Obsess About Serious Mental Illness? - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Message Board

JK NY · 02-04-2003, 11:16 PM

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

heavenz · 02-05-2003, 05:57 PM

oh gosh yes , i have ocd and i obsess over everything , from my heart to my own sanity.

NancyH · 02-05-2003, 08:37 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, 07:58 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...

baseballfan · 02-11-2003, 11:14 AM

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