OCD Action

Anon
Member

im a 17 year old sufferer of ocd and have been fo a while (4 years). while im sure others have had it for longer etc i cannot ignore the fact that im feeling really aggravated and miserable because of my ocd. i have it pretty badly and it covers almost everything. i cant seem to function normally and it affects me a lot psychologically, where im feeling so low. i have the fear of germs, terrible thoughts eg ways of me or others dying and afraid of stuff hurting me, as well as becoming depressed because i think people think im very weird. i regularly am scared of so many things, and for a 17year old who shud have been enjoying life i feel so cheated. i really cud do with help (?)

Wed Jul 29 2009 20:58:16 #
Nimrod
Key Master

Hi Anon,

Sorry that you have it so bad at present. OCD is so cruel and it robs people of their lives. However, there is a lot that can be done for people with OCD. Have you seen your GP and are you having any medication or other treatment? If you have not seen your GP or not seen him/her for a while it would be worth getting an appointment. I understand that you are really fed up with it as do just about all of us on here. OK, so that does not really help but you are not alone and there are lots of us going through it. Sometimes the only thing that can help is to get busy with something, anything that keeps you busy and gets your mind occupied on whatever it is you are doing. In the meantime see your GP and se what he can do.

Best wishes,
Caps

Wed Jul 29 2009 21:39:06 #
Anon
Member

Thanks for the reply.i have seen my gp on anumber of occasions but the most they have been able to do is put me on a 15month waiting list to see a specialist.i feel i cant wait that long, the last couple of days have been really bad, worse than usual and it highlights how bad mi ocd is affecting me and how it cant wait. ive tried lots of stuff but its not working and i really am fed up. i was meant to be happy im sure but its gone wrong badly along the way.

Mon Aug 3 2009 16:58:02 #
Ladysad211
Member

I know that feeling and I know it doesn't help when people wind you up about it!
I'm only 14 but I still get what you're going through!

If you ever want to chat i'm here.

Wed Sep 23 2009 9:06:17 #
Anon
Member

Thanks ever so much because it really does help to talk to people who understand. My ocd is so controlling it takes over so much of my life that i cant ever think of all the problems i have with ocd. I begin to wonder if i have like weak willpower or something because i cant EVER seem to stop my rituals and if for some reason im interrupted i dont stop thinking about them for days sometimes. It frustrates me enormously because i cant seem to help myself and when i dwell on that it makes me very depressed, and like ive said before i wasnt meant to be a miserable wreck for half my teenage life. I feel robbed almost and HATE my ocd!
Im real sorry, enough about me entirely if you want to talk about the problems you have then feel free to chat or send a pm to me, cos god knows talking about it helps a fair bit.
Thanks for your support

Sat Sep 26 2009 10:27:52 #