OCD Action

Hb
Member

Hiya all! I am really down as i was doing so well at uni and was so happy but my ocd keeps mucking up! my one today was that i was sitting in a lecture and i suddenly had a huge urge to say something mean to my mate and now I am panicing that i did and I am going to have no friends! am not a nasty person but this ocd makes me feel so awful!
anyone else have this issue? I know it not "awful" but it is still affecting me
HB xxxx

Mon Nov 15 2010 10:15:34 #
tizzkins
Member

Hi there yes i can definitely relate to that one, in fact i have done one or two posts on it recently. I have gone through a time where i was walking past strangers in the street and i would get a thought it my head about them and then panic that i might have even said it out aloud. I think at the end of the day i am not a bad person and i wouldnt say those things to people so that is how i have managed to deal with it. Now if it happens i am a lot calmer as i know its just my ocd putting the thoughts in my head.

I think also at least in my case that i would know if i had said something wrong to someone as i wouldnt be wondering if i had or not i would know for sure. Hope this helps.

Keep in touch. This has been one of my main obseesions over the last few weeks so if you want to talk more please do.

Take care
Tizzkins

Mon Nov 15 2010 12:38:47 #
Hb
Member

aw its so nice to know someone else who has these issues. Whats so irritating is that I have been doing so well and have been so proud of how far my ocd has improved and now am panicing that i sent a discriminatory email and i am not like that at all! makes me so upset.
hb xxx

Mon Nov 15 2010 15:20:52 #
Amz
Member

I dont have the same sub type ocd as you but lately I have been struggling, I put it down to two reasons:

1. Winter and darker/shorter days - sunlight assists the brain in uptaking seretonin, a chemical that a lot of ocders take medication to assist the uptake of as it is reserached to be linked to ocd, depression etc. due to less sun light less seretonin = worse syptoms. I have a light box that simulates sunlight that Im supposed to sit next to for 30mins-1hr a day. Im starting doing this regularly so will let you know how it goes.
2. Ladies time - my therapists told me that a lot of her female clients have the same complaint, that symptoms worsen around the time of the month and evening primrose oil taken regularly should calm it down.

hope this helped.

Amy

Tue Nov 16 2010 0:37:39 #
Jerama
Member

Yea, I don't like the shorter days

Mon Dec 20 2010 22:16:06 #