hi

[mark]

I have a fear of contamination, diseases and dying. Its mostly the thoughts I have going round in my head. I have to keep checking things over and over again. If I send someone a text and they dont reply straightaway then I think did they get that did I send it so I will re-send it again. If they still dont reply then I start to imagine all horrible things like are they hurt or been injured so I have to phone them to reassure myself. Its mostly a reassurance thing and thats what frightens people off.

[Meg]

But the communication things is so common Mark and not just OCD people .
We live in an instant world where we expect everything to happen immediately and so have learnt over time that if something is universally accessible there must be something wrong.

The contaminations and diseases thing- how does this manifest with you ?

What are you doing currently to help and support yourself ?



Meg

Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind.
If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.
Robert Albert Bloch

[tara]

Hi Mark, welcome to the site. You'll find lots of advice and support on here Take Care Tara xxx