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stick with the meds, it seems u do have ocd. i just had a breakdown but doing better. it takes time
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I hope you're feeling better. Relapsing is completely normal but please reach out if you have someone close to you. Thanks for the comment as well. I'm here also if u need to talk
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It takes a few tries to find the right treatment sometimes. Some doctors are more informed than others, some may not be a good fit. Also I know for me being absolute certain that I have OCD and not something “worse” is part of my OCD and I know that’s pretty common, so you may also be experiencing that right now on top of the external invalidation and I would imagine that could be quite triggering
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Thank you! I feel that doctors that aren't a good fit sometimes make you discourage treatment, but some are amazing. I relate to the feeling of doubt with the illness itself, it sucks :(
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It’s awful to be invalidated by a mental health professional. Keep in mind they’re people too and get things wrong. Especially if they don’t specialize in OCD, they might not know as much about it as they should. This person sounds like a “thinks it’s about cleaning” person. This guy has one talk with you, he doesn’t know you. Your main psychiatrist knows you better and is who you should listen to.
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viibryd look into it, been amazing for me :) I do hear good things about zoloft
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Well, what you describe is fully related with OCD. I think you should search for a third medic opinion. P.s at 18 I remember sleeping with my parents in a situation resembling yours
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Yea! My main psychiatrist is specialized on ocd. Out of four doctors I've seen he's been the only that said I don't, oh well. Just weird bc he works in a hospital. Also thanks for letting me know, it's good to know someone shares the same experience. :)
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Today I had my follow up appointment with my psychologist, I left feeling worse, I loved the psychologist I spoke to last time he was very informed and understanding, this time I got an appointment with someone who he supervises and I feel like she didn't allow me to speak, she didn't allow me to explain my thoughts or feelings, she told me I have to take my medication or she won't be able to continue helping me, which I understand but im terrified of medication I can't get over it, she said if i start the prozac and it doesn't work then I'll have to get on antipsychotics which seems a bit extreme to me considering i have no psychotic symptoms matter of fact she didn't even allow me to explain my symptoms and i feel like there's so many other antidepressants that could work before getting on antipsychotics🙁 this didn't help me at all considering the episode of ocd i just got through was about me becoming psychotic, I just feel let down and misunderstood, I almost felt as if she was mad at me for the buspar not working she said "you didn't really try it you just took it for a week so if you stopped it it's like you gave up on yourself" but it kept me up 2 nights in a row and i couldnt function from the anxiety 😞
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just been to therapy and i was explaining my contamination ocd and says i don’t diagnose ocd but this doesn’t seem severe enough? so now im spiralling am i just lying to myself and im just a freak. does she mean my other ocds aren’t real either? i’m just honestly so upset. need advice please im just spiralling so much i take medication for ocd and basically have every symptom and subtype of ocd:(
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I finally found the courage to seek a psychiatrist last week, when I got there I was nervous for obvious reasons and felt a bit guilty. I met the doctor and don’t get me wrong he was very nice and knowledgeable in the bigger scope of mental health. Asked me questions of depression, anxiety, if I see things others don’t etc.. However, while we went through the assessment I did not receive a formal “diagnosis” and seemed as though he came to the determination what I have is general anxiety disorder. I don’t disagree, I know I have anxiety! However, when it came to the point where we were wrapping it up I had a “BUT WAIT” moment. I explained I was a part of an OCD community where I had previously been doing therapy to manage OCD. He asked “well why OCD?” I replied, “I have constant thoughts very repetitive thoughts that follow a theme and they are extremely persistent.” It was then I knew I couldn’t let down the walls and go into depth, as I knew he wouldn’t understand. To validate what I already knew, I said “I have constant fears and worries about my children, myself, and religion. I think about these things all day long. In order to free myself from the feeling I have to say a specific phrase or word in my head.” He said “well yea that’s normal to have worries and fears about your family, your religion” and so forth. The feeling of disappointment is an under statement, this is more than just “anxiety” this is something that I struggle with daily and to have a professional discredit my daily fight was off putting. Not his fault, it demonstrates the lack of knowledge for OCD and treatment many of us have to face. Sorry for the rant, sometimes we just have to advocate for ourselves.. 🌸
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