Uncharted territory

[Phili]

Our Anne is passing very small amounts of blood in her stool, the vet said she isn’t concerned and thinks it’s worms and constipation but my brother is obsessing about it and ruminating  and can’t settle. In the back of his mind he says he can imagine her squatting and just passing loads of blood But says he knows this won’t happen but it’s like an ear worm. He is anxious and can’t settle and of course, I’m the same now. Is this normal I’m someone without OCD.

[AmandaG]

Intrusive thoughts constantly telling you bad things will happen or that something bad is 100% inevitable, even when you know it's not, is very much an OCD thing, at least in my experience and what I've heard from others.

[Phili]

He has never shown symptoms before