Tips for Health OCD / Health Anxiety / Inference Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (ICBT)

[@jadey12]

You’re back, man! So happy to see you have a new video up and plan to have more coming. Your content has helped me so much this past year and I always rush to watch when I get notified you’ve uploaded something new.

[@OCDspace412]

Thanks for the welcome back! I appreciate the support. And I'm psyched to hear the videos have helped!

[@tamarahunter8706]

Hi. I obsess about mental health disorders. I can't stop thinking about various ones and constantly checking my symptoms. It's been exhausting and interfering with my life greatly. I'm trying erp but it doesn't seem to work

[@OCDspace412]

@@tamarahunter8706 You're describing a common issue that has some overlap with health OCD. I'm going to be creating a video in the near future on "meta OCD" which is when your obsession becomes focused on your mental health, having OCD, whether you'll ever stop worrying, etc.

[@tamarahunter8706]

@@OCDspace412 I obsess about that but also every diagnosis there is. Worry if I have or ever had symptoms. Check... Ask others. It's been off and on 2 yrs

[@OCDspace412]

@@tamarahunter8706 Sorry to hear that. It is nice to have options like ICBT when you've given ERP a shot and it hasn't worked as well as you hoped.

[@masharademakers172]

Very helpful video! Thanks for creating such great I-CBT content, I am a clinician and I always refer clients to your videos :)

[@OCDspace412]

Thank you so much for sharing that. Happy these videos have been helpful!

[@lokpikr999]

I suffered horribly with health OCD in my younger years, thank you for addressing this! When I was 15 I became convinced that I had testicular cancer because I had some vague aches in my lower groinal region, and at 19 that I either had a brain tumor or MS because the side of my face was twitching a bit/feeling numb.

[@OCDspace412]

Happy to hear that the health OCD sounds like it's in the past tense!

[@triciaosullivan6582]

Definitely liked and subscribed. Great info.😊

[@OCDspace412]

Awesome. Thanks and welcome aboard!

[@jfajz1]

Your videos are so helpful and have really made a difference for me. Thanks Mike!

[@OCDspace412]

So happy to hear that. Thanks for the feedback!

[@Totallyking]

Thank you for this

[@OCDspace412]

My pleasure!

[@MrNeelak]

Yes i too am suffering from a health OCD and it is cardio phobia. Its really very bad!

[@OCDspace412]

Hang in there! If you haven't already, check out a phenomenon called Anxiety Sensitivity. One of the categories of Anxiety Sensitivity is a fear that certain anxiety/panic symptoms could be indicative of heart problems: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/insight-therapy/202002/anxiety-sensitivity-when-what-we-fear-is-fear-itself.