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Adventures in an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

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  • Health Anxiety in the Time of a Pandemic

    by melissa March 22, 2020
    March 22, 2020

    Over the past ten days, I have written, edited, deleted, re-written, and re-edited a blog post about all the COVID-19 stress on health anxiety…

  • I Googled a Symptom and I’m Sorry

    by melissa May 14, 2019
    May 14, 2019

    For regular readers of this blog, you might remember that I was nearly three years “sober” from Googling symptoms. That was, until, the orange…

  • Health Anxiety Self Help Options

    by melissa April 4, 2019
    April 4, 2019

    I’ve been in your shoes. The anxiety is unrelenting. So, perhaps you want to seek some health anxiety self help.  Because, on one level,…

  • 8 Ways to Help a Hypochondriac Friend

    by melissa March 16, 2019March 16, 2019
    March 16, 2019March 16, 2019

    I really struggled with what to put in this post.  Largely because, looking back on my deep-down hypochondriac days, I thought that there could…

  • Best Gifts for People with Anxiety

    by melissa November 25, 2018January 7, 2019
    November 25, 2018January 7, 2019

    It’s not the most cheerful topic in the world, but perhaps with the holidays approaching, you’re wondering what to get that could help the…

About Me

Hi, I'm Melissa and I'm a recovering hypochondriac. For nearly a decade, I thought that any little sensation in my body meant that I was dying or had some terrible disease. This blog is the story about how I became so anxious about my health, and how I eventually got better, in the hopes that it can give hope to other health anxiety sufferers!

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Recent Posts

  • Health Anxiety in the Time of a Pandemic

    March 22, 2020
  • Have I Always Been Obsessive about my Health?

    September 23, 2019
  • I Googled a Symptom and I’m Sorry

    May 14, 2019
  • Health Anxiety Self Help Options

    April 4, 2019
  • 8 Ways to Help a Hypochondriac Friend

    March 16, 2019

Recent Posts

  • Health Anxiety in the Time of a Pandemic
  • Have I Always Been Obsessive about my Health?
  • I Googled a Symptom and I’m Sorry
  • Health Anxiety Self Help Options
  • 8 Ways to Help a Hypochondriac Friend

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Disclaimer

I am not a mental health professional. This is my own personal blog and my own personal story, and none of the content should be construed as advice or instructions. Seriously people, don’t listen to strangers on the internet.

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