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- 4y ago
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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- 4y ago
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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- 4y ago
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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- 4y ago
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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- 4y ago
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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- 4y ago
viibryd look into it, been amazing for me :) I do hear good things about zoloft
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- 4y ago
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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- 4y ago
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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- 25w ago
I've gotten diagnosed with OCD and I'm in therapy. But I'm worried that I don't have OCD/that I got misdiagnosed. And recently I'm worried that I've just gotten myself into a habit of thinking of dirty minded or just plain old terrible things after I see/hear certain things because I feel like I need to prove I have OCD or else I'm faking(sometimes this goes away). Or that I'm just mimicking symptoms of ocd to cope with real problems I may have and that im just really deep into denial. I don't know...I'm just so tired. I mean, what if I really am what I think I am and this is my brains only way of coping? I don't even really feel anything towards most of the thoughts anymore either I just know they go against my values and I don't want them. I don't know if that's because I'm so mentally exhausted, I just don't care, or that the thoughts are true and I'm comfortable with them.
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- 23w ago
I have a question My OCD has felt almost invisible the past few weeks and now that is starting to stress me out a lot. Right now I am at a point in my treatement where I was asked if I would like to take medication. I told my therapist this week that I would like to try the medication based on how miserable I feel in during OCD flare ups. But now my brain always tells me that I only go throught this treatement etc. to seek attention and that I am just dramatic and should be ashamed of myself for wanting to take this medication. So now I am doubting if I should take the medication or not. Any advice?
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- 17w ago
I went to a therapist, I told her about the doubts I was having related to my orientation and the continuous compulsion to check again and again and the thoughts. I told her about my resources -podcasts by Ali Greymond, Chrissie Hodges 's videos, and the books I read to overcome and control myself. She said a couple of things that confused me: 1> Her daughter once asked her "what if she liked girls?" As a mom my therapist said, "Start exploring", and the daughter said naahh. I wonder if the daughter had a thought or was it a chain of intrusive thoughts that plagued her day and night like in my case. 2> She said my sources are right, but I should forget that and not think that I have ocd. 3> She also said if there is any chance I am straight, I should walk on that path- because she has seen lesbians and gays have no feelings for the opposite sex. She said she could see that I was not gay or lesbian in any way. 4> She was interested in my education and masters degrees wasted a lot of time talking about that. 5> She said all these thoughts are causing me anxiety disorders (but I don't have ocd, doc?) 6> She pointed out that being happy and in the present removes these thoughts totally but I am causing myself unnecessary distress. I was doing well before this talk with the therapist now I am triggered a bit. Please share your thoughts.
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