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Weebo
14-01-18, 20:46
I seem to get worse social anxiety when I’m dealing with OCD. Like right now I’m obsessed with my glasses prescription being wrong, so I sometimes do vision checking compulsions. Some of those are in public and I feel like everyone can see the compulsions I’m doing. I just feel so stared at. I rationally know it’s because of my nervous body language, but I really feel like people are trying to find out what I’m thinking/doing. I also get the same problem when I have anxiety about my sexuality. I only really want to date girls, but I have anxiety about being bi or into guys. When I’m having a bad flare up I often feel very anxious around guys. I worry it’s a sign of attraction. It’s even worse when I think they’re flirting or checking me out. I worry I’m accidentally flirting back! Or I worry people mistake my anxiety for me being attracted to him.

Weebo
16-01-18, 00:33
My eye anxiety is screwing things up a lot. I’m avoiding getting a driving test because of the vision test. My mom keeps bugging me about it. I just want to avoid driving until I sort out this vision stuff. I’m also avoiding dating anyone. Maybe I should avoid dating anyways because of HOCD and just being crazy. I’ll probably develop ROCD.

Weebo
16-01-18, 18:33
Does anyone else have social anxiety related to OCD?