u/throawayrainyday

Okay, this is really embarrassing to talk about, but doctors have been no help and I was wondering if anyone can relate/share how they worked on this?

When I was a teenager, I had this sudden onset of a weird need to burp, like, all the time. It hit a point where I was very withdrawn and would excuse myself from conversations with friends and loved ones. Doctors gave me bacteria tests, checked for ulcers, that kind of thing, but no luck.

It's not as bad now, give or take a decade later, but it gets really bad particularly after eating. I get this feeling that there's air stuck in my stomach and have to push it out. I'm trying to do ERP and retrain my brain to ignore the urge, but I don't even know if it IS my OCD or one of my other various medical issues (I'm autistic and hypermobile, which are both infamous for weird GI issues).

The fact it's something that I get this feeling/urge about, though, and the fact that it pretty much disappears when I'm in the moment and my mind is occupied, makes me think it is some kind of compulsion. If I had to compare it to any feeling, it'd be like how compulsively picking at my skin feels. Sometimes I feel awful until I do it, other times I don't realize I'm doing it until I startle myself.

Currently trying to ERP it. Failing miserably. Any help appreciated.

Okay, this is really embarrassing to talk about, but doctors have been no help and I was wondering if anyone can relate/share how they worked on this?

When I was a teenager, I had this sudden onset of a weird need to burp, like, all the time. It hit a point where I was very withdrawn and would excuse myself from conversations with friends and loved ones. Doctors gave me bacteria tests, checked for ulcers, that kind of thing, but no luck.

It's not as bad now, give or take a decade later, but it gets really bad particularly after eating. I get this feeling that there's air stuck in my stomach and have to push it out. I'm trying to do ERP and retrain my brain to ignore the urge, but I don't even know if it IS my OCD or one of my other various medical issues (I'm autistic and hypermobile, which are both infamous for weird GI issues).

The fact it's something that I get this feeling/urge about, though, and the fact that it pretty much disappears when I'm in the moment and my mind is occupied, makes me think it is some kind of compulsion. If I had to compare it to any feeling, it'd be like how compulsively picking at my skin feels. Sometimes I feel awful until I do it, other times I don't realize I'm doing it until I startle myself.

Currently trying to ERP it. Failing miserably. Any help appreciated.

Okay, this is really embarrassing to talk about, but doctors have been no help and I was wondering if anyone can relate/share how they worked on this?

When I was a teenager, I had this sudden onset of a weird need to burp, like, all the time. It hit a point where I was very withdrawn and would excuse myself from conversations with friends and loved ones. Doctors gave me bacteria tests, checked for ulcers, that kind of thing, but no luck.

It's not as bad now, give or take a decade later, but it gets really bad particularly after eating. I get this feeling that there's air stuck in my stomach and have to push it out. I don't know if it's mental (I have OCD and it might be a compulsion) or physical (I've heard a lot about hypermobility and gut motility issues).

I've been treating it as OCD-related for a while, as it pretty much disappears when I'm in the moment and my mind is occupied, but the fact I even CAN consistently do this and make myself sick by pushing at my GI system has me wondering if the connective tissue is disordering.

Any help appreciated.