Last night I completely broke down. I was sobbing in the car for a straight hour. I feel like OCD is taking everything away from me. It’s so debilitating and I can’t even do basic things such as make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich because it involves using a butter knife. I couldn’t drive me and my husband home because I had intrusive thoughts. And I can’t do any hobbies or watch my shows because I never know what will trigger me. I’m so sad and angry because I don’t know what I did to deserve this illness and it’s not fair. I just want to be normal and think normal and act normal. I’m just really mentally exhausted and need a break 😞

Thank you for your input

Oh yes lol. I’ve been on medications since I was 4. I’m on so many. I do talk therapy and CBT twice a week. I recently just found out I was pregnant and in an attempt to make it healthier for the baby I cut one of my meds in half and now it’s still working to build up back to where it initially was. Huge mistake on my part. The other day I did EMDR and it was another huge mistake. The exposure therapy does not work for me at all and actually makes things worse

@LuLaBelle95! Congratulations for your pregnancy! Im sure everything is going to be okay. You taking medications since you were 4 for OCD?

@Clairslemon Yes. I’ve been taking medication since I was 4 years old. I’m on 200mg of Zoloft, 200mg of Lamictal, 30mg twice a day of Buspar, and 700mg of Seroquel. I was on 0.5mg twice a day as needed of Klonopin but now I obviously can’t take that which sucks

@LuLaBelle95! Im not very expert in this, but medications for ocd shouldnt be from 6yo?

@Clairslemon I was the most severe child case my well known psychiatrist has ever seen. I didn’t talk for a week straight when I was 4 and my parents knew something was wrong. They took me to my Pyschatrist whom I still see today at 25 years old. Usually when you’re that age you don’t do medication but I was so bad they had to

@LuLaBelle95! I understand! Well, it’s amazing that medications helped you so much! 🙏🏻

@Clairslemon Yea they really have. In my 25 years this has to be one of the worst times with my mental illness. In attempt to make it more healthy for my baby I cut my Seroquel in half so it’s still working to get back to where it was. Unfortunately it takes 4-6 weeks

@LuLaBelle95! Im sure you’ll be fine again! And you’ll be an amazing mom🙏🏻

@Clairslemon Thank you❤️ I just really want my meds to kick in a take away the intensity of these thoughts

Oh wow maybe I’ll give it a try! Do you guys share what techniques work for you and stuff?

@LuLaBelle95! Yeah! It's really good to hear from others with ocd, and about what others do that helps them to cope.

@nicoleslaw That sounds awesome! I have church today but maybe I can catch another zoom a different day

How does it work? Do people just talk to each other about what is on their mind?

@LuLaBelle95! Oops...I replied but in the wrong spot, but my answer is down there lol