about your health and all the things that can happen OCD??

nah, its hypochondria. i have it. OCD is different than anxiety and hypochondria.

So thinking I am dying from everything and thinking about cancers or heart attacks all day long is not OCD?

nope. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is different than hypochondria. If I get a headache, I'll know I have a brain tumor and I'm dying in 10 seconds. If i have a pain in my chest, I know I'm dying of a heart attack. I'll get panicked, start shaking, heart racing and skipping beats, get really light headed. But sometimes, its more of a low-grade worry. Just, always thinking "Oh god, I prolly have cancer right now. I'm prolly going to die today. What will my friends do? Who will take care of my animals?" Then I'll start picturing my funeral, which makes me more nervous, and it really start spinning out of control until I force myself to snap out of it and get my mind busy on something else.

chirstine listen to sue....she speaks the truth. I feel the exact same things she is saying and its hypochondria for sure. Which means to worry excessively about ones health.

I have a terrible cold right now and everyday I think I should go to the doctor this just has to be something worse than a cold.
If I feel dizzy I think oh my gosh its high blood pressure and stroke. I catastrophize these sensations into larger problems which make my anxiety go into full swing.

You will be ok.....its just feelings of course they can scare us but thats all they can do.

WE are stronger than these thoughts.

Is there a forum for this? Today I have a brain tumor because my finger is sensitive to cold water. One of them hurts when cold water touches it and now of course my foot is getting numbish. Of course it is a brain tumor. I am soooooooooooo fed up of thinking this way. It is scaring me and making me so sick.

christinepsc,

It's hypochondria, not pure O-OCD. I took worry about my health. My good friends he had OCD thoughts like seeing a sharp object worrying he was going to stab someone.

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Originally posted by christinepsc:
Is there a forum for this? Today I have a brain tumor because my finger is sensitive to cold water. One of them hurts when cold water touches it and now of course my foot is getting numbish. Of course it is a brain tumor. I am soooooooooooo fed up of thinking this way. It is scaring me and making me so sick.

is there a website for this? this IS the website for this, lol. thats why we're here.

I too have the constant, intruding thoughts of cancer, heart attack, etc. Every twinge is cancer, every lump and bump is a terminal illness. It is not a fun way to live. I don't think it is pure O, but my therapist has said it has some OCD features in that we replay it over and over in our heads unctonrollably.

This is the perfect site for this because most people on here know how you feel. You have to try to keep telling yourself that not everything is cancer, 99% of our discomforts are normal, or anxiety, or both. That is easier said than done I know, but it is the truth.

Take care, and pm anytime you want to chat as I do the same things you all do!!!

Hugs, Tara

Many people say PM me and I have no clue how to do that lol

I am a hypochondriac and have been told that it is OCD. Basically, the obsession is the health concern and the compulsion (for me) is reassurance seeking. Seems to clearly be OCD, at least in my case. It is truly an awful affliction. I wish all of you the best of luck to get rid of this once and for all.

LOL on pming--go to "go" at the top of the page, drop down to "personal zone" and then over to "private messaging". That will let you choose someone to send a pm to.

There is a difference between hypochondria and OCD. I have both and the OCD for me is tracing objects and counting. I can't stop and I'm on meds for the OCD. It causes me a lot of anxiety. I also picture scenes in my head of hurting myself and people that I love getting in accidents and dying. It's horrible and I've had that since I was a little girl. I used to cry every night cause I couldn't stop the pictures in my head. I thought everybody had that. Haha. I found out they don't and then I felt crazy. Still do!!

so if I count stairs when I go up or down them that is OCD? I also count as I sip something. Is that OCD? It has never really bothered me though.

Yeah it could be a milder form of OCD. Mine is constant. I trace everything, and certain colors have to all meet up together. It's quite annoying. Jody