Sam-OverOcd
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Can people share success
Can people share success of getting better. I feel so sad and hopeless today.
NotSoNewb82NotSoNewb82
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I was told in 2007 I had schizophrenia and treated with antipsychotic meds which I am still on. Recently my doctor said some of my symptoms don’t add up to schizophrenia but they do fit mild autism or OCD. He started me on SSRIs and said wait six months which I did. I’m just waiting now for my next appointment which should be soon but the meds have made so much difference, they’ve done much more than the antipsychotics ever did. Also I have done a lot of research and I feel assured now that I will be told I have both autism and OCD which obviously will be such a result but also obviously I can’t be absolutely certain until a doctor says so. I know if I start being able to treat my problems as something else I will grumble sometimes because I will still be ill but I also know that I will be do lucky. I know this comment hasn’t been wholly about OCD recovery but for fifteen years I have been certain that I have had an illness that you cannot recover from and I remained hopeful and optimistic and in the and there was an answer. Your answer may not come in the same form as mine but life gets easier for lots of people all the time for all sorts of reasons. I certainly never saw this coming.
Sam-OverOcdSam-OverOcd
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@Newb82 This is still helpful. I appreciate you and am so happy to hear things are going better for you.
NotSoNewb82NotSoNewb82
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@LynnOCDbattle Thanks Lynn I needed that today.
Jak71Jak71
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I think things can get better. I had a panic this afternoon it was awful. I tried to rationalise etc nothing was working. Then I tried to sit through the anxiety and fear until it lessened and think I made a little progress there 😌
Sam-OverOcdSam-OverOcd
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@jay71 I’m happy you made a little progress ❤️
Ocdhater29Ocdhater29
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I also feel hopeless and sad today if it makes you feel any better. I am convinced I’m so psycho who wants to do violent things :/
Sam-OverOcdSam-OverOcd
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@Anonymous I had that theme during all of October and half of November. It’s so hard. I hope it gets better for you ❤️ I weirdly wish I had that theme again, but I know that we always wish we had a different theme
Ocdhater29Ocdhater29
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@LynnOCDbattle What theme are you currently dealing with? And how did you get through the harm theme??
Sam-OverOcdSam-OverOcd
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@Anonymous I’m dealing with POCD now. It suckssss. I got through my harm theme by really practicing not figuring it out. I was ruminating constantly and that got me so confused and I had to really practice not ruminating. I set timers to practice
Sam-OverOcdSam-OverOcd
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@Anonymous My harm theme was REALLY bad too. I was convinced I was a serial killer in the making and thought I wouldn’t care if I hurt an animal - it wasn’t true but I was so anxious and had ruminated so much I was just a mess
Ocdhater29Ocdhater29
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@LynnOCDbattle It’s so terrible. What do you mean you set timers? Like timers to stop ruminating?
Ocdhater29Ocdhater29
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@Anonymous I haven’t dealt with POCD and I’m sorry you’re struggling all ocd sucks so much
Sam-OverOcdSam-OverOcd
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@Anonymous Yes, have you read greenburgs articles on rumination? They are helpful. It’s so hard to stop, my therapist recommended literally just practicing not ruminating for a minute, and then working your way up
Ocdhater29Ocdhater29
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@LynnOCDbattle I just read it, I feel like it’s so hard to stop though. I am going to try really hard to just not engage
Ocdhater29Ocdhater29
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@Anonymous I want to get through this so badly
Sam-OverOcdSam-OverOcd
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@Anonymous I know it’s really hard. I’m struggling with it with my POCD. Remember you don’t have to stop the thoughts just try to not solve them
Sam-OverOcdSam-OverOcd
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@Anonymous What makes you think you’re violent right now ?
Ocdhater29Ocdhater29
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@LynnOCDbattle I keep having thoughts about stabbing people, I have even felt what I think is an urge and I hate it. I convinced myself that I wanted to do these things
Sam-OverOcdSam-OverOcd
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@Anonymous Yeah, I used to have that happen so much. Are you doing ERP?
Ocdhater29Ocdhater29
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@LynnOCDbattle Just started it. It’s like every person I see my brain goes to the thought of killing them. It really has me convinced I’m a bad person
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