Just coexisting with OCD Generalised Anxiety Disorder and Health Anxiety 😮‍💨 #anxietydisorders

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Did you know that if you are diagnosed with OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) it is not uncommon to have other conditions, at one of my psychiatrist appointments many years ago now it was explained to me that she had discussed with a team of professionals in this field my situation and they concluded I had multiple (comorbid conditions) running simultaneously alongside each other which is why I find things incredibly difficult at times, essentially I’ve had treatment for all but it’s kind of like juggling multiple things all at once, sometimes one area that I’ve been working on will improve but then another area will get bad and so on, it really is a hideous cycle that you just constantly carry around with you day by day. If you are finding you are worrying excessively about things and you do already have a diagnosis of anything mental health related it really is worth investigating if you have another mental health condition or maybe even multiple riding alongside the one you have been diagnosed with. All of my psychiatrists have done some incredible work with me over the years but each individual diagnosis requires a different approach, for example the tools I use for my OCD won’t be the same as the tools I use for my BDD. Each one had to be treated differently. Anyway hopefully this will help someone 💚 sending lots of love xx ps this video is in no way making light of the situation (I live through it most days from worrying about if I’m allergic to a certain foods to if I’m allergic to wasps etc etc) but it’s so very accurate in the thought process of what happens with health anxiety in particular and generalised anxiety disorder, although generalised anxiety disorder I will worry more about where I park, if I’m being followed, if a aeroplane is flying to close to my house, if the door is locked…. And it’s not just a passing thought it’s an excessive worry to the point of distress, The “what if” list is endless with that one 🤦🏻‍♀️💚