Healthcare workers like him give me so much hope that I can deal with this mental disorder .

This was a great podcast - a really helpful explanation

I have had OCD for 48 yrs. Magical thinking and health anxiety. But the pandemic caused me to become a germaphobe, but only of the covid virus. I'm trapped in my home. 3 yrs, 4 months. I'm petrified of covid/long covid. I get food delivered and take my trash out. That's it. My therapist is trying to get me to go out little by little. I wash my groceries off, and I stay home. I just cannot risk going out and getting this thing. It's so lonely and depressing. I don't get to do anything. I'm so terrified of ling covid, being disabled/ incapacitated for a long time or forever. Its terrible.

@marybeth6750

9 ай бұрын

I pray you find a path to your joys!

@drewkauffman_life

9 ай бұрын

I stumbled upon this post. I'm so sorry to hear this. I have struggled with OCD as well, many themes including contamination. On the surface you believe your'e scared of covid, but it's really a fear of death. Once you become comfortable with the thought of death and your mortality, you will be able to leave your home. The covid fear is a mask for a much deeper fear. Write a story of you dying, your funeral, etc, and this will expose you to this fear. I wish you success in overcoming this because you will.

@bethcarducci9935

9 ай бұрын

@@drewkauffman_life a few weeks ago I moved into a condo that my brother and I own. I left my apt bc of my pets. I wanted my pets to be safe last year landlord wanted exterminator to spray, and pesticides are deadly to my pets. I wrapped up the tanks and I was so scared something was going to happen to them. ( hermit crabs) they were fine, but I was a mess worrying about them. I decided that I had to move, I wasn't going to put their lives in danger if he should repeat it this year. I had to let my love for my pets be stronger than my fear. It's been almost one month since I moved. My brother lives here and I'm afraid he'll give me the virus. But, I go for long walks now, and I'm enjoying being outside for the first time in years. I stood outside of a grocery store and the electronic doors opened. I didn't go into the store, but my therapist is going to do a televisit call with me, and I'm going to go into the store next week. It's only going to be for about 2 minutes, but I'm trying to get my life back. I'm petrified! I will be wearing an N95 mask though, but yikes!!!

Jon worked with me when I had body dysmorphic disorder and I have severe social isolation because I think I’m terribly ugly. I constantly have to remind myself to live my life without being certain of my appearance.

@andreasjohansson2490

8 ай бұрын

I really got a mind opening now. I didnt know that OCD can attack that area. I have also felt ugly, not masculine enough and now I really think that OCD is behind that. I have to learn to love myself

@tyleronearth

8 ай бұрын

@@andreasjohansson2490 I have OCD. But I’m a dude and I’ve never had body issues except for maybe my hairline. I have however had several female friends including a girlfriend and my sister go through eating disorders, and when they described it to me in detail it strikes me how similar their thought processes to mine with OCD.

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