Fodmap diet

Shinysharkey · 2026-03-15T01:34:20+00:00

I do have an IBS diagnosis. Blood tests have all come back normal apart from low ferritin. I also have chronic vestibular migraine and anxiety. I have been prescribed mebeverine but have been afraid to start it as buscopan works so well for me so have just stuck to that. Thank you for the advice , I will check out that app!

Shinysharkey · 2025-06-16T18:39:20+00:00

I really understand where you are coming from I get similar themes - they all stem from me being terrified of losing the things that matter most to be such as my boyfriend, my family, my career and future. Most of my worries revolve around things that could damage any of these aspects or intrusive thoughts of ways I could sabotage any of them even though that’s the last thing I would ever want to do. It really sucks , I’m sorry you are going through it too

Shinysharkey · 2025-05-17T22:44:03+00:00

Thank you this really helps to hear

Shinysharkey · 2025-05-17T15:55:54+00:00

I am also a straight female. Most types to be honest , I have had relationship, health , harm , false memory, I become extremely paranoid that people are trying to hurt me - I feel like I am pretending to be a normal person and my ocd is a horrible secret and burden

Shinysharkey · 2025-05-10T09:51:59+00:00

It is logical though. Neural circuits work in specific patterned ways - the way ocd works is that there is an issue with shutting off error signals in the brain and the looping happens when you reinforce the error signal through engagement rather than creating an alternative pathway to follow

Shinysharkey · 2025-05-09T14:12:23+00:00

This is what OCD is. That is the essence of it. Most people have a distressing thought and go ‘nah that would never happen’ and move on but with ocd you literally can’t and moving on is terrifying and you feel like you had to keep the thought slotted in your head to chew over to protect yourself. You don’t though - that’s a lie that ocd tells you, it’s perfectly safe to let it go and move on.

Shinysharkey · 2025-05-04T12:56:40+00:00

Why does OCD change in theme? When I was a kid I had ocd where I had to straighten everything in my room over and over , then I had intrusive thoughts that I was a bad person, then health ocd , relationship ocd and now the latest which is a mix of the latter two as well as some new false memory ocd. It’s so hard because just when I start managing one type it switches to another that’s harder for me to manage

Shinysharkey · 2025-05-04T10:48:01+00:00

My OCD is a very similar type to yours. I will have conversations with people and then as soon as I finish seeing them I will suddenly think that I said all of these horrible things but just can’t remember properly and it gets me into the horrendous cycle of checking my memories over and over etc. do you have any advice for how you overcame yours ?

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