Anxiety Gets worse wathing "Obsessed"

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I have General Anxiety Disorder, and my symptoms are usually under control. My wife watches shows like "Obsessed" or "hoarders" While watching these shows, my anxiety starts to peak. I don't have OCD, and am not watching people with any real similarities.

Does any one else have this? Why does this happen?
 
i'm new to the boarRAB and anxiety as well. i've been going through this for a few months. i developed anxiety from an inner ear viral infection. right now they have me on ativan as needed. it seems to help when it gets bad.

i use to love watching shows like hoarders and obsessed. me and my fiance would watch these shows together, but since i started feeling like this, i cannot watch these shows anymore. they make my heart start to race and i just cant sit through it. i dont know what causes it, but i just wanted to let you know you're not alone.
 
I have felt this as well. I am in no way a hoarder, but I guess just watching people with other types of issues makes me uneasy! I think in a way I'm almost thinking, "Oh gosh, what if that happens to me too?" even though I don't think it's likely.

I find that I really break down if I hear about people who ARE like me. For a while, I used to ignore some of my feelings and was almost in denial. One time a doctor just asked a question and I just broke down because it was something I never admitted to or talked about. The other day I was reading about agoraphobia and just felt so bad because I realized that I am becoming that way, even though I never would have suspected it in the past.
 
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