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: 5w 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: 5w 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: 5w 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: 5w 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: 5w 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: Scribble

Date posted: 4y ago

I think I’m at a point where I can no longer be helped. My thoughts seem too convincing, I can’t talk to anyone in my life about them. I feel like I’m going to be stuck with this mindset for the rest of life and I’m just going to continue to get crazier. I’m too afraid to interact with people irl because I’m afraid they’ll notice something is up, or that I’ll get thoughts. Almost my whole life is being consumed by these thoughts, I noticed a lot of things that used to keep track of in my day to day life I’ve completely forgot about. I’m worried if I see a therapist I’ll get misdiagnosed and only get worse. Everytime I try to remind myself of old morals my mind tells me that I was only being brainwashed and that I’m trying to brainwash myself again. It feels like I don’t even want to go back to my old life, it feels like I only want to follow these thoughts and see where they lead me and it sucks that I predicted all of this would happen. That my mind would come up with more unwanted stuff and I’d forget about everything I’ve ever cared about and become lost in confusion. I think I’d rather see someone in person than online, but I’m not sure about the therapists in my area or if they’ve ever even seen anything like what I’m going through. I don’t even know if it’s ocd anymore, but I really wish I could get out of this. It feels like I’m getting worse everyday even though I know it’s just all in my head and I need to let it go and focus on real life but I can’t stop worrying about what’s in my mind and what happening to me and what’s going to happen.

"Pure" OCD

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: G.M

Date posted: 48w ago

I need to rant

Hi, so I’ve been dealing with OCD for the past four years intrusive thoughts and all. At first it started with being scared of panic attacks then the thoughts went to being scared I’d harm myself and now they’re associated around harming other people especially my family which is very very scary. It feels like I’m deeply rooted a bad person. I can’t even tell anyone my thoughts. It also makes me confused on if I want these thoughts. I’m not even sure if I have any compulsions bc I try to just ignore the thoughts and distract myself. Lately I’ve noticed my anxiety getting a lot worse Notjhing seems to calm it down anymore and I just want to stay alone in my bed and make it all go away. I’m scared I’m scared of myself and I’m scared these thoughts could happen one day and I’m scared I want them. Sometimes my thoughts can make me feel like that… does anyone have any good resources im doing ERP but it’s so expensive. I haven’t tried medication but I want to I’m just scared it will make me worse or make me gain weight. But I’m at the point where I’m desperate and something needs to change bc I can’t live like this. I feel like I’m fighting my thoughts all day. And one second I feel confident I’m ok and the next my whole body gets hot and I feel like it’s all possible and I want these thoughts. Someone please give me advice?

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