anyone else have an OCD theme related to Cancer? TW

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I don't want anyone to read this and end up getting another theme.
I'm discussing my worries about this topic, so I don't want someone to read it and find something new to add to the OCD agony, so if you think that might happen, please do yourself a favour and don't read.




Hi,

I was wondering, as the title suggests, if anyone has or has had an OCD theme related towards cancer?

Having had POCD before it and many other themes, this one seems to be here to stay as well, and I think the thing that's kicked it off is the fact that even if you're really healthy, you can't completely prevent it.
It's just a really huge worry to me. Despite having no one in the family who's had it, and being an athlete myself so very healthy, I'm terrified for my future.

It's not just worrying about myself, either.
I worry for my family, my girlfriend, my friends.
I keep having intrusive thoughts where imagine myself in the future being told I have it.

I'm not asking for reassurance really as I know that doesn't work long term, and I need to be practicing CBT, but I was just writing this in hope of some support from people who are or have gone through the same thing, and hopefully to have someone to talk to about it.


I suppose OCD latches onto the most scary things in society and the possibility of fatal illness is certainly one of them.

Thanks allot.

I've had intrusive thoughts and questioned whether i had pancreatic cancer when my grandma had it.

I actually do have cancer, lol. Chronic leukemia. I don't care about it, I take my pills and rarely think about it (even though the cancer could get worse and become life threatening). OCD is 5000000x worse, has ruined and continues to ruin my life. Actually you can't ruin something that doesn't exist, so it has ruined the possibility of having a happy productive life.

Omg inneed, hugs!

Well, LL, besides OCD I am a hypochondriac. Big time.

So I'm always dying of cancer.

It's... A blurry line, where hypochondria ends and OCD begins. I think the OCD makes it worse. Every symptom, every little thing, is cancer. I've at least learned not to Google anything. Or listen to anything. LalalalalalalalalaICantHearYouDrOzlalalalalalalalala!!

If I hear about it, I have it.

The whole no one is getting out of this world alive really gets me down. I can't just live in the moment.