- Username
- Beatocd
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Are you taking any medication? Are you in amy sort of treatment?
Treatment yes. Medication has never worked for me
Well im sure there are millions of people who have had all of the above and managed to live decent lives. Id keep on with treatment. There is a part in treatment where your going througb the motions but you arent really doing it 100%. Thats okay sometimes you have to work up to the big changes. But Ive found you dont start feeling different untio you hit that 50%-100% range of doing exposures repeatadly.
Since I was a kid I always had some form of anxiety. I think at different points, I have literally now experienced every anxiety disorder there is. I went from constant state of anxiety about EVERYTHING leading to agoraphobia, to an eating disorder, to severe panic attacks, fear of being around others, and of course ocd which has been constant. One thing I’ve noticed with myself, is that I have periods that are worse, and periods that are better. Sometimes I feel so bad and anxious and overwhelmed, but I remind myself that there will be times where I will feel better. The anxiety subsides eventually, even if it comes back. I try to enjoy the moments I’m feeling good, and practice skills to help me get through the hard times (doing my exposure hw, distracting myself, relaxation, etc.) hope this helps!
I wish so bad that I could go back to being how I was before the anxiety and OCD had taken over my life, and the subsequent medications and their side effects . It’s mostly bodily sensations now. Tension headaches daily. Fast pounding heart rate. Feeling like I’m constantly out of breath. Feeling like I’m going to pass out. My eyes moving involuntarily. Feeling intense anxiety for no apparent reason. Feeling like the ground is moving under me. I’ve tried so many things. Many different meds, many different therapys, and I only seem to be getting worse as the years go on. I’m loosing hope that I’ll get better than I am now.
I’ve been suffering from non stop 24/7 dpdr for a year and a half now. I never really had OCD in a big way before I suffered some major panic attacks. Since then I’ve been a completely different person. I used to live a carefree life of traveling. Socializing. Experiencing life. After my panic attacks I became agoraphobic, couldn’t leave the house or work. My thoughts were like a washing machine over and over. I’ve done a lot of work to help overcome the fear of panic, but I’m still stuck in a 24/7 DPDR state- my thoughts never stop, I’m always searching for answers about my mental health, I have music stuck in my head from the time I wake up to the time I got to sleep, my mind is racing, attacking what I value, saying hopeless thoughts, anxiously worried about everything, I don’t do physical compulsions but I’m mentally checking myself all the time to see if I’m in DPDR still, or if things feel “weird” - I have a huge fear of going crazy and death. Although I’m not having panic attacks anymore, I’m still mentally anxious all the time. I feel like I cannot escape my thoughts, they torture me. I can’t feel any emotions, I’ve lost my sense of self, I can’t make new memories or be present - I’m constantly in my head. A lot of what kicked this off was years of trauma that was stored in my nervous system, once unleashed, I haven’t been able to recover. I want my life back. I’m tired of living in fear and exhaustion to the point where nothing brings me joy. Anxiety and ocd have taken my freedom from me, I feel like the thoughts rule every decision I make instead of being able to live freely, sometimes I don’t think it’s anxiety because I can’t feel anything physically, but these thoughts torture me- no one should have to live this way. What do I do? I’m taking medication but all it’s done is stop the physical symptoms, the thinking has not gotten better
Has anyone had success with meds and ocd? I suffer from overthinking. I Can’t get out of my head . I know results can vary just looking for some hope or light at the end of the tunnel. It’s really hard to live like this.
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