I've been dealing with anxiety about something for around six months now, and it's starting to exhaust me.It started with a situation involving someone I used to talk to online. There isn't any solid evidence that anything bad actually happened, and I've already done a lot to check whether my fears are justified. Other people have looked at the situation and told me there's no real reason to be worried.The problem is that even when I feel reassured, the fear eventually comes back. I start thinking, "What if everyone missed something?" or "What if there's still a possibility?" Then I feel the urge to ask more people, look for more answers, and make sure one more time.Sometimes I can go a whole day without worrying much, and I start feeling normal again. Then the thoughts return, and I feel like I'm back at square one.I'm tired of spending so much mental energy on something I can't find any real evidence for. I want to stop obsessing over it and get on with my life, but I don't know how to stop the cycle.Has anyone dealt with this kind of persistent anxiety? What actually helped you move on instead of constantly seeking reassurance?
You're being too vague to get a proper answer
>>35006252Fair enough. Basically, about six months ago I started worrying that someone I used to talk to on Discord might have been monitoring my PC. He once sent me a YouTube video I'd already watched, and I couldn't remember telling him about it. That's what triggered the suspicion.He never threatened to hack me or said he was monitoring me, and I don't remember downloading any files from him. I've reinstalled Windows 11 three times, run multiple antivirus scans, and had people review my logs. They found no convincing signs of malware.I understand that the video could have been a coincidence, but I keep thinking, "What if something was missed?" Even after getting reassurance, the anxiety comes back. I'm mainly asking how to break this cycle of worrying and constantly seeking reassurance.
>>35006260please stop the reddit spacing>He once sent me a YouTube video I'd already watchedyou can't be serious. Anyways, just install linux and make the installation wipe windows. Then install windows again. Will probably make u feel safer than going from windows to windows.
>>35006655wow triple dubsforgot to add to the end: (you don't know how computers work)
>>35006260Dude that's normal, you just share the same algorithm or something, i got recommended a video on youtube about a historical character because the guy i was talking to had its name as his username.
>>35006260You have OCD
>>35006260just use malwarebytes free edition to scan your pc anon
