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Help with OCD and debilitating anxiety

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LittleRed34 · 23/02/2026 23:57

My OCD and anxiety is so bad. I'm constantly worrying about dying suddenly. I'm convinced myself that my heart will stop at any time. I avoid exercise because I'm scared my heart won't cope. I don't to places alone with my son because I'm scared if I collapse. I hate being home alone with him in case something happens to me. I spend all day crying and worrying and panicking. I worry that the house will set fire in my sleep, so I have to check all sockets loads of times. I worry someone will break in and kill us. I worry I have any number of illnesses. If I read about it somewhere, it triggers me. Any pain i get in my body, I automatically pain thinking it something fatal. I won't eat foods that I've never tried in case I'm allergic. I won't take medications in case I'm allergic. I'm constantly checking my heart rate, blood pressure, etc. I'm always making doctors appointments because I'm sure i have a heart problem and they don't believe me, or they say my heart is fine cos they've done a holter a couple years ago. I can cry on demand because I'm so terribly scared. I'm too scared to take the meds the Dr prescribes because I read a rare side effect is cardiac arrest. My theme revolves around death and dying and I'm terrified. It's all i think about all day. More recently ive started worrying that something (a demon, a ghost?) is attacking son in his sleep because he has scratches on him..I know logically he's scratched himself. He had a itchy rash for a few days. I don't even believe in things like that so why am I thinking this. Please help me. I don't know what I'm hoping to gain from this post. I guess being able to put my feelings down anonymously is helping me.

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RogueFemale · 24/02/2026 00:56

LittleRed34 · 23/02/2026 23:57

My OCD and anxiety is so bad. I'm constantly worrying about dying suddenly. I'm convinced myself that my heart will stop at any time. I avoid exercise because I'm scared my heart won't cope. I don't to places alone with my son because I'm scared if I collapse. I hate being home alone with him in case something happens to me. I spend all day crying and worrying and panicking. I worry that the house will set fire in my sleep, so I have to check all sockets loads of times. I worry someone will break in and kill us. I worry I have any number of illnesses. If I read about it somewhere, it triggers me. Any pain i get in my body, I automatically pain thinking it something fatal. I won't eat foods that I've never tried in case I'm allergic. I won't take medications in case I'm allergic. I'm constantly checking my heart rate, blood pressure, etc. I'm always making doctors appointments because I'm sure i have a heart problem and they don't believe me, or they say my heart is fine cos they've done a holter a couple years ago. I can cry on demand because I'm so terribly scared. I'm too scared to take the meds the Dr prescribes because I read a rare side effect is cardiac arrest. My theme revolves around death and dying and I'm terrified. It's all i think about all day. More recently ive started worrying that something (a demon, a ghost?) is attacking son in his sleep because he has scratches on him..I know logically he's scratched himself. He had a itchy rash for a few days. I don't even believe in things like that so why am I thinking this. Please help me. I don't know what I'm hoping to gain from this post. I guess being able to put my feelings down anonymously is helping me.

I have about 25% of your anxieties. So some of it is normal.

runadun · 24/02/2026 07:13

If you won’t take medication it’s going to be hard to control OCD. Have you spoken to the GP about your reluctance? You definitely need some therapy but the best way to move forward with OCD is a combination of meds and therapy. I know someone who had a complete breakdown due to OCD and was almost admitted to a psychiatric ward, thankfully before that happened she did start taking the meds. She is now a few years on and whilst she still has OCD she isn’t anywhere near as bad as she was and can bring herself back very quickly and not let thoughts make her spiral. You really do need help asap, please see your doctor.

runadun · 24/02/2026 07:14

RogueFemale · 24/02/2026 00:56

I have about 25% of your anxieties. So some of it is normal.

Most of this is absolutely not normal.

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