Terrible day

[Jennifer]

Hi new here. I Have OCD, constant intrusive thoughts (lovely aren't they?). Anyway I had a really bad um... “Episode” I guess you could say today.

Here goes. Well, I was getting these intrusive thoughts that were convincing me (things sounds screwed up but stick with me here) that I sold me soul to become blind, of course that's ridiculous, I obviously didn't believe it... And then, as always I get something to further these thoughts.

I was searching the web little earlier for “floaters”. Don't know if you're familiar with these, they're the bubbly things some people see. Right so, I'm reading this and start reading when this eye problem becomes a medical emergency. I have all the symptoms of it. It's called retinal tearing/damage or something, now I'm terrified I am gonna go blind. And yes, I've convinced myself the intrusive thoughts were real.

What am I suppose to do? I've convinced myself I'm gonna go blind, and go to hell. How am I suppose to get over this?

 

[dooby-duck]

I've done that particular one a few years ago now. It was when I was due an eye test and was concentrating more than usual on my eye sight. I decided to do some research on the web and found the same as you did. When you have floaters on your mind you seem to notice them all the time. So I went to the opticians ( probably the most daring thing I had done for some years) and had my eyes tested. They were fine.

 

[chained]

it's just the ocd! no matter how real it seems! I had headaches from the moment I woke up, to the moment I fell asleep for three months! cuz I thought I had cancer... ocd sometimes tends to get u hyperchondric or however u say it.. at times I felt I couldn't breathe etc.. very many s***... so the best to do is see a doctor!!!!! good luck!! and don't worry!!!

 

[Jennifer]

Thank you everyone. I feel a lot better now.