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In article <8lfqkv$2m…@apple.news.easynet.net>,   "Roger" <r…@ukonline.co.uk> wrote: Hi Roger, MY OCD is soooooo similar to your ocd.  You seem to get stuck on one thing…oral cancer.  I also obsess on one disease that i have a hard time even writing….anyway…i am constantly looking in my mouth, at my tongue, etc.  I tried to look at other peoples tongues too. I have days and weeks and months that i can rationalize and call it an obsession…then i FREAK….I think its CALLED OCD and it is very normal. Have you been able to see what triggers your ocd.  For me its many things. Hang in there. ALlison Hi Group – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->                    I am feel a bit pissed off to say the least, for the last > three weeks I have been doing great with my ocd, feeling on top of the > world. > At times I’d think about it and laugh to myself thinking "No everythings > fine, nothing to worry about " (fear of mouth cancer)(checking in mirror > etc)  Untill yesterday I honestly thought I was getting over it. then out of > the blue this overwhelming doubt comes back again, today I am a very worried > man convinced yet again that I have oral cancer, although I can find nothing > at all in my mouth. I wonder if others get this sort of good days/bad days > syndrone and is it typical of OCD. > Replies would be gratefully received and would allieviate a great deal of > anxiety. > thanks > roger

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Roger wrote: > Hi Group >                    I am feel a bit pissed off to say the least, for the last > three weeks I have been doing great with my ocd, feeling on top of the > world. > At times I’d think about it and laugh to myself thinking "No everythings > fine, nothing to worry about " (fear of mouth cancer)(checking in mirror > etc)  Untill yesterday I honestly thought I was getting over it. then out of > the blue this overwhelming doubt comes back again, today I am a very worried > man convinced yet again that I have oral cancer, although I can find nothing > at all in my mouth. I wonder if others get this sort of good days/bad days > syndrone and is it typical of OCD. > Replies would be gratefully received and would allieviate a great deal of > anxiety. > thanks > roger

Hi Roger, You may be experiencing what has been called the OCD Bunny-Hop; two steps forward, one step back. It’s very common. Just when you think you are getting a grip on it – bam! Very, very, very common. I recommend that you try to figure out what tripped you up and how you could best cope with whatever it is when it happens again in the future. As you get better, there are more good days than bad and the bad aren’t as bad as they once were. — monkey .sdrawkcab dootsrednu tub sdrawrof devil si efiL

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Hi All                Thanks  Steven, Alison and monkey  for taking the time to answer my posting. I do appreciate it when people take the time to listen to, and react to my problems. It makes me feel so much better, and also it makes me better to know that it is not only me in the entire world who has these OCD’s. I hope you are all coping  well with your symptons I will pray for you all Thanks again Roger

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Hi Group                    I am feel a bit pissed off to say the least, for the last three weeks I have been doing great with my ocd, feeling on top of the world. At times I’d think about it and laugh to myself thinking "No everythings fine, nothing to worry about " (fear of mouth cancer)(checking in mirror etc)  Untill yesterday I honestly thought I was getting over it. then out of the blue this overwhelming doubt comes back again, today I am a very worried man convinced yet again that I have oral cancer, although I can find nothing at all in my mouth. I wonder if others get this sort of good days/bad days syndrone and is it typical of OCD. Replies would be gratefully received and would allieviate a great deal of anxiety. thanks roger

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Roger wrote: > I am feel a bit pissed off to say the least, for the last > three weeks I have been doing great with my ocd, > feeling on top of the world.

Hi Roger, My own OCD has been a bit up and down recently. A lot of people here will be able to relate very easily to what you’re saying. > At times I’d think about it and laugh to myself thinking "No everythings > fine, nothing to worry about " (fear of mouth cancer)(checking in mirror > etc)  Untill yesterday I honestly thought I was getting over it. then out of > the blue this overwhelming doubt comes back again, today I am a very > worried man convinced yet again that I have oral cancer, although I can > find nothing at all in my mouth. I wonder if others get this sort of good > days/bad days syndrone and is it typical of OCD.

I think that it’s typical for many people. My mother just had some tests for oral cancer – she DOES have something in her mouth. However, the tests showed that she’s OK – it’s not cancer after all.  I actually had a fear of oral cancer myself last year… For me, this was very unusual, not at all like my "normal" OCD symptoms. Are you having any behaviour therapy? Kind regards, Steve ~ http://www.mybookmarks.com/public/Steve_George

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