Fear of driving ocd

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Avatar m tn but every time I see one, my anxiety sky rockets. I have a fear of even driving by a used needle and thinking it could be contaminated with hepatitis b or c. its as though I fear blood from the needle will get on my car or tires and then on to me. really cant comprehend how to deal with this.
Avatar m tn Sounds very much like you could be suffering from a touch of HOCD, which is actually a REAL form of OCD, where a person fears being homosexual. There are many different extremes of HOCD, from occasional fleeting thoughts, to complete, debilitating obsessions. I would strongly recommend you post in our OCD forum. Not because I think you HAVE OCD but because they get questions about this EXACT same thing all the time.
Avatar f tn Wow this forum is really helping me, it's shocking to hear so many similar stories and experiences, When I was young I had a permit to drive with a licensed driver, I lost control of a vehicle when I hesitated in an intersection in the poring rain I slammed on the breaks in fear of not making a yellow light, I didn't cause an accident and nobody got hurt but I ended up across the street very close to a gas station pump which has scared me deeply, I was 18 and have not driven since
3159640 tn?1430907300 Thank you so much. I was able to overcome driving OCD by not giving into rituals and it worked. I hope I can do the same for this. It is just that I imagine so many scenarios, like the people before me using the napkin dispenser must have been hiv pos drug users who planted a needle there..... silly I know.
Avatar f tn Hiya well, personally i would say if you have such a fear at the moment of HIV/STD's etc.. then you really need to sit and think about what actions while performing love making really trigger the anxiety.
Avatar m tn fear of HIV; of committing a hit-and-run; psychotic illness; making a catastrophic mistake; making something bad happen if I don't follow compulsions; and some other smaller ones. From onset at 18 for about six months, I had it very bad. Then, I managed it well until about two months ago. At onset when I was 18, I had some depersonalization symptoms, which have not returned. I take lexapro 10mg daily, and it really works.
Avatar f tn Hi I'm sorry you are going through this. I think the fear can be changed. I used to fear having a panic attack while driving. What helped me was to listen to my favorite music, even a favorite song until I got to work. I slowly realized that it was just a fear, wasn't a fact and was able to deal with it. I also hyperventilated so read that if you have ice water with you, drinking it of course, you can't hyperventilated. The Community Leader who is normally here is on vacation.
Avatar f tn Hello, I do suffer with ocd. One of my fears is pregnancy. Although I'm not having sex, I still fear I can get pregnant :( it's a pain. So I went to a house party and I had to pee real bad, using other people's restrooms is a no no for me. But I was kinda tipsy and I had to go. As I was squating I slipped and fell on the floor on something wet. Idk if it was girl or guy pee. Now I'm freaking out with pregnancy thoughts like what if.
Avatar f tn Nothing's wrong about thinking the things you do, its called curiosity. You'll get over these thoughts though don't feel like you are just cause you think cause you truly know you arnt. Your getting a motorcycle? Nice bro yeah be extra careful! And prepare to get stares from the ladiess because not only are the awesome to drive but girls definitely like a man on a motorcycle, aslo you say your joining the marines huh?
Avatar m tn t get to have a lot of sex very often. It is true I have a persistent fear of acquiring HIV and, possibly, infecting my friends or family, and I don't know if I did what I did, commit a sexual act with someone I met on the street. I've never done anything like that before, and I rarely do have sex, but because alcohol was involved, I question whether something like this happened to me. Would I know deep-down if something like this happened, despite the alcohol?
Avatar f tn Last Wednesday we received some flat pack furniture from a well known swedish company and yesterday my husband and I decided to put it together (bedside tables and chest of drawers), I suffer with a terrible fear of HIV and check everything for red marks that could be blood, I was having a good day yesterday and wasn't too bad but when I went to put the cardboard boxes out into the bin I noticed that one of them had a red mark inside (about the size of my little fingernail, maybe a bit smal
Avatar m tn Hello, I'm posting this question hoping that someone of the health care comunity may be able to answer it. I'm a 25-years-old male and about five YEARS AGO I had an episode of unprotected sex with another male. After that, I made several tests and it's all right with my health. The other person is nowadays healthy too. What bothers me is: IF THERE WAS A NEW EPIDEMIC, A DISEASE BEING SPREAD, LIKE AIDS, IS FIVE YEARS TIME ENOUGH FOR US TO KNOW THAT?
Avatar f tn Your best plan of action is to get your OCD under control. I think phobias are a by-product of OCD. Your mind is looking for something to obsess about, and its centering on HIV. I would recommend seeing a psychiatrist or psychologist if you can. A psychiatrist can prescribe medication that will help to calm your OCD down. Talk therapy like CBT would also help to reduce your OCD, which is the primary cause of all this.
Avatar f tn I just fear that I may have not known I hit someone (like I didn't hear it because of my loud music or the car didn't hit me but hit something else as a result of my driving) Get what I mean? So, I don't know how I could change that way of thinking even though I know the norm is "you would know". I just see the tiniest possibility of not knowing so it's really hard for me to make that decision of "I would know".
Avatar f tn This is a common fear among people with OCD. Have you been diagnosed with OCD, and if so, what kinds of treatments have you tried? You should look into CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) for starters, and possibly medication. It's important that you start TRYING to take the power away from these irrational thoughts. When the thought pops into your head, say to yourself (or out loud)..."ENOUGH! STOP!".
Avatar m tn I tried looking over the Internet to ease my worries but it only made it worse. As a side note, I have anxiety which resulted in OCD due to my fear of germs and driving, and that has been going on for a year and a half. I even called the company about the product a few months ago and said that there is no need to worry, but again, due to my anxiety, I’m still afraid. Do you think it’s fine if my grandma touched a bit of the infected corners that I sprayed over two years ago?
Avatar f tn Then we tried fertility treatments, and that involves lots of blood draws and injections, and of course insemination, which began a fear of HIV and pregnancy by someone other than my husband. I like to blame it on the Lyme doing something to my brain. I had always had somewhat of an issue with anxiety, but nothing like what the OCD was. I finally sought cognitive behavioral therapy and reluctantly started medication. I have seen big improvements since when I first had OCD.
Avatar f tn but this need for reassurance of mine is itself a part of OCD. i dont know where to go and whom to talk to and my boyfriend and i broke up a while ago too. and i am scared of disclosing it to anybody, even a psychologist.
Avatar m tn About you schizophrenia thing, ocd also brings, a lot of fear, a lot!! many people with ocd sometimes imagine things because of the power of sugestion, this happens when the fear is panic i guess. Also irrational thoughts about ocd are in a wide variety. It happens to me a lot too that i think i hear something and then become a little anxious about to know whether it was real or not. Anxiety before uncertainty is a main characteristic of OCD.
6801259 tn?1385008504 I use it as well and I especially used it for the number of years I was not on medication but obviously not OCD free. Psychologists cannot prescribe medication so they cannot put you on "crazy pills." CBT is the first place to start. You have to be committed to getting better by practicing the exercises. Ultimately OCD is a chemical imbalance in our brains...a neurotransmitter imbalance. Medication can help with that imbalance. Medication however does come with side effects.
Avatar m tn Im almost 15 and I have a fear of hiv, i am acting like a retard, im not touching anything, im making my parents crazy and i cant have a normal life. i don't know what to do.
Avatar f tn Since my teenage years I have had a HIV anxiety, I never did any risky activities because of fear of becoming infected. Recently I went in for a massage and the massage lady gave me a handjob at the end and nothing else, she was not a escort only offered a handjob. After I started to feel high anxiety that maybe I got infected by the handjob but every website said it is no risk, that made me feel better for a few days now my OCD kicked in.
Avatar f tn And your fear of it going through the flor and contaminating your bed. Not possible. You need to go ahead and realize that this is a serious issue if you are irrational and having a phobia. Do you see a psychologist? If not, please do. This is treatable. Exposure therapy is the best for this type of thing. ERP therapy is what it is called and it is the gold standard. Medication helps too. Are there other things you have irrational fear about?
Avatar m tn My OCD is under some amount of control. I am sick of my OCD though. I have been taking medication and have seen both a psychiatist and psycologist. My OCD started with fear of acquiring HIV from blood left on inanimated objects like door knobs, door handles, elevator buttons etc and then accidently picking my nose or rubbing my eyes. I went for multiple HIV tests and all were negative.Now the fear is mostly about Hep C and not HIV.