Overthinking is my problem as well. I would love to have normal range thoughts instead of run off a cliff catastrophic thinking. I suffer from health anxiety Ocd

Don't accuse me of experting, but I think it is about like the diffs between worrying and anxiety. For sure the lines between one mental illness and another are never very clear.

The self-education can, indeed, be dangerous. Opening yourself to therapy carries the danger of being especially vulnerable to power of suggestion. Is there any chance your therapist might have some reading suggestions? Reading the same books will make it much easier to get on the same page with him/her.

Thank you I will ask her about a book

Trudy mine is about relationship ocd I think I don't know if it is just anxiety overthinking or ocd ans depression

My experience has been if I’m anxious or my mind is racing, researching on line any kind of physical/mental stuff usually amps up my anxiety and o rethinking even more.

OCD usually has a compulsive component. For sure ask your therapist.

What is compulsive can you give me an example

I know I tend to obsess about relationships when I'm feeling my damaged self-esteem. My insecurities keep looking for outside validation and how/where to find it. The obsessing tends to focus on one relationship at a time, be it home, business, social or community.

Were my chickens looking at me judgmentally today?

Compulsive is a excessive act.
Examples include gambling, eating, smoking, over cleaning, drinking alcohol. It's not done in moderation but done to the extreme.

I don't know if I do that part I know I obsessive negative thoughts worry about my relationship and myself but I dont know about compulsion because nothing feels like it gives me relief

OCD has compulsions and obsesions.They can be repetitive thoughts or acts , Anxiety does not have the compulsions . I would look it up on the DSM5 online.Definetly discuss it with your therapist.

A compulsion, in the context of OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) is an urge to something, over and over, to relieve your anxiety.

Maybe your compulsion could be over thinking? I can't diagnose you, but possibly you overthink as a way to keep your anxiety down. For example, if a person first is obsessing about something, and this causes them anxiety, then a person will do a compulsion, to temporarily relieve those anxious thoughts.

Other examples of compulsions are - checking (such as checking over and over if you locked the door), counting, washing your hands over and over.... etc.

You could talk to your therapist about your OCD and I hope they have some good ideas for you to try. Good luck.

OCD is basically obsessive thoughts that lead to compulsive behaviors. Not sure it’s worth going down a rabbit hole of research if you are already in a heightened state.

Whatever is going on will be sorted out through the therapeutic process.