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Hi! I take zoloft for OCD and it’s helped me a lot. I wasn’t keen on taking meds but I really needed help. I do this along with cognitive behavioral therapy. Something I also found helpful was being mindful of the thoughts and calling them out as OCD. For example, when I’d get an intrusive thought I would say, “this is OCD not me!” Or “Okay Chancie, stop. This is your OCD.”
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I understand. You definitely should find a therapist ASAP to work with who can guide you through treatment. Best of luck!!
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Do you believe OCD is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain? Do you have opposition to taking medicine for other conditions like asthma, infections, etc? This is no different. Some people just need medications for different things. There has been hundred of research studies showing SSRIs are effective for anxiety and OCD as well as safe. You must come to a place however that taking the chance is worth it. Yes, what if you feel some ill effects? You could stop the medication. But what if you feel better than you have in ages? The decision is up to you. All I can say is that sertraline has made such an improvement in my life and I have only been able to start managing my OCD because of it
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Hi Naeun, I’m going through the same thing you are. It takes a huge toll on me and it makes me feel like crap all day every day. Do you have snapchat? Maybe we can talk there and if you’re up for it, vent to each other.
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OK hi, do you have these thoughts all day?
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I’ve been suffering for a month now but I haven’t been diagnosed completely, the therapist told me I do show signs of OCD but never gave me a diagnosis. I do suffer from anxiety though.
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I get anxiety from thinking I’m gonna take meds. I saw something violent trying to see and test to see if I was gonna get anxiety and I felt like I really enjoyed it and wanted to smile. But it bothers me , but I enjoy? And feel fascinated ? I’m so lost wtf is going on with me. I can’t even talk to people.
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Yeah I wanna try ERP first and don’t wanna rely on meds. You know what else scares me is that I had a dream once that I ki**** someone and I didn’t even guilty because I “forgave myself” like I said it’s ok u hurt this person because of ur ocd and it freaked out. I don’t want any meds to change chemicals in my brain. Ugh
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@worrieddriver thank you! Personally I am against medication because Zoloft caused ( TRIGGER) My grandfather to commit suicide. So therefore it gives me anxiety taking them. I know everyone is different but please do get where I am coming from ❤️The side effects are also what scares me and esp since I started college I can’t risk staying feeling sick. Also I just wanted to know if the things I mentioned were OCD things. Like thinking I’m bipolar and everything. Also I don’t wanna be reliable on meds. And when I get off them temporarily I don’t wanna be reliable. Hope you get it ❤️?
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Also I’ve seen some people commenting how Zoloft has lost its effectiveness and they had to keep switching meds. And how someone was even more suicidal and I’ve dealt with suicidal OCD. So I hope you get it but thank you !
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No I don’t have snap sorry !! But please do tell me here love ya
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@bributterfly yes!!! All day they feel so real !!! :/ I’ve had it for a year
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Harm ocd is the worst! Do you ever fear saying something inappropriate?
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I've gotten diagnosed with OCD and I'm in therapy. But I'm worried that I don't have OCD/that I got misdiagnosed. And recently I'm worried that I've just gotten myself into a habit of thinking of dirty minded or just plain old terrible things after I see/hear certain things because I feel like I need to prove I have OCD or else I'm faking(sometimes this goes away). Or that I'm just mimicking symptoms of ocd to cope with real problems I may have and that im just really deep into denial. I don't know...I'm just so tired. I mean, what if I really am what I think I am and this is my brains only way of coping? I don't even really feel anything towards most of the thoughts anymore either I just know they go against my values and I don't want them. I don't know if that's because I'm so mentally exhausted, I just don't care, or that the thoughts are true and I'm comfortable with them.
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hi. so one big factor of my OCD is rumination. i met a guy who i have a crush on the idea of (idea bc there are red flags). my biggest fear is not finding true love, my ex told me no one else would deal with what i have (my ocd, specifically reassurance seeking and getting overstimulated after intimacy). a few weeks ago, my friends and family all gathered and tried to give me advice that sounded like “you’re shy and you’ll never find someone.” after that, i’ve felt off. i’ve been using an unhealthy coping skill, daydreaming, and i’ve just felt unbalanced. my ocd makes everything feel different sometimes, i can’t explain it. life, myself, almost like being in a dissociated state. has anyone else experienced that? i don’t know how to remain balanced during my off times and i know pms exasperates it all. i take ashwaghanda and omega 3s in a multi vitamin daily. i take them all together in the evening but i’ve missed three days recently and also messed with my rocky sleep schedule because of fun times with friends. i hope these supplements work, because i don’t know if i’d be brave enough for medication. i had a bad reaction on prozac and often am forgetful. i just have been battling my OCD consciously for almost ten years now and unconsciously for longer. i am so tired, as my mental health extends beyond my OCD. i’m in talk therapy with some cbt aspects but i only see her twice a month. i’ve broken down so many times and promised myself id get on track or that certain things would work, but it’s like i am stuck in a circle that gets smaller when i’m able to help myself. i just want to be normal. i want to be able to mess up my sleep schedule to enjoy good times and not suffer horrible consequences or fear that i will be entirely thrown off balance. i don’t want to worry or doubt or feel so dissociative that i squint my eyes for a moment and wonder why i feel so unreal. i will never understand why god has allowed me to go through this. i cannot let it be for nothing but i don’t know how much more to bend and contort my body and brain to get somewhere stable but how lovely it would be if i could. i don’t have much of a schedule right now, i get apathetic and give in with things from time to time. one thing can trigger me and i am back to square one wether in a week or month. any advice, any and all is so helpful. your stories, your thoughts. maybe feeling less alone and knowing what has helped you is exactly what i need right now. thank you 💗
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Hi, I’m new here!! I’m praying I don’t get judged for this. But, back in late May of 2022 ( literally right before I graduated high school), I added this one random girl from my school on Snapchat. She posted something about a graduation party , so I swiped up on her story basically saying how I can’t believe we’re almost graduated. She replied and we had a really short and simple conversation. The next day ( i believe) , we started talking a lot , and I just so happened to see her at the highschool when we were grabbing our graduation outfits and doing the rehearsal. When I saw her irl, I kinda got turned off ( I heard she was kinda crazy) , and on top of that , she was a little ugly irl. I remember seeing her Snapchat bio , and she was close friends with my female cousin ( a year younger than me) , who I happened to experiment sexually with when I was 10-11 years old. I remember going to work later that day and having sort of a lightbulb flick thought ( it wasn’t a good thought though) , what if my cousin told her about what happened when we were younger? So I started to kind of panic and immediately distanced myself from that girl. I also experimented sexually with one of my female friends when I was 10-11 , and from that day onwards, I’ve been pretty much living in paranoia and a little bit of guilt about someone finding out and my life being ruined . On top of that, It’s gotten worse to now sometimes I wonder if a girl I added off of quick add ( Snapchat) is underage even if they told me they were 18+ or had 18 and above in their bio, and I get so much guilt and anxiety about that. I even had a quick thought last February on what if I did something inappropriate with my younger cousin when I was 15-16 but I just can’t exactly remember when it happened , and it still eats me alive when I think about it, because I don’t know if it happened or not. I’m sorry for the long vent, I just wish I felt normal again. No matter how much I try to do things that old me used to do, life always feels “ off”. I always kept the top part about when I was younger a secret up until early (ish ) 2024, then I vented to one of my best friends and he told me that that’s a normal thing to do at a young age. Since then, I have told multiple friends and they all say they did similar stuff, but my brain just can’t accept that. Please help me, I quite literally overthink everything nowadays. 2021 was the last full year that I felt normal ( coincidentally, the best year of my life so far) . It’s not just about sexual related things either, sometimes I’ll wonder if I messed up something at work or hit a car while driving/hit someone and drove off. I just wanna live my life how I was supposed to live it after highschool ( carefree and happy) before whatever it is ( I think it’s ocd) hit me unexpectedly. Thanks to anyone who read this , I just needed to pour it out regardless of how negative I felt typing this, I hope someone can relate , because I feel so alone in my head at times.
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