Hey I’m from South Africa I’ve been suffering from what I hope is hocd for the past 9 months some days are better than others . I feel detached from the rest of the world as if My brain is boxed. I feel no emotion what so ever . And I feel lost most of the time I feel like I’m left behind. My mind only focuses on what it wants too at this moment in time I just want my old self back my libido is almost lost I’m always angry . Please help in anyway you can or advise anything I should do I’ve tried the exposure method but my anxiety shoots out the roof i still have false attractions and it’s hard to distinguish between what real and what’s not . My mind is almost glued to this Particular subject and focuses on nothing else I can’t even focus on school and the worst part of it all is that I’ve got exams soon and I’m stressing because my mind isn’t absorbing anything what so ever ... I just started prozac I’ve been to a psychologist once and they weren’t much help they said my sexuality is changing I’m in desperate need of help

Hi there! Going through the other comments and conversations in this app might help you. A lot of people are feeling the same way. You are not alone. Have confidence that you will be able to move past this. Meditation, like the Headspace App, has also helped me with OCD. Perhaps this might be of help. Identifying thoughts as just thoughts may help. Once again, going through the help and conversations on this app may help you as well. You will overcome this. You are so brave for sharing your thoughts. Have a great week!

I’m not an expert, but this does sound a bit like hocd to me.

You gotta start small with exposures. Like really small. If you panicked, it’s because you moved up too quickly. Also, there are totally OCD specialists abroad who do OCD therapy via video call. Check out episodes 99 and 162 of the OCD Stories podcast. (But is you find them comforting, don’t RE-listen to them — that’s reassurance seeking).

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Do you have to take medication when you have hocd I don’t want my body to be dependent on them ...

That is your choice, my friend. I do not take medication and am having success with ERP without it. For other people it is beneficial. But ultimately you get to decide the course of your own treatment