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I've often checked for my cell phone and paniced when it wasn't in my pocket.......as I was speaking into it.
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Well, if you want to feel like you're doing something to actively combat it without drugs, you may want to look for a psychologist who's trained in cognitive-behavioral therapy. Not sure how effective it is with OCD, but it may work for you. You don't know until you try, and 9 times out of 10, it's covered by insurance.
NephthysWanderer the Charming wrote:
Here's an idea. Quit doing the weird sh[b][/b]it and get over it.
Some of the stuff you are doing is just normal angst. I always lock my car, always seat-belt even if it is moving my car down the driveway.
Get a gym membership, do some physical activity, and learn to relax. Eat better, sleep wel. You're body doesn't always need drugs to work correctly.
Until you can say yo uare physically active, eat right, get plenty of rest, don't dope yourself up. You are going to start freaking yourself out otherwise and mentally make this worse than it is right now.
Some of the stuff you are doing is just normal angst. I always lock my car, always seat-belt even if it is moving my car down the driveway.
Get a gym membership, do some physical activity, and learn to relax. Eat better, sleep wel. You're body doesn't always need drugs to work correctly.
Until you can say yo uare physically active, eat right, get plenty of rest, don't dope yourself up. You are going to start freaking yourself out otherwise and mentally make this worse than it is right now.
Ok, Tom Cruise.
Mistress Nadenu wrote:
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I've often checked for my cell phone and paniced when it wasn't in my pocket.......as I was speaking into it.
Can someone give me the link to the Asylum?
trickybeck wrote:
NephthysWanderer the Charming wrote:
Here's an idea. Quit doing the weird sh[b][/b]it and get over it.
Some of the stuff you are doing is just normal angst. I always lock my car, always seat-belt even if it is moving my car down the driveway.
Get a gym membership, do some physical activity, and learn to relax. Eat better, sleep wel. You're body doesn't always need drugs to work correctly.
Until you can say yo uare physically active, eat right, get plenty of rest, don't dope yourself up. You are going to start freaking yourself out otherwise and mentally make this worse than it is right now.
Some of the stuff you are doing is just normal angst. I always lock my car, always seat-belt even if it is moving my car down the driveway.
Get a gym membership, do some physical activity, and learn to relax. Eat better, sleep wel. You're body doesn't always need drugs to work correctly.
Until you can say yo uare physically active, eat right, get plenty of rest, don't dope yourself up. You are going to start freaking yourself out otherwise and mentally make this worse than it is right now.
Ok, Tom Cruise.
If working out doesn't work he can try one of these!
I haven't read the responses here, and I'm not going to get into my own experiences with this too much really but it was pretty bad but I've managed to combat it pretty effectively without drugs. For drugs, the option I would have chosen was wellbutrin, though happily it never came to that. Of course, never having taken it personally, I obviously can't comment on its effectiveness.
I took up meditation, yoga, and excercise. Fotunately, I didn't have to worry about becoming to obsessive about excercise because I'm incredibly lazy...but I can think of worse things to be obsessive about. I still catch myself counting things sometimes, but not even every day. I do think it makes me better at my job. Every supervisor I've ever had has commended me for my attention to detail, haha.
Nexa
I took up meditation, yoga, and excercise. Fotunately, I didn't have to worry about becoming to obsessive about excercise because I'm incredibly lazy...but I can think of worse things to be obsessive about. I still catch myself counting things sometimes, but not even every day. I do think it makes me better at my job. Every supervisor I've ever had has commended me for my attention to detail, haha.
Nexa
“It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But a half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor.â€
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
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took up meditation, yoga, and excercise.
OKs KATIE HOLMES! BWAHAHAHA
I wonder what the poor cavemen did before we humans invented the "disease" OCD and then marketed a variety of pharmaceutical agents to "treat it"....
NephthysWanderer the Charming wrote:
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took up meditation, yoga, and excercise.
OKs KATIE HOLMES! BWAHAHAHA
I could have clarified that I would have taken drugs had I had any money. I'm the poor man's Katie Holmes.
Well, the blind man's Katie Holmes I guess.
Nexa
“It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But a half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor.â€
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
Sucked it up and got over it.
Jawbox the Furtive wrote:
I wonder what the poor cavemen did before we humans invented the "disease" OCD and then marketed a variety of pharmaceutical agents to "treat it"....
Died at 25.
Nexa
“It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But a half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor.â€
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
I don't think I have OCD (does having to chew your food the same number of times on each side of your mouth count?) but I can comment a bit about the use of medication.
My husband has been on a variety of medications over the last couple of years to treat a disorder that I'm not going to name because it's no one's business.
However, I will say that at one point he had to go to the doctor and seriously re-evaluate what he was taking because it made him a complete zombie. He gained weight, he slept all the time and he was just un-emotional. He was there physically but not mentally.
He decided to go off of everything and that was clearly not the answer either, after a couple of months.
I finally convinced him to see the doctor and they tried him on some different things. They finally seemed to hit on a combination that worked for him but it was a long and somewhat painful process.
If you want to pursue that you will need to be very honest with your parents about your situation so that they can try to cope with it. They need to know regardless because hiding things never solves the problem.
Many conditions are now covered by health insurance, particularly if you live in California where a lot of it has been mandated by the state. You could also try the county and see if they have free or low cost clinic services available, if you qualify.
Good luck to you and don't give up.
My husband has been on a variety of medications over the last couple of years to treat a disorder that I'm not going to name because it's no one's business.
However, I will say that at one point he had to go to the doctor and seriously re-evaluate what he was taking because it made him a complete zombie. He gained weight, he slept all the time and he was just un-emotional. He was there physically but not mentally.
He decided to go off of everything and that was clearly not the answer either, after a couple of months.
I finally convinced him to see the doctor and they tried him on some different things. They finally seemed to hit on a combination that worked for him but it was a long and somewhat painful process.
If you want to pursue that you will need to be very honest with your parents about your situation so that they can try to cope with it. They need to know regardless because hiding things never solves the problem.
Many conditions are now covered by health insurance, particularly if you live in California where a lot of it has been mandated by the state. You could also try the county and see if they have free or low cost clinic services available, if you qualify.
Good luck to you and don't give up.
Chand the Furtive wrote:
Any advice?
Wow, Chand, I'm sorry to hear that you're going through this. I don't have anything new to offer you from what everyone's posted already.
If you're not sure how to tell your folks, just print out your thread and give it to them. Make sure you contact your human resources department to talk to them about your insurance about what's covered and what's not. And call your county health department to see if there's any referrals they could give you.
Good luck!
Just try not to do what to do what your avatar is doing, k?
Nexa wrote:
Jawbox the Furtive wrote:
I wonder what the poor cavemen did before we humans invented the "disease" OCD and then marketed a variety of pharmaceutical agents to "treat it"....
Died at 25.
Nexa
...Because he had to count to 50 before he dodged the mastodon?
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
Samira wrote:
Nexa wrote:
Jawbox the Furtive wrote:
I wonder what the poor cavemen did before we humans invented the "disease" OCD and then marketed a variety of pharmaceutical agents to "treat it"....
Died at 25.
Nexa
...Because he had to count to 50 before he dodged the mastodon?
Actually, it was 125 for mastodon, 50 for saber-toothed tiger.
Baron von AngstyCoder wrote:
Every one of the ******* I called before their offices closed is booked and not taking new patients. Welcome to your mental health care in Columbus, Ohio!
That will be $500.
Find a local support group in your area, they can help you with alot of these issues.
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They know mine. I tell them. Then I scream "GFY you cnut!"
People think I'm weird.
Some people are like slinkies, they aren't really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.
So with OCD, when you want to spank the 
, do you have to go through a whole routine involving a 
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and a brick of 
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, do you have to go through a whole routine involving a 
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and a brick of 
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Kakar the Vile wrote:
[quote]"GFY you cnut!"
What kind of word is that?!?!eleven1!!1?
"I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left" - Seasick Steve
Not really sure if this relates
And I'm not sure if this is exactly OCD or not, but ever since my plebe year at military college I've been unable to stand things not at right angles and to absolutly abhor fingerprints on shiny surfaces. I also love shiny surfaces now... mmmmm shiny.
Luckily for me I'm also so lazy that those desires only kick in every so often.
And I'm not sure if this is exactly OCD or not, but ever since my plebe year at military college I've been unable to stand things not at right angles and to absolutly abhor fingerprints on shiny surfaces. I also love shiny surfaces now... mmmmm shiny.
Luckily for me I'm also so lazy that those desires only kick in every so often.
Oh, and Chand - if you do want help - PM me and I'll hook you up
OCD can be debilitating but it can be managed.
OCD can be debilitating but it can be managed.
"I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left" - Seasick Steve
There are other pharmaceutical treatments for OCD besides Prozac. Zoloft is one such treament that doesn't eliminate your feelings, but does help immensely with OCD. I personally know an individual with severe OCD as well as many other problems. When he takes his meds, he is a different person. From what I know Prozac is an *old-school* treatment for OCD. Do your research though and then discuss things with your doctor.
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Sorry to hear that.
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