i actually feel like i’m getting better. i don’t get the thoughts as much anymore because i realized that i know who i really am and these are just the thoughts that come with ocd. i feel like everything is getting better and i see a big difference

I’ve been doing self erp and I must say it feels like he’ll feel like giving up and throwing a blanket over my head my anxiety shots up but at times it feels doable . I’ve still got a loss of attraction that’s abit discouraging

Ive been also pushing to accept that these thoughts are not who i am. I have good moments and bad moments, but im trying my best to resist the compulsions and good with the bad we can make it through

Congrats! I wish you the best. Keep pushing through recovery!

i’m glad!! sometimes there’s days where it’s really bad but we just gotta remember everything’s gonna be okay in the end. just might take a little bit to get there!

Loss of attraction messes me up constantly. I’m tired of it. My mind says “do a man, do a man”

Yea that’s the whole point of erp so I was told I do self erp and it’s hard but that’s how you over come it

Ive also experienced the loss of attraction. On good days, i feel like it returns briefly and i get a fleeting moment of feeling like myself, but then its crushed again by everything else. I understand how hard the back and forth is definitely.

Congrats! It’s always nice to see when people here are feeling better!

awe thank you!

Are u on medication for this? Asking because I just started meds and I’m so terrified they won’t help!!!

i’m actually not on meds yet. i think i’m starting them soon but i had to get everything sorted out with my adhd meds because it made my heart beat too fast and gave me dizzy spells so i need to get my heart tested before i start my anxiety and depression meds. i’ve heard good things about anxiety meds calming down ocd a lot though but i heard for about the first week your body needs time to get used to them so i heard the first week is usually pretty bad. have your meds helped you or is it still too early to tell?

Well I’ve been on trintellix for 12 days. I see a little improvement. The intrusive thoughts are still driving me nuts!!! That’s the hardest part.

Hoping the longer I stay on it the better things will get.

I was on Prozac and I couldn’t sleep most of the time and it has been extremely hard I’ve stopped taking meds because they all give me side effects and it’s crazy

Has anyone overcame this hectic cycle of sexual orientation Ocd

Totally know how you feel. I’m just scared that it’s going to stay stuck on something I don’t want...

That’s the risk we all have to take

The risk? What kind of risk?

????

To face our fears and hope for the best

Iwazi, I had to stop taking Prozac, even though it worked great for me a reducing me anxiety, my obsessive thoughts, and my anger, but when I had a hard time sleeping. I would have these really bad vivid dreams and I would wake up in the middle of the night the night, crying and having panic attacks; I've woken my boyfriend up quiet a few times doing this and it freaked him out so much because I've never been like that.

Samm jc so what are you using now

Iwazi, I'm not anymore. I went one paxil but that gave me really bad tremors. My doctor thought adding tamezapam would help with my sleeping but when I was having my vivid dreams, I was able to get out of them. When I was on tamezapam with Prozac, I was trapped in my dreams, there was no way for me to get out of the unless I was woken up.