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I'd love to talk more! Through instagram?
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If you let me know what your instagram name is I’ll request to follow you ?
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D a i s y- I hope you are doing so much better! I know it was a hard decision for you to go inpatient, but I hope you’re seeing so much progress that it’s worth it. I also hope they were able to adjust your medications in a way that was helpful. I have found the most success with 200mg sertraline (Zoloft) + 2mg Aripiparazole (Abilify) and have also been using a depression lamp daily for my OCD related insomnia.
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I have a bad time with waking up with worries from about 1-4 am and essentially developed a form of jet lag over the summer and my sleep schedule was totally off. This has helped me reset my sleep and wake times but creating an artificial morning sunrise. It also helps with Season Affective Disorder.
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Ok thanks!! I'll check Amazon! This is why I love the OCD community on here, everyone's so helpful! Have you heard of weighted blankets?
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D A I S Y! I how are you? Its good to hear from you again (although the circumstances aren’t great ??) Australian OCD buddies! ?❤️
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Wow your memory is phenomenal!! The food issues quite out of control at the moment sadly. I’ve lost 10kg (22lbs) and I’m on a meal plan to gain weight. My OCD theme has kind of like changed to revolve around eating “safe” foods at “safe” times and never more than the amount I had the day before. I’ve also been diagnosed with Major Depression, which I think has been the ultimate catalyst for the recent rough patch. It’s hard enough trying to fight OCD at the best of times, let alone when you have no will to live. Thanks for being wonderful! d a i s y
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I wish there were direct messaging on here
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Absolutely :)
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WorriedDriver, what's a depression lamp? That sounds interesting!
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Thanks!! I'll definitely consider getting one myself!
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Is that the exact same one you have?
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Yes and they have it on amazon for a bit cheaper!
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Hi hi!! Awe, I love this community! You’re all so welcoming and such beautiful people ? Thank you WorriedDriver! I hope you’re seeing progress too, you deserve it more than you know! I’ve been titrated off Clomipramine and Olanzapine and now I’m taking Escitalopram and Quetiapine with diazepam as required :) I’m definitely going to look into the depression lamp!! I’m just about to hop onto my instagram wildflower, so I’ll message you in a sec! Aw, Hi TabbyKitty! It’s spectacular to hear from you! I’m going through a particularly rough patch at the moment unfortunately. *Trigger Warning ⚠️ * I’ve been self-harming and tried to take my life. But I’m trying so hard to recover! How are you? Hehe We Aussie have to stick together! I hope you’re not you’re safe (with all the fires, floods, terrorist activity, dust storms and heat waves!) Talk soon everyone, keep being your wonderful selves ✨ d a i s y
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How are your food issues coming along? What do you think has made this a particularly rough patch?
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A huge thank you to everyone. I am new to the app. I’m 28 years old and only recently discovered that my thoughts are a result of my OCD. It’s been so reassuring to hear other people managing the same thoughts I’ve been having.
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I’m new to treatment and only realized I have OCD a few months ago. I went through a tough and abusive marriage and ended up getting divorced. I had my first panic attack several years ago and ended up needing to go on Lexapro. This helped me significantly and allowed me to leave my partner. Several years later and I decided to stop Lexapro because I thought I was good to go. I’m in a very healthy relationship, have a great job, friends/family, go to the gym and have a wonderful life. It’s been about a year off the meds and I’ve had some panic, but I’ve been able to manage it. For some reason, the last three weeks has been really difficult for me. I have different spirals and different thought processes: what if I’m schizophrenic? What if I have a deeper mental disorder? What if I hurt someone? What if I need to leave my partner? What if I end up becoming so depressed that I end up hurting myself? My brain just goes from one what if to the next and once I conquer one, the next one pops up with even more intensity. I started taking NAC and inositol and I’m taking saffron during the day because I really don’t wanna go on back on medication but sometimes my thoughts scare me and I’m convinced that I’m not gonna get better and I know that’s just the OCD loop, but I’m wondering if this resonates with anyone else!
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I’m 19 and struggle with health anxiety, contamination, harm, and magical thinking OCD and would love to meet people with similar experiences and hardships because I have never had an opportunity for such a supportive community!
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