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OCD Action Online Forums » Tag: doubt - Recent Posts http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/tags/doubt It's Time to Act. OCD Action provides support and information for people affected by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Mon, 21 May 2012 15:14:08 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/search.php wannabefree on "Please Help Me" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/please-help-me-2/page/3#post-62041 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 22:44:33 +0000 wannabefree 62041@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Hi Coco, just have to ask... How are you getting on with the earthquakes in your country? I hope you're okay... wannabe Anonymous on "Please Help Me" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/please-help-me-2/page/3#post-62024 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:51:05 +0000 Anonymous 62024@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Hi Coco, I hope you're doing well this week. I have started another thread which might be of interest to you, and any other forum members who live outside the UK. Here's the link for that thread: <a href="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/links-for-ocd-sufferers-around-the-world-including-coco" rel="nofollow">http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/links-for-ocd-sufferers-around-the-world-including-coco</a> It talks about the "Links" section on the OCD Action website, which has links to various OCD websites and groups around the world, including at least one in New Zealand. Have a brilliant Christmas! <img src="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/bb-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif" title=":D" class="bb_smilies" /> slogsweep on "Please Help Me" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/please-help-me-2/page/3#post-61576 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:35:08 +0000 slogsweep 61576@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ I'm chuffed for you, nothing more uplifting than seeing someone who was having a hard time, who's taken a great deal of their time to help me doing alright again. Most uplifting thing I've read on here today. <img src="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/bb-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":-)" class="bb_smilies" /> Have a great Christmas, as OCD free as possible <img src="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/bb-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":-)" class="bb_smilies" /> . Slog wannabefree on "Please Help Me" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/please-help-me-2/page/3#post-61574 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:31:45 +0000 wannabefree 61574@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Hi Slog, thanks ever so much, I'm chuffed to have done it... I hope to repeat the experience again soon... Have a good break from uni, may next year be good for us all... Have a great Christmas from me too... wannabe slogsweep on "Please Help Me" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/please-help-me-2/page/3#post-61570 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:23:33 +0000 slogsweep 61570@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Hello Coco glad you're keeping busy. It seems so weird to me having a scorching Christmas day (or any day for that matter!). I've had a tough one to be honest, lots of thinking and checking. Gone home for the Christmas break from uni today. All back and calmish now thanks. Well done Wannabe, I saw your post in the achievements section. Hope your progress continues tomorrow <img src="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/bb-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":-)" class="bb_smilies" /> <img src="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/bb-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":-)" class="bb_smilies" /> . All the best, both of you, Slog wannabefree on "Please Help Me" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/please-help-me-2/page/3#post-61568 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:58:07 +0000 wannabefree 61568@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Hi Coco, I'm not doing too bad at the mo, done a few advances today... I used to go ice-skating a lot, it is great fun... The ice is clean enough, so will your shoes and skates be... Have a lot of fun, Coco, and have a fabulous Christmas over there in New Zealand... <img src="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/bb-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":-)" class="bb_smilies" /> I bet your Christmas will be warmer than we are, it is positively freezing here in England! <img src="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/bb-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":-)" class="bb_smilies" /> wannabe torture on "Please Help Me" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/please-help-me-2/page/3#post-61559 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:51:26 +0000 torture 61559@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Hi Slog and Londoner Thanks for your kind words. I'm 31 and have been battling this demon for 10 years!! I can still remember the day i was diagnosed and the thoughts i used to get. I am originally from Fiji and am Indian. In my society, mental illness is a taboo subject and some view such illnesses as a sign of weakness. The attitude is "get over it". It took a very very long time for my parents and sister to come to terms with me having depression and ocd and I used to resent them alot back then. Now they are fantastic and understand my condition. It took them a wee while but they eventually got there. I've started my christmas shopping and will be doing some baking today. The weather here isn't too great. It's supposed to be summer but we've had rain for the past few days. I just hope we have a nice sunny Christmas day. I so wish we were all living in the same country but at least we can chat through this forum. How are yous doing? slogsweep on "Please Help Me" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/please-help-me-2/page/3#post-61526 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 13:38:30 +0000 slogsweep 61526@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Coco I'm no expert, I'm only 21, but I'd imagine that if there is such thing as a blueprint for combating our version of OCD and any comorbid illnesses that come along with it, the way you're bravely tackling it should be it. I really admire your courage reading this thread and can't thank you enough for making me feel a little less alone. Best wishes & happy christmas Slog slogsweep on "Please Help Me" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/please-help-me-2/page/3#post-61524 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 13:36:56 +0000 slogsweep 61524@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Coco I'm no expert, I'm only 21, but I'd imagine that if there is such thing as a blueprint for combating our version of OCD and any comorbid illnesses that come along with it, the way you're bravely tackling it should be it. I really admire your courage reading this thread and can't thank you enough for making me feel a little less alone. Best wishes & happy christmas Slog Anonymous on "Please Help Me" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/please-help-me-2/page/3#post-61519 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:58:33 +0000 Anonymous 61519@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Hi Coco, what I can see from your post is that you are a caring, thoughtful person, who is concerned about the people around you, even though you are suffering from a debilitating illness. I see this so many times in posts on this forum. OCD sufferers very often view themselves as monsters / strange / different / not as good as other people. But time and time again, you'll read their posts on the forums and it's blindingly obvious as you read other people's posts that these are caring, compassionate, kind people, who spend a lot of time worrying about causing any kind of harm to other people. <img src="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/bb-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif" title=":D" class="bb_smilies" /> All the things you're doing are briiliant. Going out, joining in, being part of the world around you. All of these things will speed up your own recovery, and as the people around you see you getting better, their own moods will lift too. <img src="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/bb-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":-)" class="bb_smilies" /> One of the things that people often say on the forum is that it's important to be able to "forgive yourself". I think this is a very important part of the recovery process. Learning to forgive yourself...for all the things you've done...all the things you DIDN'T do...and all the things that you could have done differently. What you'll probably realize during your recovery is that there's actually nothing to forgive yourself for. Because OCD is an illness, and a patient doesn't need to be forgiven for having an illness -- because there's nothing to forgive. And, no, I haven't really started my Xmas shopping yet!!! <img src="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/bb-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_confused.gif" title=":?" class="bb_smilies" /> torture on "Please Help Me" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/please-help-me-2/page/2#post-61492 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:06:47 +0000 torture 61492@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Hi Guys How is everyone doing? Twitchy- I know how you feel about watching your husband have my panic attack. We are not the only ones that suffer- our parents and loved ones are in so much pain when they see us suffer and have different ways of reacting. My sister finds it so hard to see me and for awhile i had this attitude "so what, i'm going through worse pain than she is". But then i put myself in her place and also my parents and realised that i would feel the same way if they suffered from OCD or another mental illness. Seeing them in pain actually motivates me to get better. I now tell them if i've had a good day. Before I didn't do this and kept my feelings to myself. Or if my sister has a chat to me and makes me feel better, I tell her. Part of my recovery goal is to get better for the sake of my loved ones. I know I should do it for myself but it's hard seeing them in so much pain. Hang in there twitchy- like me, if you've had a good day, tell your husband- it will honestly make him feel better and realise that you have both your good and bad days. Having good days gives them hope that it is possible to get better. Hope this helps. Once again, i would like to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for replying to my posts and sharing your feelings. Coming to this forum has been one of the best things that has happened to me this year:)) Had my second session of CBT= Today I'm going to my friend's son's 10th party at an ice skating place. Should be good. My thoughts are still very much with me, but I have to make the effort to go out and not let OCD prevent me from doing the things I enjoy. Please let me know how you all are doing? ps- have yous started your christmas shopping? lots of love- coco wannabefree on "Please Help Me" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/please-help-me-2/page/2#post-61359 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:08:32 +0000 wannabefree 61359@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Hi Twitchy, Hi Coco... I'm sort of steady now the evening has come... I find solace in the darkness of early evenings, mornings are terrible usually... Twitchy, it isn't you doing it to your husband, it is you having a panic attack ,and him reacting to it... So please don't feel guilty for the way he is reacting... We react to each other in different ways, according to moods and such like... I've just heard my neighbours laughing... They must laugh very loud, cos it is the only time we hear them... I haven't got the telly on at the mo, so the house is very quiet... When I hear someone laughing, it gives me permission to smile, and that just has to be a good thing... I like the peace and quiet when my partner is out I leave the telly off, I'm not then stuck with the repeats, or watching unhappy stuff... I listen to chillout music a lot too... <img src="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/bb-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":-)" class="bb_smilies" /> wannabe twitchy on "Please Help Me" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/please-help-me-2/page/2#post-61307 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:59:36 +0000 twitchy 61307@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Bad one this morning,got up crying and panicing and because i was so bad my husband had a panic attack when he saw me.It breaks my heart to see what i'm doing to him. torture on "Please Help Me" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/please-help-me-2/page/2#post-61305 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 07:28:16 +0000 torture 61305@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ hi there how is everyone doing? i'm feeling a bit better today. So far i've managed to combat a few unwanted thoughts by using the tools my therapist taught me so i'm happy about that. The only downside is the medication i'm on which is causing constipation and dizzy spells. I can handle the constipation but not the dizzy spells. I am taking olanzapine- it helps by decreasing the amount of intrusive thoughts. I haven't been able to go to the gym much because i get bad vertigo as soon as i stand up. I've spoken to my psycharist about this and we've agreed to increase the serequel. Fingers crossed. I have already started making plans for the weekend. My therapist's words "what would you b doing if you didn't have ocd" keep ringing in my ears so i've made plans to catch up with friends and go to the movies. I saw Breaking Dawn last sat night and will see Puss in Boots this coming sat. Another thing that helps me is my cat- she is an angel and senses my moods. When i'm upset or having a bad day, she snuggles up to me! It's like she knows. Please let me know how you all are doing. Love Coco wannabefree on "Please Help Me" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/please-help-me-2/page/2#post-61099 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:51:32 +0000 wannabefree 61099@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Hi Coco, I sometimes wish I lived in London, but I'm in the wild midlands of england, but it is a very small world when we can chat like this... I was amazed that they have the Citizens advice bureau over there... All good stuff though... I agree with Cuthbert Londoner and Tess, and everyone on here, you're doing great! And so are the rest of you! <img src="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/bb-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":-)" class="bb_smilies" /> wannabe Tess on "Please Help Me" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/please-help-me-2/page/2#post-61076 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 18:42:36 +0000 Tess 61076@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Hi Londoner A brilliant catchphrase and 'life' has a double meaning (lifetime or living) which makes it even better. Anonymous on "Please Help Me" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/please-help-me-2/page/2#post-61061 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:32:00 +0000 Anonymous 61061@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Hi Coco, that all sounds brilliant! <img src="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/bb-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif" title=":D" class="bb_smilies" /> All those things sound great. Most of all I like that you went and did some voluntary work. That's really brilliant - well done! <img src="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/bb-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_cool.gif" title="8)" class="bb_smilies" /> CBT teaches you to change your behaviour, and then see if that has any effect on how you see yourself and the world. (Spoiler alert: it does!!!) I found that when I started doing things for other people, and deliberately setting myself tasks, like giving money to charity, and offering to do favours, or agreeing to help out when someone asked me to, I started to change the way I saw myself. My OCD (and other problems, e.g. low self-esteem) had convinced me over the years that I was a terrible person. But guess what? Once I started setting myself lots of behavioural experiments (in the "real" world, not just in my therapist's office), I quickly started to see some real changes. One of the best things about CBT is that it teaches you to start doing things WHILE YOU STILL DON'T BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN DO THEM. Even while you still think you're terrible; you can't cope; or you won't succeed...you do the experiments, and -- good grief! -- you often find out that you CAN do all the things that you always believed were impossible. I think you're doing brilliantly, Coco. Do you realize what a massive step you've already taken? You may not have realized it, but in my books you have ALREADY succeeded in your fight against OCD. Just by standing up to it, and saying, "Enough is enough, I don't care if it's going to be hard, I'm going to get treatment for this illness," you have shown the OCD who's the boss. You WILL have a brilliant Xmas, Coco. You know why? Because you're a winner! <img src="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/bb-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif" title=":D" class="bb_smilies" /> I've just thought of a festive catchphrase for the forum: "CBT is not just for Christmas -- it's for life!" <img src="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/bb-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif" title=":D" class="bb_smilies" /> Great work, Coco. Cuthbert ffoliott on "Please Help Me" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/please-help-me-2/page/2#post-61041 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 10:41:43 +0000 Cuthbert ffoliott 61041@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Hiya Coco - thanks so much for keeping us updated. You are pretty good at relaying your experiences to us, in clear language. Despite the sad subject matter (the OCD), it is a pleasure to read about the efforts of a fellow member in fighting the disorder. Since I did not have CBT, I find it hugely interesting to hear something about things like 'relabeling'... and hey, I surely can empathise with the powerful and intrusive action of one's irrational side. I wish you all possible strength with your therapy, and hope that you indeed can spend Christmas in a joyous way with your family and friends. Oh, London's great (and expensive...). So you're a Kiwi? I hear wonderful things about New Zealand... you're living outside the greater cities? Good luck, Cuthbert (a rather provincial Dutchman). torture on "Please Help Me" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/please-help-me-2/page/2#post-61035 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:28:43 +0000 torture 61035@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ hi guys hope you are all well. it's saturday evening here and i'm going to watch Breaking Dawn with a friend. Part of my therapy involves doing the things that i'd normally do if i didn't have ocd. My therapist made a list of the things i have to do this weekend. I'm doing good so far although it's an effort. I did some voluntary work at the citizens advice bureau this morning then met a friend for coffee. Later I took my mum out for shopping and just got back 5 minutes ago. I also have a busy day tomorrow. Although I'm doing these things, I still have a thought at the back of my mind. My therapist has also told me that i must start relabelling and saying that "my ocd thoughts are telling me". I explained to her that this was the hardest bit because my irrational side is so overwhelming that it creates so much doubt. I am happy that I didn't spend the whole day in bed thinking about my horrible thoughts. I've realised that i've got to do alot of hard work with CBT. I just pray and hope that it helps. Christmas is so close and i would like to enjoy it with my family and friends. How is everyone else doing? I really wish I was living in London. It can get pretty lonely here in New Zealand:(( Love Cococ wannabefree on "Please Help Me" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/please-help-me-2/page/2#post-60797 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:33:54 +0000 wannabefree 60797@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Hi Coco, all the best with your CBT session today... Hi Tess, I agree with slog and twitchy.... The voice of experience is the best education we can get, regardless of what we are doing, and it's thanks from me too to you for that, Hi Londoner, useful stuff for me too, thank you ever so much, wannabe Tess on "Please Help Me" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/please-help-me-2/page/2#post-60779 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:58:42 +0000 Tess 60779@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Hi slog, you are also training in the University of life, it's just that I'm a bit further into the course. I got very hurt many years ago when a psychiatrist said to me that by looking inward, being shy and introverted and constantly worrying about what I had said or done and what others thought of me was actually a form of self importance. It took me a long time to work this out for myself but by slowly developing self esteem and self confidence, with a lot of help and support, I started to realise I was the same as everyone else, no better, no worse, just the same - and that lifted a massive burden and the OCD became easier to accept and deal with. I wish I could wave a magic wand and give this free gift of self esteem (which is not arrogance or self importance but just a sense of sameness with all humanity) to everyone who is wrapped up in their suffering because it is a very powerful tool against the OCD. twitchy on "Please Help Me" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/please-help-me-2/page/2#post-60778 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:50:12 +0000 twitchy 60778@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Thank you Tess for those kind words, slogsweep is right, you know your stuff and have helped me already, hope i can do the same for who ever needs it. slogsweep on "Please Help Me" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/please-help-me-2/page/2#post-60775 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:34:29 +0000 slogsweep 60775@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ No honestly Tess you're vastly undervaluing yourself. You've helped me massively and it's a relief whenever I see you've posted on one of my many problems. Your experience is vital for people like me terrified of the future. Thank you again, Slog Tess on "Please Help Me" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/please-help-me-2/page/2#post-60763 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:55:14 +0000 Tess 60763@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Hi everyone Just want to say thank you so much slog for saying I've helped you, you have no idea how much that means to me so we are helping each other. I'm so much older than you and I often wonder if I'm past my sell by date and my advice is old hat - the OCD makes us so fragile and uncertain of ourselves. But I was a student once with OCD just round the corner so I can empathise with the struggles you are going through. I also know that they will make you a better and stronger person, more understanding of others as your future unfolds but that is little consolation when you are in the midst of the OCD battle. Twitchy, in answer to your question about guilt and responsibility, this is the essence of OCD, we have excessive feelings of both guilt and responsibilty and research seems to suggest that there is overactivity in the part of the brain which controls these emotions. Whether it's just down to OCD or whether it is partly due to your inborn personality I don't think anyone knows as yet but you can be certain that a lot of it is the OCD. Also you are already displaying the typical OCD characteristic - apologising for your posts, OCD makes us almost apologise for being alive and turns our thoughts inwards so that we nit pick everything we think, say and do. Twitchy, you have nothing to apologise for, keep posting - that is what this forum is for and accept that you are on this earth for a purpose and your life has the same value as anyone else's. Anonymous on "Please Help Me" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/please-help-me-2/page/2#post-60759 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:16:40 +0000 Anonymous 60759@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Hi Coco, I hope your next CBT session is helpful. Don't panic if you don't see any instant results. It would be unusual to get massive results from just one or two sessions of CBT. It will take time and practise to be able to see really good results, but every session of CBT that you have will put a couple more of the jigsaw pieces into place. Don't worry if at first it feels like you're not making any progress. I probably had about 10 or 12 sessions of CBT before I started to notice any difference. My therapist has told me that he can offer me a maximum of 20 sessions of CBT on the NHS. He advised me early on that, due to the impact of OCD on my quality of life, he was going to give me the maximum 20 sessions. He also advised me that if we get to the end of the 20 sessions of CBT, and my OCD has not been gotten rid of, then I can request a further course of CBT next year. (He told me that we will have some follow-up sessions anyway, even if I don't request another course of CBT sessions.) I know it's hard, but don't give up. One tip I can give you is to be totally honest with your therapist. Don't pretend that you understand what he's telling you, if you don't. If he sets you some homework to do, try to do it. (And if you can't or don't actually do it, then be honest with him, and tell him that you didn't do it.) Also, if he gives you self-assessment sheets to fill out every week, make sure you answer the questions honestly. It's tempting to tell the therapist what he wants to hear. You want to please him, and feel like you'll be letting him down if you're not improving. But if you're not improving, or you're getting worse, then don't lie about it -- be honest, and tell him you're getting worse. The more honest you can be with the therapist, the more he can help you. You're already a winner, Coco, for asking for help, and for starting your course of CBT. We're all rooting for you, and we want to hear that you keep going to your CBT sessions. We'll all be cheering when you start to tell us about any breakthroughs you start to make -- even the small ones! You're also an inspiration to anyone reading the forum who is nervous about asking for CBT. Keep at it, Coco -- we're all cheering for you!!! <img src="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/bb-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif" title=":D" class="bb_smilies" /> torture on "Please Help Me" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/please-help-me-2/page/2#post-60755 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:16:23 +0000 torture 60755@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Hi Guys I have my second cbt session tomorrow. Things aren't going too well and i'm trying to say to myself that it's early days. Twitchy, i've been there as well. It gets better over time. My problem is seeking reassurance which I shouldn't do. I've started taking a small dose of olanzapine to help with the intrusiveness. I've made peace with the fact that I didn't push my best friend but the glue stick incident is still on my mind. My thoughts say "what if you had poison on your hands". I used my therapist's approach and said "yes so what if i had poison on my hands". By saying this, the thought is supposed to lose its power. I've tried doing this but still don't feel any better. I just wish this thought would go away. I would never ever do something like that but no matter how hard i try to convince myself, it just doesn't work. I see my therapist tomorrow. Has anyone else experienced this? twitchy on "Please Help Me" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/please-help-me-2/page/2#post-60754 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:41:40 +0000 twitchy 60754@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Sorry to keep going on about myself, i feel guilty for doing so, but i'm trying to discover if what i am feeling is commmon. Does anyone else feel like they have to confess all the time to things that they've done wrong or potentialy done wrong?It feels as if i want myself to get in trouble,this tends to happen when what i've done i've managed not to check thousands of times it's so frustrating and along wwith the checking getting me down. I always manage to find something to obsess and beat myself up about about. wannabefree on "Please Help Me" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/please-help-me-2/page/2#post-60751 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:20:12 +0000 wannabefree 60751@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Hi Tess, Hi twitchy, yes, me too, I try so hard but it does get better... The 'spikes' get space between them, and you will get times when the OCD is nowhere near so bad, sort of two steps forward one step back, instead of one syep forward and two back... Hi Slog, I could mirror your post back to you, cos you give everyone on here support, and you are inspiring me too, so keep posting! <img src="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/bb-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":-)" class="bb_smilies" /> wannabe slogsweep on "Please Help Me" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/please-help-me-2/page/2#post-60742 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:31:13 +0000 slogsweep 60742@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Thanks Tess, you're one of the main reasons I can look forward to the future again :-). With your help I've come a long way from genuinely thinking there was only one way out. I really was ruined back then, Thank you Slog twitchy on "Please Help Me" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/please-help-me-2/page/2#post-60740 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:22:05 +0000 twitchy 60740@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Thanks Tess, that's very kind. Does anyone else feel guilty about and responsible for everything, is it me or just OCD?