Obsessively checking stool

[kmois]

People have always told me this but I was scared cause I always checked but not checking has made feel better as my curiosity ends cause I flushed

[MyNameIsTerry]

It really does depend on how your anxiety works. For some they can't tolerate the tension until they do check. So, different methods are always worth trying to see how you respond.

Great to hear you are feeling better for it. You can obviously cold turkey it and perhaps the compulsion side is an even bigger re-trigger to the cycle than the initial trigger itself?

[kmois]

Yeah I’m on day 4 of not looking I feel good about this my anxiety is low

[Fishmanpa]

Yeah I’m on day 4 of not looking I feel good about this my anxiety is low

Keep up the good work!

Positive thoughts

[kmois]

Thanks I’m almost to a week not checking helps and knowing I’m 17 and have no family history makes it rare that I have it

[kmois]

For the last past week or so I been on a journey of not obsessively looking at my stool by not looking for at once a week to see if my body is well. I was good at doing this for a week and a half and today I have completely feel apart putting on gloves and touching my poo after I have made such progress. It’s like I know I am not sick deep down but my instructive thought me are telling even though I am 17 you can still very week have a bowel problem all I need is some advice to push as I am going back to start college in a few weeks

[nomorepanic]

Hi

This is just a courtesy reply to let you know that your thread was merged with another of your threads.

Please when posting on similar topics add it onto your previous post rather than starting a new one.

It is nothing personal it is just to make it easier for people to follow your story and to give you advice as a whole.