Feeling discouraged.

I finally got a virtual appointment with a psychiatrist and spent an hour on an appointment for her to tell me that she won’t give me meds to try which would be my first time trying meds to help with my OCD. It was a big step for me and she told me I would need to drive into a doctors office everyday to get meds. I also have a gut disease and Cant do that plus it’s just kind of nuts to expect someone to not have a job life or be able to put there life on hold like that. And my OCD is so bad it’s like all I am doing is compulsions. I feel so depressed. I sleep slot or not much there is no happy medium. I wish I Dont wake up every time I do and trying to fall asleep is a nightmare. Full of compulsions and just one more thing I need to do before I can just go to sleep. I Dont know what to do. This is also my first post here.

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Username: Daughter of Jesus Daughter of ...

Date posted: 1y ago

I know how hard it can be l’m gonna pray for you, prayer is the only thing that has helped me through my journey

Username: edehrmannedehrmann

Date posted: 1y ago

Don’t give up. OCD doesn’t get solved in one session. Choosing the proper medication is complicated and 60 minutes of conversation is not enough time for a doctor to get enough information to make the correct decision. Especially when there are complicating factors like an intestinal issue. And Depression. And sleep problems. I also have OCD, Depression, Anxiety, sleeping problems and I used to have a lot of intestinal problems. Medications effect your WHOLE body, not just your brain. Some of the chemicals in your brain that the medication is intended to control are also at work in other parts of the body, so those other parts of your body will be affected also. For example, serotonin, a very important neurotransmitter, also plays a role in your digestion — your gut. So the medication may have effects on your gut, too. Were you asking for anti-anxiety medication? (Valium, Ativan, Xanax) Or sleeping pills? These are Controlled Substances under Federal Law and cannot be prescribed after one video-session without the doctor risking losing their license. Prescriptions are registered with the government and pharmacies have to check the registry to make sure you aren’t filling multiple prescriptions at different pharmacies and also to keep tabs on the doctors writing the prescriptions. They are also not anti-OCD meds, they just treat a symptom, anxiety. Having you visit a local doctor is a legal way to get you a Controlled Substance quickly. Meds that treat OCD itself are not Controlled Substances under Federal Law and wouldn’t require you to visit a local doctor daily. Treating

Username: edehrmannedehrmann

Date posted: 1y ago

OCD is not just meds, you have to re-train your brain, too. Stay strong. I know what it is like. Exposure Response Therapy works. Then, learning how to deal with stressful situations and environments (Life.) You have to make a life worth living. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy can help a lot with that. It provides guidance/guidelines for dealing with life’s challenges in a healthy way. Try another session with your therapist. Give him or her a chance. And yourself. You have to make a bond with your therapist because it is not just about a prescription. You have to re-train your brain. You cannot do that with someone with whom you don’t have a bond. If you don’t feel a bond, a trust, DO NOT GIVE UP ! There are other therapists you can work with. This is not a quick fix. It is going to take time. Be strong. You are not alone. We are all here with you!

Username: CrystallCrystall

Date posted: 1y ago

Thank you all for your words. Also thank you I didn’t know that. But it makes since that it would also affect your body. I’ll keep trying. Just sometimes it’s so overwhelming I feel like I am stuck in quicksand and I just want to curl into a ball and give up.

Username: mlem

Date posted: 4y ago

Hey I'm feeling pretty hopeless right now. Before I get to the main point I'm gonna give some background info: I'm going into my third year of University and it took years of constant denial to get treatment . I originally came in for my skin picking but after multiple appointments I was told I have OCD. I never thought I perfectly fit into having it because I was never organized nor am I a "germaphobe". I later learned everything made sens From being afraid to interact with little children (afraid I would assault them just from staring too long), all the way to staying up all night convinced someone would kill me if I didn't hide all the knives in the house. It took me just one month ago to sleep in my bed alone (after I stopped my rituals with my stuffed animals as a kid I was convinced they will harm me when I least expect it, and sleep beside my mother). It even explained why I had somatic rituals when I was a child (constantly balancing the right and left side of my body with repetitive touching until it felt right). Finally, after switching from cipralex (did not help) to Zoloft (currently on 150mg) I feel as thought my life is coming back. The reason I'm feeling distressed is that my main psychiatrist referred me to a CBT waitlist in a hospital. Well I just had a virtual meeting with him today... And he basically asked if I have cleaning rituals. I said no, I told him about my previous compulsions the first time I talked to him and told him the medication has SIGNIFICANTLY reduced my anxiety and compulsions that I only do two rituals a day (~3 hours). At the end of the appointment he told me that I DON'T HAVE OCD or anxiety and suggested I go off my meds. Now I'm doubting if I have OCD to begin with, even though I fully know I do as my main psychiatrist has been so caring and making sure I recover. It really sucks because I feel pretty invalidated?? Am I overreacting or in the wrong? I don't know how to feel right now. Any input would be appreciated. Thank you

Username: TofuIndulger

Date posted: 1y ago

Stuck

Hey everyone. This is my first post here and it’s probably going to be a long one because I guess I feel comfortable enough to be open here. I need help. When I first got diagnosed with OCD, I figured it only impacted a small part of my life. I thought I was only affected with compulsions and obsessions that dealt with contamination, tangible perfectionism and the obvious intrusive thoughts and that’s it. Well, I’ve come to realize that most of my thinking has been impacted by OCD. At this point the only way to describe how it feels to me is a forest of thorny vines growing in place of my mind or maybe through and around my brain constantly growing every-time I give into this type of thinking (which is basically all the time because I wasn’t aware this was OCD). I’ve definitely felt it more recently, but I know it’s always been there from what I recall from past memories. I got diagnosed not so long ago with OCD and I was happy to because it explained this thing I knew was wrong with me but I didn’t know how much it will and has impacted me in the past. So, I think I’ve created a matrix in my mind or strengthened the OCD thought patterns because now I feel like my OCD impacts everything I do. And I guess I’m saying I need help here because maybe you guys will be able to see it, maybe validate me and point me where I can get help. I’ve been telling the people around me, I think my thinking is disordered and I need help but I don’t think they really understand the amount it’s affecting me or grasp what I meant when I say “I Need Help”. I did have a therapist before but because of a insurance change, she can’t work with me anymore and I’m not sure when I’ll get another (just to clarify). Back to the matter, the past couple of months I’ve been in my head just thinking and thinking. About everything. To the point where my head starts to hurt or until I feel sick of thinking about it but I can’t. I find that’s my obsessions and compulsions (other than the need for order [which can also be mental]) are very mentally based and I find myself ashamed of them so I hide them so maybe that’s why the people around me don’t feel my need for getting help as much as I do. Anyways, examples of this have been, -constantly thinking about what’s the purpose of all of life and the hidden messages in life -feeling like if I don’t do everything perfectly then what the point or being very mad at myself -being obsessed with how I present to the rest of the world sometimes even in close relationships -having calculated movements and actions (having to move my body a certain way or it doesn’t feel right) -obsessing over an absolute truth -questioning friendships and other relationships - obsessing over achievements or failures -obsessing over people -obsessing over decisions and outcomes because I want to make the perfect decisions I could go on and on but basically it’s just a lot of thinking and ruminating and obsessing to the point where people tell me I look like I’m some where else all the time. And I’ve started to feel like I find comfort in it now. I’m also diagnosed with depression and anxiety and I feel like it’s all just OCD. And same goes for my dissociation. I feel like they all root from my OCD. I’m so tired of feeling like this all the time and without my therapist I feel like I’m stuck here. I can’t make decisions, I’m never present, I can’t make or keep friendships/ relationships, everything impacts me deeply because I create a emotional obsession to it, I can’t just be without questioning everything and I’m constantly in my head. I’ve also started getting high all the time because I feel like it’s the only way to escape my brain but I’ve felt like it’s getting out of hand. I’m starting to lose in any type of hope of getting better. Does anyone have an advice for working on OCD by yourself or identifying when it’s OCD (especially mental obsessions and compulsions) so I can start to chip at this boulder that’s weighing down my life and energy?

Username: Chicken07

Date posted: 1y ago

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hello, I’m a young adult with extreme ocd that I’ve been struggling with since I was little it’s to the point where things like walking eating writing or driving has become almost an impossible task. how do some of you try to differ your ocd thoughts? even when I try to ignore them I’ll have panic attacks until I go back and do whatever my brain is telling me. I feel helpless my doctor has told me I have the worst case of ocd she’s ever seen and she “doesn’t know what to do with me” I’m just starting to feel hopeless

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