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Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...

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Trudy1021
Trudy1021

Hi all I am curious am I the only person whose health anxiety/OCD is also focused on family not just myself. I jump out of my sleep anytime I feel my husband move in the bed for fear something is wrong with him, thats just the tip of the iceberg. I drive my kids and him crazy when I have flareups.does this happen to anyone else?

arfie
arfie
You are far from alone, Trudy. In my case, my psych pros call this body of symptoms, "Hyper-vigilance." They tell me adrenaline is the chief mechanic of it. Once triggered by whatever means, that adrenaline keeps on surging until I either remediate or find myself feeling threatened by every little thing that hits my sensory perception.

When I have flare-ups, I try to lean heavily on my therapy support network and make amends to my family however, wherever I can. It is, indeed, hard on the people who love me.
Kuno1978
Kuno1978
They say that OCD tends to become centered around the things you care about the most. In your case, your husband.
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