Your Anxiety Toolkit

SUMMARY: Not having a subtype makes it hard to get diagnosed with OCD  Not fitting into a subtype can make you doubt having OCD.  When you don’t see other examples, you can feel like an outsider in the OCD community.  All the subtypes seem to have their “people.”   The doubt can make you feel that it really is about the content, not OCD.  What if I don't fit into a typical OCD Subtype Examples:  What if I picked the wrong name for my baby?  Obsessions about the weather and whether you will enjoy the weather?  This nail color makes me feel strange.  What if I don't remember this the way it was?  What if my partner cheats on me? What if my child suffers?  What if my taxes were not correct?  How will I know when it is time to stop therapy?  General Anxiety Vs Ocd? Dimensional Obsessive COmpulsive Scale (Jon Abramowitz)  Concerns about germs and contamination Concerns about being responsible for the harm. Injury, Bad luck  Unacceptable thoughts  Concerns about symm