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Sometimes they help but where your 14 like you said I don’t think you can get them so they’ll probably refer you to a therapist which I’ve heard are just as good if not a lot better than antidepressants
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Thank you so much for that
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I wish you the best that seems very hard to deal with and if you want to check her out , there’s this pure ocd therapist and YouTuber called Chrissie Hodges and I found her video on HOCD when I was struggling with it and I can honestly say she saved my life because that day, that horrible feeling of anxiety in my stomach just went away when I realised I wasn’t going crazy and that somebody else felt like this. She describes other themes of OCD as well and I find it very helpful, I think you’ll enjoy it. Her instagram is also @pureochrissie
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sometimes *
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Thank you so much. If you don’t mind me asking , what type of OCD do you struggle with? I started off with HOCD and I learned to control those obsessive thoughts and now it’s become POCD and it’s even worse but I know I can get through this
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I struggle with Harm OCD where my brain tricks me into thinking 1. I’m a terrorist and 2. Anything horrible I see on the news or social media, my brain tricks me into thinking that I will do it. Going to therapy soon thankfully
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I’ve had the odd sexual intrusive thought too
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Thanks a lot, I hope you recover too! And thanks for the advice, I shall look her up!
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I'm 14 and struggle with hocd as well!
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I’m sorry to hear that but I’m also glad I’m not alone. My hocd began at around May this year and i still have it but it causes me absolutely no anxiety, stress and does not take up my time. When I finally felt free again for a few more months I started to have POCD which is even worse.
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Share this info with your parents and maybe y’all can talk about it together. There are two really good holistic doctors. Dr. Kelly Brogan, who has an article specifically on OCD and a ton of educational material and resources. And Dr. Nicole LePera, who talks about her own experiences with anxiety and how she healed it. She discusses the huge correlation between the body-mind, the gut (where over 80% of serotonin is produced) and many psychological issues. Her IG is super insightful and inspiring as well. Both doctors are of the philosophy that we have the power and capacity to heal ourselves, and our relationship within directly reflects this. Building that intimacy and trust with ourselves to know what we need and how to access that. I have found their work extremely helpful and insightful. ✨http://kellybroganmd.com ✨https://kellybroganmd.com/ocd-cure-havent-heard/ ✨ https://kellybroganmd.com/probiotics-brain/ *Dr. LePera goes into this a lot on her IG in digestible pics and info. She has a free ebook about this too. ✨https://www.instagram.com/the.holistic.psychologist/ ✨ https://yourholisticpsychologist.com/how-i-healed-my-life-long-anxiety/ Hope this is helpful @pinkscdz and @OCDBoy55
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You’re welcome
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I just feel like therapy isn’t working… like I get to talk about myself and understand myself… but I’m already incredibly self aware. My therapist thought I was like 5 years older than I am… and she gives me such basic strategies that do absolutely nothing for me. And a psychiatrist prescribed me with Zoloft… but I don’t know if T want to take medication. I’m scared of side effects… and I’m scared of getting better… I’m scared of letting my guard down. I know it will make me less cautious which makes me less likely to push myself to perfection like I currently do, which I can’t have happen. Every time I talk to my mom about it, she’s always like “Let’s talk about this some other time, I’m busy with other things”, and then never remembers. But in the rare moments we do talk about it, she treats it like I’m signing up to be a drug addict. I also feel very guilty for spending so much of my parents’ money- therapy… medication… etc… and also the idea of my being unlovable is so deeply engraved in my brain… I genuinely, truly believe it. No therapy or medication can fix it. I can’t change my mind. My therapist tells me my misophonia is not a “deal-breaker” and that someone would be lucky to have me as a partner… but then why hasn’t anyone ever liked me? My own FAMILY can’t stand me. How do I believe something I know isn’t true? That’s even harder to accept than me being unlovable. I can’t see someone loving me. And it is so incredibly exhausting to seek love,e I know I cannot have. My sister says, “It will get better with age…” It has only ever gotten worse. To the point I don’t want to get better. It has reached the severity where I feel more safe and successful with anxiety. My past 3 birthdays have been me wishing for therapy. And now I have therpay- and medication, the potential key… and I refuse? Am I too deep in? I cant get out, it’s too late. How did absolutely no one notice how much I had and have been hurting? Why did no one listen to my cries or worries? I feel really depressed and hopeless right now. It takes so much effort to get up every day… I’m so tired.
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I was on Zoloft for over a month , then 2 days ago my heart rate got to 140 and I made my mom take me to the hospital. everything was okay just anxiety, now I’ve been waking up with anxiety and being nauseous it goes away after a min but it just sucks. I wanna stop my Zoloft idk how to go about that either. I’m so stressed. 😞💔
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