JK NY
02-05-2003, 02:16 AM
Does anyone obsess and obsess about conditions and diseases to the point where they think they actually have the,...and develop symptoms? I am so obsessed wth my condition and research all of these sites to the point that I think I make myself sick. Does anyone else do this?
Kyra
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heavenz
02-05-2003, 08:57 PM
oh gosh yes , i have ocd and i obsess over everything , from my heart to my own sanity.
NancyH
02-05-2003, 11:37 PM
Yep, every minute of every day I worry whether I have lung cancer, heart disease etc. I do have a seriuos medical condition and a few other not so serious but I obsess about all the worst ones til I'm going nuts. It can sure take the fun out of living tho.
tigerstx
02-06-2003, 10:58 AM
YES...do you suffer from anxiety and panic?
I suffer from GAD, Panic Attacks and guess what all this has done? Made me OCD about my health...
Have had every test known to man, and I am healthy...so just keep your head held high and try not the worry about it soo much...I know that is easier said than done, but try to calm down and not let it bother you anymore...
Take deep breathes and move on... :)
I suffer from GAD, Panic Attacks and guess what all this has done? Made me OCD about my health...
Have had every test known to man, and I am healthy...so just keep your head held high and try not the worry about it soo much...I know that is easier said than done, but try to calm down and not let it bother you anymore...
Take deep breathes and move on... :)
baseballfan
02-11-2003, 02:14 PM
Kyra,
I too obsess over this sort of thing and i eventually come to the conclusion that "it's not something to worry about because of a b and c". However, the ideas recycle and i'm back at an axneity filled self doubting stage entertaining "what ifs". In this way, i'm always preoccupied.
What, if anything, have you found out about this sort of phenomenon?
-k
I too obsess over this sort of thing and i eventually come to the conclusion that "it's not something to worry about because of a b and c". However, the ideas recycle and i'm back at an axneity filled self doubting stage entertaining "what ifs". In this way, i'm always preoccupied.
What, if anything, have you found out about this sort of phenomenon?
-k
baseballfan
02-11-2003, 02:20 PM
Forgot to mention the surfing of the webpages and doing excessive research on diseases and mental conditions. It's ridicuous too. I could not feasibly have any of the things i research if for the simple fact that i have a job, live independently and can acheive at a high standard.
My latest worry is that I had done brain damage when I experimented with psychedelic drugs. I know that this sort of experimenting can insitgate latent psychosis in some and have been wondering "how would i know if i had this" or "what if it has yet to kick in". ah, driving me nuts.
ever had this sort of reaction?
-k
My latest worry is that I had done brain damage when I experimented with psychedelic drugs. I know that this sort of experimenting can insitgate latent psychosis in some and have been wondering "how would i know if i had this" or "what if it has yet to kick in". ah, driving me nuts.
ever had this sort of reaction?
-k
pickypicky
04-05-2003, 04:46 AM
I am afraid that I have so many disorders. I mean I know I'm scewed up but I can't possibly have the number of things wrong with me that I think I have. The internet does not help because it facilitates my "researching" various illnesses, disorders. I believe I am lactose intllerant, allergic to wheat, anemic, diabetic, ocd, depression, bipolar, anxiety, and of course developing schizophrenia (it actually runs rampant in my family-but I'm 29-isn't that a little old for onset?) I also think i am developing agoraphobia.
lavender18
04-06-2003, 03:22 PM
Try to make yourself preoccupied by other things, such as hobbies, working and others instead of going to internet. I did this often and now with the help of my therapist I got better. I had a panic attack last year and then I went to internet all day to search for what's wrong with me. That just made me worse and mental diseases scared me a lot. I tried to label myself to those diseases and fears were full of my brain. This year I went to the doctor and she excluded all the diseases I worried and finally the obsession is part of panic disorders. So just do your first step by reducing time staying in internet. It's tough to stop but you will get it. I felt completely a different person once I stopped doing that. Although sometimes I still couldn't control myself. Tell you "stop" and then try do something else.
Manuelov
04-06-2003, 06:19 PM
I also did alot of drugs a few years ago mainly pot but did experiment with many more and for the longest time I had alot of fun I guess or thought I did but when I tried magic mushrooms one night I thought my world came to an end I have OCD and always have but the mushrooms did alot of damage and for a long period of time after became dilusional and had I guess what you can call a psichotic episode and it took along time to finally put that behind me and know in that respect I am better not delusional anymore just have pretty common obsessions but if I still wish i never tried any drugs it would have made things a hell of alot easier on me
LoveMyWay71
04-07-2003, 05:27 PM
Hello There,
I can sooooooooooooooo relate to what you just asked. I have had 2 obsessions since I was 17 and now I am 32. One of them was do I have this mental illness? It is aweful. Yes, the mind can play serious tricks on you for sure... It has me. For the most part my obsessions are better, but what I do notice is when I am in a stressful situation or some underlying feelings I am afraid to deal with my obsessions flare up... There is medication out there to help deal with this.. I took prozac for 5 years.. helped quite a bit, but for me they never went away.. I wish you luck... take care....
I can sooooooooooooooo relate to what you just asked. I have had 2 obsessions since I was 17 and now I am 32. One of them was do I have this mental illness? It is aweful. Yes, the mind can play serious tricks on you for sure... It has me. For the most part my obsessions are better, but what I do notice is when I am in a stressful situation or some underlying feelings I am afraid to deal with my obsessions flare up... There is medication out there to help deal with this.. I took prozac for 5 years.. helped quite a bit, but for me they never went away.. I wish you luck... take care....