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- 8y
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If my intrusive thoughts were to appear at full force then i'm going back on sertraline, no doubt about it
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- 8y
Over A year of trying the previous medications and becoming extremely suicidal on one of them to finally try sertraline and realise how much easier life was on it
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Wow I’m happy that you were able to have such an impactful experience
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Was there anything besides medication that helped? Did you have to change anything about your lifestyle?
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I had to leave college due to physical health problems which i think took most of the strain of my mind off as the stress from coursework just magnified my thoughts and made me struggle to concentrate, i didn't eat any healthier but i do take supplements: probiotic (essential i've heard for helping ocd) cod liver oil, magnesium & garlic supplements, that's all i did because therapy didn't help as my counsellor held a grudge against me for forgetting what he looked like?
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Hello! My main obsessions are ROCD and HOCD. I struggled with HOCD on and off since I was 13 (I am a 22 now), and I also struggled with other random sexual thoughts along the way. I'm very happy to say that after a year and a half after being officially diagnosed with OCD, I am feeling nearly free from it! And that's something I never thought I would say. I do not take meds and do not go to therapy. I just have amazing support and have learned to accept the thoughts and feelings as JUST that! That's really all it is--thoughts and feelings. Nothing more! I believe that our minds are far more powerful than meds and therapy, it just takes time to understand how to combat it. :)
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Wow great story! Very inspirational
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Thank you so much! I, of course, still struggle with spikes, but I find it much more tolerable with time and effort. :)
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I tried prozac, citalopram & amitryptiline? Before settling on sertraline which worked incredibly well for me, i went from the whole day non stop obsessions without rest not being able to get rid of them to being able to 'let them go' if that makes sense, i still had and have thoughts but i find it so much easier to let them just happen knowing they aren't real
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I’m happy you found something that’s worked for you! I have never tried medication given the side effects but I wish I could have done so
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Indeed, brilliant news!
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What medication have you taken?
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How long did it take you to find it?
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- 20w
I can't look at 18+ videos, comics, etc. I am straight, but SO-OCD tries to make me think I am not And the thoughts turns to feelings, and makes me scared, uncomfortable, sad, because I know this is not me. And when I try to imagine myself being with the woman on adult videos, and comics, my OCD gives gronal response not at the girl, and it fills me with fear, and anxiety, I always loved, and was attracted to women but I can't and it caused me to be depressed, and I keep ruminating I keep trying to focus on her, but it's so bad that I avoid those all the time now. I am wondering has anyone gone through something like this, or currently is, and wondering how you have done to combat this!
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Hello everybody I just am looking for someone to talk to about my harm ocd / false memory/ sexual intrusiveness. Anyone who has healed or found ways to deal with the illness. Feels like I’m losing hope more and more everyday. I want to be okay but it’s hard living with uncertainty and unwanted urges of doing something terrible. Thanks god bless.
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I suffer since 10 - 15 yrs from specific fears. It was years that my OCD constantly wanted to be checked if I have HIV or not. I had a lot of sex and I thought this is normal. But I ruminated in my backhead about and was testing like 5 - 10 times a year. After the test I felt everytime so relieved. In Corona I was addicted to porn and even I lost control and was watching pretty hard stuff. I was chatting with a girl and we fantasized about really disturbing things. I never wanna meet her and for me was sure it's just kinda onlinestuff. I was in a relationship 3 years now. And I lost fear of HIV. But then came Morality OCD, Real Event (this chat) and after some times POCD. This combination was knocking me out, I felt like the badest person on earth. I did everything wrong and searched for relief and reassurance. It put me to the point of suicidal. I never ever hurting somebody, but my brain was making me a monster. I had to quit the relationship because I just couldn't give her what she deserved. I was in a clinic for 3 months. And we tested medication with ERP (before I took escitalopram for years). Anafranil was working first, then too many side-effects. I tried even without meds, but was so depressed. Now on sertralin for 5 weeks, but only 2 weeks on therapeutic dose 200mg. And wow, now I really feel so confused in the brain. I feel like how big my OCD became. The specific thoughts are not anymore, BUT it sticks on EVERYTHING atm. It's delusional how it feels in the brain. I really hope so deep my brain makes finally a reset and I need to wait it out. I could live with OCD for a long time but the last 1-2 yrs it took absolutely everything. I remark that POCD doesn't stick anymore like before but my brain is now constructing a very bad future because of past mistakes (that I all discussed with family, friends for relief over and over and over again). So it's like my OCD is now Real Event (The sexchat) again. Anyone was on the same point in life?
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