Any one with health anxiety?

[Gimi44]

Hi guys. In the last months I've been quite relax and happy, being able to work on my OCD and personal development. But Now I need to make my 6 months medical checks,l and I am very scare about the results. So it seems all my hard work about coping with uncertainty, ERP or acceptance was worthless (I know it was not) I am taking meds again. And I know I need to get back to the basics(acceptance, mindfulness, focus on my values, avoid compulsion...) But I've done a poor job so far.. any advise out there?? This time is being really hard fellows.

[Katz101]

Distraction till your results, and the one I do is, okay I feel like this, I choose to put my energy into being happy over this period of time.

[OrchidKoi15]

I feel you. I am having a particularly hard time right now. In fact, I was doing great until I had a new psychiatrist appt and cancelled it because I was having severe anxiety about going. Catastrophizing basically. I told myself I had nothing to discuss because i was doing well and let it go. Well, a day later my subconcious has been punishing me for it. I have pretty severe sensory ocd. So much that i started to think about my breathing and that something was really wrong. Same thing when I think about my eyelids. Any sensation really. Thank goodness I've had extensive therapy or I would be able to handle it. The one thing I can say that helps because I'm all for the face everything head on but it is easier said then done. I just keep busy with things I love whether it's food, tv, movies, music. Gardening is my thing. And eating watermelon. But then I feel those become problems. Anyway, can't always be perfect can we.