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blueboy
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hi, i am new here, and im having one of my bad days.... i think they occur more in dull grey days in winter.... lack of light certainly contributes to my ocd... and if i could i would be living in a sunny country...i get this awful feeling of fear and tension comes over me, this coupled with my ever present regular obsessions...virtualy disables me and so just to make a cup of tea is a major decision... does anyone know where i am coming from? i have only "flirted" with meds in the past... fearing they would do me more harm than good in the long run..as i lead an organic lifestyle as much as i can... but this God awful feeling of tension...is so bad, i turn to drink for relief.. i wondered do meds help much? i am on waiting list for cbt... but i am greatly suffering at this time...any help appreciated

Fri Oct 15 2010 16:40:02 #
Tess
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Hi blueboy
So sorry to hear you're really struggling at the moment. Meds is a very tricky subject, I have been on SSRI's (seroxat) for 18 years and it keeps me stable and most of the time able to cope. I don't think "flirting" with meds is a good option, you have to decide one way or the other and if you choose to go down the meds route then you have to give it a proper trial period. It will probably take up to three months before you can reasonably assess whether meds are going to suit you, and I know one lady who took well over six months before she started to feel an improvement. But as you are on a waiting list for CBT it would seem more sensible to try the CBT first and then you will know if you can manage your OCD without meds. If the OCD is getting worse I would recommend asking for the CBT to be brought forward.
I don't know whether meds do long term harm but for me, 18 years of coping without constant relapses and having a life which is not totally wrecked by my OCD has been well worth the risk. Meds are far from ideal, they are a very cumbersome tool to treat a very intricate condition but they do give a degree of relief to a lot of sufferers. One word of warning, I think it is inadvisable to mess about with meds, once on meds they need to be accepted as a long term remedy. Some people can come off them successfully, others cannot.

Fri Oct 15 2010 17:41:58 #
Tess
Member

Hi, me again
Forgot to say the alcohol route is very understandable but not a good option. Have never worked out why so many OCD sufferers are really worried about adverse effects of taking prescription meds long term without medical evidence to support their concerns but are happy to use alcohol for relief which is also a mind altering drug and proven to cause long term health problems if used to excess. The other problem with alcohol is that it can make it difficult for GPs to look beyond the alcohol and accept that OCD is the real problem.

Sat Oct 16 2010 9:02:32 #
blueboy
Member

thanks Tess, for all this... it means a lot... because...everything gets more tangible with interaction for me..i think my ocd gets worse with loneliness ..

Sat Oct 16 2010 9:33:58 #
blueboy
Member

i tried explain more on here by editing... but got message, said "sorry post is too old" i'm too mentaly exhausted at moment to do it all over again

Sat Oct 16 2010 9:43:17 #
blueboy
Member

i tried explain more on here by editing... but got message, said "sorry post is too old" i'm too mentaly exhausted at moment to do it all over again

Sat Oct 16 2010 9:43:18 #
Tess
Member

Hi Blueboy
You've hit the nail on the head, isolation and loneliness is OCD's delight. Your thoughts will just go round and round making you feel more and more insecure if you don't have someone to bounce them off or some other way of distracting yourself. While you are waiting for CBT try to be kind to yourself, immerse yourself in things you enjoy doing and which will focus your brain - and don't feel guilty, the rest can wait until you start to get back on top of things. When you start to feel better all the things you are worrying about which are getting bigger and bigger in your head all the time will feel much less daunting.

Sat Oct 16 2010 18:07:47 #
Nimrod
Key Master

Hi Blueboy,

Sorry you couldn't edit your post. You can only edit a post within five minutes of posting it so that you can correct errors and typos etc. The reason for this is because if a post is edited and there have already been replies to it then it can make them look like nonsense. In the past this has upset users who have replied only to find that what they replied to has been changed and given the nature of OCD is it not hard to understand this. One thing you can do, particularly if it is a long post, is to type it using a wordprocessor or similar, save it and then copy it to the posting form. If you later want to edit your post you can edit the wordprocessor version and post it again and say that it is an edited version. Also, by doing it on a wordprocessor you don't have to do it all in one go and can leave it and go back to it later.

Hope this helps.

Caps

Sat Oct 16 2010 21:22:51 #

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