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Before ROCD became an issue for me, I used to suffer with hypochondriasis. I was a hypochondriac  -I believed I was either going to die or have a brain tumour or was about to have a heart attack or my brain was about to explode or some other jolly ailment like that. At the time I was having all of the physical symptoms to go with them too - clever how your body can run with your own auto-suggestions, thanks for that. These symptoms were running concurrently with panic attacks that I had started to get in my late 20s.  Photo by  Igam Ogam  on  Unsplash I was always at the Drs asking him to take a look at me and I was always looking for reassurance that I was OK, asking the Dr repeatedly, reading books, scanning the internet, asking friends and family over and over. At one point I had the feeling of having swallowed a pea that was lodged in the bottom of my throat for about 6 months. It was all pretty exhausting. Then ROCD came along and blew that out of the water...

I think this must be one of the biggest and most difficult questions to ask for people when they because OCD is such an insidious condition is that it confuses you and perplexes you at every turn. I believe though, it is quite self-selecting. And what I mean by that is, if you are reading this post and have actively looked for this (or content like it) out then you are probably in a state of some emotional pain and that immediately raises the first flag that you may be experiencing ROCD.   For me, my compulsions were always in my head and so I wasn’t even aware that they  were compulsions for many years. It can be quite confusing if you are used to ruminating a lot. When I realised that I was actually carrying out mental compulsions then it really was quite a breakthrough. And some of my compulsions were really odd. For example, when I was trying to deal with some intrusive thoughts about the fact my girlfriends eyes looked like the eyes from a doll (and it was scaring the he...

I have used the GG apps on my iPhone on and off for the last couple of years and can attest to the effectiveness of the apps. I think for me it helps makes the distinction between reality and my intrusive thoughts clearer (and any help in that direction is a bonus). What is 'real' and what isn't. I've also come to the conclusion that if I think it 'might' be an ROCD thought, then it is! When my mind is not in 'full on ruminating mode', then I think differently.  I guess I probably think like most other people: I am realistic and able to make decisions and then move on without needing further evidence (otherwise known as compulsive thinking).  If I feel anxious or worried about thoughts that are coming in to my head and if it is about the same old content, then for me its ROCD. This is incredibly helpful as it helps me stick to my values and to ignore them. I'll be talking more about values and how they are an incredibly important compass for the pers...

Hello and welcome to ROCD.CO.UK a resource blog for people with ROCD. ROCD Recovery is possible and I hope to help you by telling my story. I began my journey with ROCD 20 years ago after realising that something was very wrong with what was going on inside my head. Believing all of my 'synthetic thoughts' though, made me feel like I was going absolutely crazy and I was distressed on a daily basis.   Photo by  Sincerely Media  on  Unsplash For me, it was like the Greek story of Prometheus. After stealing fire and giving it to humans Prometheus was bound to a rock by Zeus. An eagle was sent to eat his liver during the day only for his liver to grow back overnight in time for it to be eaten again in the next day and so on.  No    matter what I did, however hard I thought it out and resolved to stick at a 'new' pattern of thinking I would always end up back in the same situation, day after day, month after month, year after year. I was very unhappy but I ...