I desperately want help.

I feel like it's got to a point that I just can't deal with stuff on my own anymore. I've tried to help myself with compulsions and thoughts and behaviours and it helps to an extent but I feel like I just need more help. But I don't even know where to start, I've felt so ignored in the past and I don't even know where you can turn to. I'm in the UK so it's difficult, especially considering I'm only 17, to get any help for this kind of thing. I just want someone to talk to, something to help – medication, maybe? I want to try it, I want to see if it would stop the overthinking for a while. Stuff isn't as bad as it has been before, but I feel like I can't just leave this anymore. I just don't know who to turn to or where to go from here.

Username: Waleed Waleed

Date posted: 10d ago

You aren't alone in this. I can very much relate (since i come from a 3rd world country) where even the psychologist are uneducated about these types of things. My experience with them hasn't been good, so i can wholeheartedly know how isolating the experience can be.

Username: wren <3wren <3

Date posted: 10d ago

im in the uk too and a similar age to you, and i can relate so much, it’s so hard to get help for ocd here (and help for mental health in general really). have you spoken to your gp? they’re probably the best place to start for accessing therapy and medication. i would recommend being really cautious talking about specifics of ocd obsessions to people who aren’t specifically trained to help with ocd, as it’s so misunderstood, especially with more taboo subtypes. even a lot of trained therapists have absolutely no knowledge of ocd, but you might be able to request an ocd specialist for therapy ! i think you would need an evaluation from a psychiatrist before you can be prescribed any medication, but i reckon your gp can refer you to one, if not then mental health services can. if you need to speak to someone more urgently (but not for an emergency), call 111 and speak to the mental health team, they can be really helpful and they can even help with referrals for therapy (i managed to get an appointment with the camhs crisis team really quickly thanks to the people i spoke to when i called 111 !). i hope things work out for you <3

Username: squirrelobsessedsquirrelobse...

Date posted: 10d ago

It definitely is really hard to get help here – my plan possibly is to go to my GP once I turn 18, because honestly I don't want any chance of going back to camhs as I've been there multiple times (I think camhs limit is up to 18?). I just hope I am taken seriously mainly – I hope things work out for you as well! :)

Username: wren <3wren <3

Date posted: 10d ago

@squirrelobsessed ah that’s understandable, camhs can be a bit unpredictable, and i’ve had not so great experiences with them myself. maybe look into the nhs adult mental health service in your area, some of them do treat 16+, not just 18+, but it will depend on your area. a lot of them are on self referral too, so you don’t have to risk being referred to camhs

Username: Zoë_84Zoë_84

Date posted: 10d ago

Doing compulsions is not really helping you, it only feeds OCD. I totally agree with wren, therapists who are not specialized in OCD do more harm, than good. I also had psychiatrists who had been not educated regarding OCD subtypes, so I wouldn't go in to details, when talking to them either. If you want to try medication, I think it is best to not tell them about OCD subtypes that are about more taboo topics - e.g. violence, or sexual content. If you suffer from Order & Symmetry OCD, or Contamination OCD, I think that would be safe to share.

Username: MitchW97

Date posted: 5y ago

Hi guys, I’m new to NOCD, just wondering if anyone has any advice on how to cope better than I am at the moment. I’m 21, and I’ve been struggling with OCD for 6 years or so, but I’ve only been diagnosed for a little over a year. I’ve completely smashed the prerequisite score for diagnoses but I constantly feel like I’m making negligible progress. I have been having CBT for 10+ weeks (I lost count) and I have learnt to manage the checks and “physical” aspect of OCD, but the Intrusive Thoughts have multiplied so badly that I cannot perform simple actions without a mental battle. I have considered medication but it is not something I want to pursue unless absolutely a help from others’ experience (luckily I get free prescriptions and healthcare from the NHS, so cost isn’t a factor). How does anyone cope? Is there any experiences that have made anyone laugh? Sometimes I get so worked up that I can’t take myself seriously ? but I just want to know how other people feel since I do feel like nobody really understands what it is like, and just tell me to “not do it” which isn’t really any help! Thanks ?

Username: Celi

Date posted: 2y ago

Advice For Someone Undiagnosed

i'm sorry in advance for how long this post is and if it's to much information. i'm undiagnosed but have been struggling with compulsions and intrusive thoughts since i was 7 or 8. My worst intrusive thoughts theme has been about p*d*phil*s. I've been dealing with it since my freshman and sophomore year but these thoughts didn't become debilitating until June of last year. I had a panic attack and confessed to my parents about these intrusive thoughts. They were obviously shocked and share. I felt so ashamed and like a monster. After talking with my dad he said we would see a therapist about it. Sadly we never did the first appointment we were late and missed are spot and the second appointment i sprained my ankle the night before so instead i was in the hospital. After that i closed myself off i tried dealing with them on my own using sources like NOCD and stuff. I did try to bring up going to therapy to my parents. Every time they would ask me if the intrusive thoughts were back and I would lie saying "no i just would like to go to therapy" I was so scared they'd be afraid of me and stop loving me, especially my mom. Eventually after awhile my parents forgot about it and I tried ignoring these intrusive thoughts because I was so focused and stressed from school. I decided I could just wait till I turn 18 and schedule myself into therapy. recently though my intrusive thoughts have gotten worse. I recently had a convo with one of my friends who has intrusive thoughts as well and she's encouraging me to talk to my parents. I'm asking y'all what should I do. As much as I'm scared I want to get help because I'm sick of living and feeling like i'm day away from acting on my intrusive thoughts.

Username: DeeDoo

Date posted: 48w ago

I just want to feel normal

Hi, I don't really know where to start but I was diagnosed with OCD around 2 years old so it's something I've been aware of my entire life and something I've been struggling to manage for as long as I can remember. I've never received OCD therapy but I had started going to an art therapist after a su*cide attempt for about 2 months in my teen years. When I was younger my parents didn't want me on medications or going through therapy as they felt it was "too intense" of a treatment for me, so I had tried many herbal and homeopathic supplements to help treat my OCD, though it helped with my vitamin deficiencies it didn't do much for my OCD. During my late teens, my primary doctor finally decided to start me on medications for my anxiety, depression, and OCD. I have been on Zoloft, Prozac, Wellbutrin, had been prescribed emergency Lorazepam and Xanax, and recently tried Paxil, but I just don't feel like any have helped. Over the years, I've basically struggled with every typical OCD symptom and it has only gotten harder and harder to get by. When I talk to my friends about it they tell me that these thoughts are normal and everyone goes through it but I feel like they're dismissing the degree to which my symptoms are becoming rather debilitating and don't really understand what I'm trying to since none of them have OCD themselves. I just feel so alone and that nobody understand, I'm tired of having these thoughts and I just want a way out. Does anyone have any tips for like medications or treatments that help? I just want to be normal.

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