OCD Action

Neat
Member

just a update for everyone, i finally plucked up the courage to go to the docs monday, but only after having a month of terrible palpatations, that i feel i'm gonna have a heart attack at any time. Anyway, the doc sent me for blood test for my heart and thyroid but she thinks its stress. I asked her about my ocd again, if its something i hav to live wiv etc and told her it takes me an hour to leave the house and i could quite happily check things for another hour. She drew me a picture of the brain, how the left half is the logical part and how the right side is the powerful, emotional and irrational part that controls love and happiness and in this part we feel fear and anger and we also have a bodyguard in this part that makes us do things like my ocd. She reckons i have to break down this bodyguard part to find out what is causing me to do this. She reckons i must have a reason, something in my past etc thats causing itl Anyway, i'v got to go back in two weeks for the results of my blood test and to tell her if i can find reasons. But i honestly don't think anything as caused this in me, i really think its sum part of my brain that just doesn't work the same as everybody elses, and i think pressure or stress of any description just makes it worse. So i honestly don't know where i go from here when i go back. Should i ask to speak to someone wiv a deeper understanding of ocds?
i found a website yesterday with a questionaire to see if you had an ocd, they rated 0 to not having a ocd to 20 to being a big affect on your everyday life, and i scored 17.
Any ideas anyone for when i go back to the docs.
neat xx

Thu Jun 11 2009 12:50:07 #
brennie
Member

Neat, hiya again its nice to see you back again i am glad you plucked up courage to go to the doctors but i really dont think that there has to be a reason that we have OCD, it is sometimes triggered by a stressful event or in my case it is genetic.... but i do think it happens to those of us that are caring and vulnerable.
Did your doctor mention that you could be refered for CBT therapy, that way they can get down to the real nitty gritty that might have caused you to be this ill.
I hope your panics attacks settle down soon, they are terrible are'nt they i know because i have them often myself.
Your score of 17 was quite high was'nt it hun, i wish i could help you more.

Take care and keep in touch ,

love brennie x

Thu Jun 11 2009 13:31:46 #
Neat
Member

hi all,
just a bit of a update lol i finally plucked up the courage to go to the docs because i was having terrible palpatations and just needed to see if they were linked. Anyway, my doctor couldn't have been any nicer and understanding. I was sent for blood tests to check it wasn't my heart or thyroid, whcih it wasn't. My palpatations are all stressed related, anyway, she asked me about my ocd and some other questions and gave me a questionaire to fill out and take back. I'v took that back this morning and because i scored quite high i hav aspergers which is linked to ocd.But the good news is shes writing me a letter to take to the jobcentre so they won't put any pressure on me to do a job i can't do etc. She sez i'll prob hav to see the disability advisor at the job centre but i don't care as long as they take some pressure off me. Anyway just going thro the questionaire made me realise i'm not alone in some of the things i do, i think my brains just wired up wrong.But the doc thinks i've coped with this thro my life but the stress of losing my brother, mom and my husband in the space of 6 years as had a profound effect on my mental health.
But i do feel better able to cope with my mental health now i've taken steps to actually seek professional advice, so thank you all for the advice you gave me.
love to you all
neat xx

Mon Jul 6 2009 17:18:18 #
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Hello Neat, It's good to hear from you. I'm pleased the tests came back OK and that your doctor is one of the kind, sympathetic ones. I hope you don't feel as pressured now over finding a job. Please let us know how you get on.
Love, Tricia x

Tue Jul 7 2009 12:46:15 #
Dantheman
Member

Hi Neat, I can't relate to the loss of a spouse but I do relate to the checking.
It makes it so hard to get out the door sometimes! I used to spend ages checking before I went out and now its prob 5-10 mins like you say.
Hopefully the checking time will decrease for you as well. I think I worked out there was an optimum amount of time for me to check with minimum hassle.
I would never plan to spend an hours checking before leaving the house because if you plan for an hour then you will likely go over and spend an hour and a half( I would have thought) whereas if you give yourself less than an hour and intend to be on time for your appt or meeting whatever then you should hopefully spend less than an hour though you will likely be late.

Personally I tend now to leave my checks to the last minute which means that the last few minutes of checking are frantic with (just realised) high levels of anxiety but then I can leave the house and I have to rush and can't delay to check anything else. Sometimes I do miss buses etc. simply because I've perfected the art of leaving everything to the last moment but at least I don't spend ages checking everything.

The more time you plan to spend checking the more time you will take with checking thats a guarantee.

Fri Jul 10 2009 9:41:16 #
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Dan, if I left my checking to the last few moments before going out I'd be a wreck. Also, if I am that wound up I can't concentrate at all and I'd be worrying all day that I'd left something on or a door unlocked. I have a system now which doesn't take too long, but for me the pressure of only having a short time wouldn't work. I do know someone else who finds the last minute way best. Once again it shows how different we are!

Tricia x

Fri Jul 10 2009 13:28:33 #
lioness
Member

Hiya,

I'm fairly new too, welcome to the forum You should be able to get some CBT for your ocd, can't beleive your doctor offered you nothing! Well actually i can, some of them are useless. Seriously, if it causing you enough distress to disrupt your normal daily life then ask to get your name on the waiting list for cbt. You can get it privately but its very expensive.
Hope the forum really helps you, take care.

Fri Jul 10 2009 14:52:22 #