Hi everyone
I am new to this forum.
I have suffered with ocd, primarily obsessive thoughts, for many years and it's still an ongoing battle, I have seen my GP and been to group cbt I know that this is something I may need to deal with for the rest of my life but I know what I'm dealing with if that makes sense.
Over the past couple of years I've started to experience a different type of anxiety and to be honest I've been so focused on knowing I have ocd that I've just assumed this is part and parcel of it but I don't know if it really is.
I'll try my best to explain my situation and really I'm just looking for a bit of advice on if this resembles social anxiety and if so how should I deal with it, is cbt recommended for it as well?
couple of examples I can give being this week. I bumped into someone I hadn't seen in a very long time in the supermarket i literally started sweating and kept having 'visions' of myself just running away from them. My heart was pounding and I said I would have to be on my way after literally about a minute of speaking to them I must of looked so ridiculous anyway I couldn't get away and the panic subsided after about 10miniutes, I don't have a bad relationship with this person so it just doesn't make sense.
The next example I have is when I know I have something on whether it be an outing with a friend, family, a hairdressers appointment I literally feel sick I want to cancel and I feel so stupid but I just have this anxiety about making a fool or myself or having w panic attack in front of someone. I've had panic attacks before and I just feel so out of control and again I'm so worried about 'losing it' infront of someone and what they would think of me if I did have a full on panic attack.
I don't know if anyone can help me or offer their insight on this. I know I need to go back to my GP I just feel really helpless right now. Sorry for rambling on and sorry if this post doesn't make any sense x
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