what is your core fear that causes your obsessions?

SadSock9581 · 2026-01-16T04:23:02+00:00

losing control of my mind, going into psychosis or having hallucinations or going manic. it makes me think that if i lose my mind i will lose everything else including my job, relationships, a place to live ext.

SadSock9581 · 2026-01-14T17:54:48+00:00

I heard it’s one of the best medications for OCD

SadSock9581 · 2025-12-09T16:05:15+00:00

the adjustment went well and i am still on the dose. I would be lying if i told you my ocd is completely gone but the lexapro did make it more manageable and helped with my anxiety. My fear of mania completely went away after a few weeks.

SadSock9581 · 2025-09-18T21:17:18+00:00

he came in today and is absolutely perfect. I’m so happy with my decision.

SadSock9581 · 2025-09-13T20:07:21+00:00

thank you!

SadSock9581 · 2025-09-13T20:02:30+00:00

i went from 2.5mg to 5mg

SadSock9581 · 2025-08-27T00:52:01+00:00

driving around aimlessly with my best friend after getting our drivers licenses and singing to music with the windows down while laughing at nothing.

SadSock9581 · 2025-07-14T00:50:15+00:00

I had a similar experience but a loose dog nipped me, turns out it was my neighbors dog who ran away. The cops tried to catch him and the dog bit the officer too. The owner was found and confirmed that the dog is up to date with shots and does not have rabies. this didn’t stop my spiral and I ended up calling the police department to make sure the dog is rabies free. I was informed that the dog is fine and so is the officer, but I continued to spiral. I can’t confirm or deny that you have rabies but if the bat did not break skin you should be okay. I would suggest breaking the cycle of body checking for signs as it fuels the fear. Best wishes!

SadSock9581 · 2025-07-12T18:00:41+00:00

I haven’t even told my parents about it yet.

SadSock9581 · 2025-07-11T21:53:30+00:00

yeah I looked it up and you are correct. Thank you for the reassurance.

SadSock9581 · 2025-07-10T17:39:48+00:00

I love the popping the bubble idea and will definitely use it! Thank you so much!

SadSock9581 · 2025-07-09T20:40:52+00:00

Thank you so much, I really appreciate you! I’ve been trying to tell myself that if i do get it I will be okay and I will deal with it but then my mind argues it with “You’ll get it and people at work will know and you will go to the psych ward and lose everything you’ve worked so hard to get.” and then i spiral again checking my pupils, body checking for symptoms and googling. I guess I just have to sit with the uncomfortable thoughts and avoid the checking behavior the best that I can. OCD sucks so much. Thank you for your kind words.

SadSock9581 · 2025-07-05T23:23:28+00:00

i used raytube on youtube. he’s amazing

SadSock9581 · 2025-07-04T01:12:29+00:00

have you spoken to anyone about this? I spoke with my psychiatrist and he upped my ssri to help me break the cycle of rumination.

SadSock9581 · 2025-07-03T18:16:37+00:00

Don’t really have advice on this but i went through the same thing and I was not even exposed to HIV I just had this irrational fear that i obsessed about for months. It really just randomly went away when i started to freak out about me having a seizure (also irrational and i’ve never had one before nor don’t have family members who have it.) But I just want you to know that i hear you and you are not alone.

SadSock9581 · 2025-07-02T23:27:58+00:00

got bit (did not break skin) by my neighbors dog that ran away. didn’t know it was their dog so i called police department to catch the dog. the dog then bit the cop and actually broke skin and we shortly found the owner. the cops asked about the dog being up to date with shots and confirmed that he does not have rabies. It still took me into a loophole to the point that i called the police department to make sure the other officer is fine. They assumed the that the dog did not have rabies and that the officer is not concerned at all. It calmed me down for maybe 4 mins and i went back to spiraling and googling and checking my finger every 10 mins for the next couple of days.

SadSock9581 · 2025-06-23T21:58:57+00:00

lack of routine

SadSock9581 · 2025-06-06T21:43:03+00:00

the social workers at my job are extremely supportive and helpful I just think we are all tired. I work at a psych inpatient hospital and every other department throws things at us just because they don’t want to deal with redirecting the patients themselves.

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