hypochondriac or ocd

[lilyflower]

Having a terrible day today.  Haven't been around lately, but boy do I miss this forum when I hit bottom.  So today went to dentist and checked something.  She said it was fine.  I fought so hard not to but I caved and asked another dentist in the office for a second opinion.  My anxiety was sooo high today.  I tried breathing, couldn't stick with it.   So now I am feeling just horrible thinking I have offended my regular dentist and not trusting her opinion.   She is an amazing woman and understands my ocd. How, oh just  how can I fight the reassurance seeking compulsion when my insides are in total knots?   Also, how do I distinguish hypochondria from ocd?

 

[lilyflower]

sorry for the double post don't know how to delete first one

[PolarBear]

If you had OCD before then this is more OCD.

You have to fight the desire for reassurance. You just don't do it and you live with the resulting anxiety. So long as you aren't doing other compulsions, like ruminating, the anxiety will lessen.