I'm living in mental torture. I take my meds, go to therapy, try to eat well but yet here I am struggling so bad. OCD is terrible. So misunderstood. Such a life sucker. I'm in physical pain from the anxiety it leaves.

What meds are u taking and what have u taken so far ? Do you drink a lot of alcohol or drink coffee ? Do you exercise ? Is ur therapist certified to treat OCD disorders ? Bc i was on the same boat as you , until I changed my life style, exercise and food wise, and finally found a med and therapist that worked for me

I've tried so man drugs. I'm on trileptal and anafranil. (sp?) No hardly no alcohol, and no coffee. I don't exercise. I'm not sure about her being certified in OCD disorders - how would I find this out? What did you change? What worked the best.

I was in your place as well. OCD is so often swept under the rug. I’ve had many physical disabilities in my life but there’s never been one as hard for me as OCD has. The thing that’s helped me the most has been finding the right therapist. My first therapist was not OCD certified and basically reassured my compulsions which didn’t help at all. I found a therapist who specialized in OCD. Exposure therapy was the hardest thing i ever had to go through but was the main thing that helped me and allowed the OCD to take a back seat instead of controlling me.

Ask her if she knows about ERP (exposure and response prevention therapy) if she has no idea what that is then she prob isn’t certified for OCD. Of course don’t call her out on that there and then lol just look for a new therapist that at least knows about ERP, they will know more about OCD than a therapist that doesn’t

I tried lexapro with no results , then I tried it with abilify and I became manic , then I tried Zoloft by itself and got suicidal, stopped taking meds and found an OCD therapist which really helped the way I battled my thoughts. However my anxiety was stilll high so I tried cymbalta which made me worse. Then finally I tried Prozac and it helped so much. I still have anxiety and depression tho so I went up from 20mg to 30mg. Then i still felt off, so I finally decided to cut out alcohol during the week, I only drink weekends now. And I exercise almost every day. At least 5 days a week. And that really helped a lot omg. I feel amazing now, granted I still deal with OCD, but I manage it better. Instead of feeling like I’m holding a 100 pound weight constantly , now it’s more like a 5 pound weight that only causes me a slight discomfort. Granted it took me more than 2 years of extreme anxiety and depression to fight it , but it’s little victories. Find the right system, brick by brick, and keep fighting. You will get there, I at one point had a lot of suicidal thoughts bc i didn’t know if I could do this, but just take it a day at a time. Figure out the meds for you , the right therapist and establish healthier habits

I just struggled as of today, had a hell week as seen from previous posts. I found a right therapist 6x a charm, been struggling for 9 yrs , been hospitalized 4 times cuz of meds (been on 17 ones) and suicidal thoughts/intrusive thoughts, and this week was bad, almost felt like I could do something.. but today I just started cbd oil. Worth a shot. I just did it today and the anxiety went completely away. I feel like it’s changed my life. I know I’ve been struggling for the past 8 days tremendously ..