Apr 05, 2015 4:45 PM GMT
I've struggled with OCD for over 10 years now. I have depression and anxiety too, but I feel like much of that stems from my OCD. I've tried medications and regular talk therapy, but I'm thinking of actually seeing a therapist who does Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
There have been times when it's manageable, and times where it totally debilitates me. I'm not just talking about OCD where things need to be in a certain order or washing your hands repeatedly...mine is much more severe than that. Intrusive, crazy thoughts of me doing things that I know I'd never act on, thoughts of bad things happening to my family/friends, and then feeling compelled to do certain "rituals" to make the thoughts go away. The thoughts cause me extreme anxiety and depression and make me feel like I'm a bad/evil/sick person.
I won't go into detail, because if I did you'd probably think I'm psychotic if you don't fully understand what this disease is. I know that I'm not, and that these thoughts are completely irrational. I just feel like the methods I've done so far haven't completely worked, so I'm thinking the Behavioral Therapy is the best way to go.
I came across some article's written by a doctor in my area, and I felt like I was reading my biography. http://www.wsps.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=76icon_surprised.gifbsessive-compulsive-disorder&catid=36icon_surprised.gifcd-and-related-subjects-by-frederick-penzel-phd&Itemid=64
Anyone else ever suffer from this at all? How did you overcome it or learn to cope with it?
There have been times when it's manageable, and times where it totally debilitates me. I'm not just talking about OCD where things need to be in a certain order or washing your hands repeatedly...mine is much more severe than that. Intrusive, crazy thoughts of me doing things that I know I'd never act on, thoughts of bad things happening to my family/friends, and then feeling compelled to do certain "rituals" to make the thoughts go away. The thoughts cause me extreme anxiety and depression and make me feel like I'm a bad/evil/sick person.
I won't go into detail, because if I did you'd probably think I'm psychotic if you don't fully understand what this disease is. I know that I'm not, and that these thoughts are completely irrational. I just feel like the methods I've done so far haven't completely worked, so I'm thinking the Behavioral Therapy is the best way to go.
I came across some article's written by a doctor in my area, and I felt like I was reading my biography. http://www.wsps.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=76icon_surprised.gifbsessive-compulsive-disorder&catid=36icon_surprised.gifcd-and-related-subjects-by-frederick-penzel-phd&Itemid=64
Anyone else ever suffer from this at all? How did you overcome it or learn to cope with it?