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!
Hey friends, I hope you all are well. I just wanted to check in and ask people's experiences about being on medication. I have had OCD pretty much my whole life, just got recently diagnosed 4 months ago and my therapist recommended that I get on meds for it so I have a psychiatrist appointment set up. I'm a little apprehensive about getting on them, but I've realized that I do have some sort of chemical imbalance in my brain that plays a part in my OCD and anxiety. I would love to hear anyones experiences or words of encouragement. Thank you, I hope you all are well.
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 ?
This is kind of a weird question, but I recently increased my SSRI dosage and have experienced tremendous relief. It has quieted my intrusive thoughts so much and my compulsions are no longer as all-consuming. However, I don’t want to be on this high of a dosage forever and know that medication alone shouldn’t be my only fix. I’m seeing a new psychiatrist on Wednesday and am wondering if the recent decrease in frequency of my symptoms will be a bar to my getting ocd treatment? In other words, if in this present moment I’m doing better, but up until a few days ago my compulsions were taking up pretty much every moment of my waking day, will I still be classified as having ocd? I start getting worried when I feel better that I don’t actually have ocd and just use it as a defense mechanism to avoid consequences of my actions/I’m secretly a terrible person
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