Can you heal your mind without medication? I have terrible reactions to psychiatric medication. I'm scared i am mentally ill and need them but they just make my anxiety worse.
Maybe or maybe not practice ERP and try taking dietary supplements and vitamins. Supplements don’t really have side affects
What supplements?
@Mama_m02 St John’s wort and Holy basil is really good! Also ashwaghanda is really good it like builds resistance to stress it’s good too.
Haven’t you asked this question already? If so, you’re seeking reassurance.
It’s different for everyone. Maybe you will need medication and maybe you won’t. I have been making very slow but sure progress with pretty bad ocd without medicine but I know a lot of friends who need it and find it very helpful. There isn’t one right or wrong answer as we are all different.
My goal is not taking medication. But with that definitely ERP is inherent to recover
Yeah I'm done with meds. They truly make me worse. I just had my first erp session so we just went over what's going on with me and a work sheet to write down my obsessions. I really can't wait to start doing the work!
@Mama_m02 I can't have a therapist bcs of insurance but I follow Ali greymond's method. Maybe is slower but I'm better than before, I have less dark days. Wish you a good healing journey!
Medication for OCD? Hello all, 19 male here, this seems like a cool community that isn’t nearly as triggering as reddit. I have pretty severe bouts of existential thinking or fear of going crazy ( psychosis ) after some pretty heavy mushroom trips a few years ago, I know logically I should be fine but I do know what it’s like to lose it and it’s scary. Currently I deal with relationship focused OCD, it’s all day from before I even open my eyes. I want things to work out with my girlfriend badly. Also I can come close to a panic attack sometimes which perpetuates everything. Anyway, I mention the fear of going crazy because the way my anxiety/derealization makes me feel is that I’m not mentally stable cause I feel out of it or unreal. I saw that a lot of anxiety and depression medication can cause psychosis and I feel like I could use some help in getting ahead of my OCD because the compulsions are had not to give into when I’m in such distress/not knowing. Plus overall I just feel like I have no idea how I feel about close to anything. Anyone relate about that ?
So i have an appointment with a doctor in 2 days, but im terrified of taking medication for anxiety, i tried it twice at 15 and would immediately stop taking them after a week or 2 because I was so scared of the side effects, then I tried fluoxetine at 18 and it gave me such bad anxiety with even the first 2 pills that I stopped that as well, now I'm 25 and im willing to try again and stick to it but my mind keeps bringing up all the reasons why I shouldn't and that it could make me worse, make me manic, make me numb, change me etc. Any help or advice welcome
At this point I feel like I need to get on something ASAP. I know that therapy is a long road and hard work and I am totally down to do it but in the short term (I just started this journey) I think I need pharmaceutical help. Some of the people closest to me agree. I have never been on meds before and it's scary AF but the road I am going down is scarier. Advice?
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