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- KatieKat
- Date posted
- 6y ago
Thank you KatieKAT. I will definitely check it out
I’m currently in therapy for ERP but I still have a long way to go. I might also look into medication soon but we’ll see.
I have had treatment and while ive improved I never feel OCD free.
I’ve done a crapload of research on OCD, and it always seems tide to an infection, toxins, or gut issues. @ghostly and @MattWalker, how is your overall physical health? There are answers, and I don’t think all the ERP in the world will get rid of it without addressing the underlying physical causes. I’ve had different infections, like C-Diff that can cause it, along with SIBO, and a biotoxin illness I’m trying to detox from right now. Also, the GAPS diet is supposed to get at the root cause of OCD, a messed up gut microbiome from toxins and too many antibiotics. I need to do that, and really do that soon!
My overall health is fine at the moment God hoping but I do wonder what caused this all in the first place. What you have said is very interesting though.
@MattWalker, I’m so glad if you’re feeling well. My health has been really poor. The thing is, with gut issues, or lack of good gut bacteria, some people don’t even realize they have those issues when they could be a huge contributing factor. Even hidden food sensitivities can cause it, but you’d probably be having at least headaches from that.
If you’ve been on many antibiotics that can really jack things up, and cause it.
I do wonder if caffeine contributes. Any tips for foods to eat.
Absolutely! Caffeine is known to increase anxiety. As a trial, look up how to make a quick bone broth or meat stock. This is the intro stage of the GAPS diet. You can add veggies to the broth, but they should be organic. If not, they cohoe contain Round Up. Toxins like that can cause OCD, so organic is always best. Maybe try eating mainly soup for a while, because it’s really great to heal the gut lining, as it’s easy to digest. The Heal Your Gut Cookbook, by Hilary Boynton (on Amazon), is the best one I’ve found in implementing GAPS.
Cohoe? Haha *can
Cohoe!:-) I got ya!!:-)
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I’ve gone to therapy. One of my therapist recommended also going to an Adult Children of Alcoholics group meeting but that was hard to approach that
Can you point me in the direction of the research on OCD & SIBO?
@WorriedDriver, I wish it was easy to do that, but I have so many sources, it would take me ages to site them. One particular one you might want to look up is James Greenblatt and clostridium causing OCD.
I think it would be awesome if we had some people who overcame certain types of OCD (HOCD, ROCD, POCD, Harm OCD) post on here what they did or how they got through them so others can see that there is hope and what the processes are to overcome these. Even if it’s those amongst our community right now.
Can anyone who has recovered, or is beginning to recover, describe that experience for themselves? I feel like a lot of us are just living by waiting for the next time we’re gonna be triggered and that’s no way to live. Thanks❤️☺️
Ive posted on this app a few times this week, and I don’t like being a negative person, I just feel like I need to vent to people who get it. I’ve had ocd since I was a child, and I’ve been doing ERP for like 6 months and I’m still STRUGGLING. The spirals are horrible and I just worry I don’t have the strength to recover like a lot of other people have. Has anyone else felt like this and gotten through it? One of my motivations is to come out the other side and being able to post my success story here to hopefully inspire others. Curious to hear your success stories if you’re comfortable sharing.
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