Fear of blood

wanttoovercome · Post by **wanttoovercome** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:49 pm

I am newly diagnosed as OCD. I seem to jump from one fear to another. CUrrently, I am terrified of blood and contracting Hep C. Every spot I see that is red or brown I fear is blood and that I will track it into my home and my family will contract Hep C. Does anyone else have this same type of fear?

Boon · Post by **Boon** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:00 am

This is a really good phobia to expose on. I know you are not too excited about that but that's how to get over a fear. When you expose you do so in a heirarchy fashion which makes it easier to reach your goal. You move at your own pace. There is no rush and no pressure. You can do this with a therpist trained in ocd or you can do it on your own - whichever is more comfortable for you. I recommend reading Dr. Howard Liebgold's Freedom from Fear to help you get an understanding on how to go about this.

I wish you well. You can heal from this!

wanttoovercome · Post by **wanttoovercome** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:20 am

Thanks Boon! This fear has ruined several family outings lately. I will ordered the book.