OCD and hypochondria are shape shifters! They can latch onto whatever is at hand, and use our history to make it seem almost "logical." I had a mole on my leg as a 5 year old that I would prod at and it would scab up, and I felt absolutely no anxiety about it, but my mother started worrying it was cancerous and took me to the doctor who removed it which was very scary for a small child, and from then on, I was hypervigilant about any aberration in my skin, especially moles. But my disorder goes beyond my history when I see the compulsing that accompanies the fears--I think someone without OCD would maybe feel fearful, but wouldn't keep checking moles, and asking for reassurance, which then creates a desire for more reassurance. I'm sorry you had to go through all those procedures--medical testing usually makes my OCD really active.
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OCD and hypochondria are shape shifters! They can latch onto whatever is at hand, and use our history to make it seem almost "logical." I had a mole on my leg as a 5 year old that I would prod at and it would scab up, and I felt absolutely no anxiety about it, but my mother started worrying it was cancerous and took me to the doctor who removed it which was very scary for a small child, and from then on, I was hypervigilant about any aberration in my skin, especially moles. But my disorder goes beyond my history when I see the compulsing that accompanies the fears--I think someone without OCD would maybe feel fearful, but wouldn't keep checking moles, and asking for reassurance, which then creates a desire for more reassurance. I'm sorry you had to go through all those procedures--medical testing usually makes my OCD really active.
February 20, 2010 - 1:08pmThis Comment
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