nick007
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04 Feb 2012, 12:57 am
Screw OCD. I don't get the point of it; all it does is make us miserable.
I'm doing better, but six or seven months ago I was in a horrible state regarding OCD...
What helped you get better
I'm feeling a little better ATM & may go take that shower very soon but not sure
04 Feb 2012, 1:09 am
Screw OCD. I don't get the point of it; all it does is make us miserable.
I'm doing better, but six or seven months ago I was in a horrible state regarding OCD...
What helped you get better
I'm feeling a little better ATM & may go take that shower very soon but not sureIt's different for everyone, I think, and it depends on the symptoms you're experiencing.
Mine were many intrusive and unwanted (often disturbing) thoughts. I saw a technique online that I practiced and made me feel kind of better: when the thoughts come up, don't push them away. Think them all the way through; let them run their course. Once I started doing that--no matter how unpleasant the thoughts were--I started noticing them pop up less and less.
In June or July of last year, I would lay awake for hours wondering why I had these thoughts and if it made me a bad person or whatever, but I googled the "obsession" I was experiencing and found so many forum posts and Q&A posts on sites. That really helped me realize I wasn't alone with it. I soon joined an OCD forum and read a lot of stuff people wrote and I found a lot of it helpful. I went to the psychiatrist a few weeks ago (yeah, about six months too late) and she put me on Prozac and took me off citalopram, but it's not helping; I think I'll go back and we'll figure out another medication combo. Like I said, I'm doing better, but the OCD won't go away; the symptoms can be treated (and have been, sort of.) I don't know too much about OCD, so I apologize if this doesn't make much sense.
I've also taken supplements and I've found them to be helpful. Exercise is really good, too.
I really hope your symptoms get better! They can; you just have to find what works for you.
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04 Feb 2012, 1:16 am
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04 Feb 2012, 1:44 am
I want to act in movies.
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04 Feb 2012, 2:13 am
It's beautiful outside my window. Green grass and trees and flowers. Some leftover autumn leaves, cherry blossoms are in bloom. And the sun is shining 
CockneyRebel
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04 Feb 2012, 2:32 am
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04 Feb 2012, 4:01 am
If you want me to have a big meal every night with chicken and roasted vegies and gravy and stuffing and all the other kinda sides, you can pay for all the groceries for it ok. Deal?
Stoopid brother 
nick007
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04 Feb 2012, 4:32 am
Screw OCD. I don't get the point of it; all it does is make us miserable.
I'm doing better, but six or seven months ago I was in a horrible state regarding OCD...
What helped you get better
I'm feeling a little better ATM & may go take that shower very soon but not sureIt's different for everyone, I think, and it depends on the symptoms you're experiencing.
Mine were many intrusive and unwanted (often disturbing) thoughts. I saw a technique online that I practiced and made me feel kind of better: when the thoughts come up, don't push them away. Think them all the way through; let them run their course. Once I started doing that--no matter how unpleasant the thoughts were--I started noticing them pop up less and less.
In June or July of last year, I would lay awake for hours wondering why I had these thoughts and if it made me a bad person or whatever, but I googled the "obsession" I was experiencing and found so many forum posts and Q&A posts on sites. That really helped me realize I wasn't alone with it. I soon joined an OCD forum and read a lot of stuff people wrote and I found a lot of it helpful. I went to the psychiatrist a few weeks ago (yeah, about six months too late) and she put me on Prozac and took me off citalopram, but it's not helping; I think I'll go back and we'll figure out another medication combo. Like I said, I'm doing better, but the OCD won't go away; the symptoms can be treated (and have been, sort of.) I don't know too much about OCD, so I apologize if this doesn't make much sense.
I've also taken supplements and I've found them to be helpful. Exercise is really good, too.
I really hope your symptoms get better! They can; you just have to find what works for you.
I'm OK now. I took that shower, watched a couple eps of American Dad while washing dishes, started my laundry, & zoned out a bit. I made a post in the Bipolar & Other Conditions section http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt189022.html
Thanx for listening
& I really hope you can find the rite med combo
04 Feb 2012, 5:01 am
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04 Feb 2012, 11:16 am
Got a phone and the lady said it was smart. Once maybe. Anyway boo!
Screw ocd indeed 
just joining in,but fudo knows
04 Feb 2012, 11:20 am
Yay, it's Fudo! 
How are you doing?
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04 Feb 2012, 11:24 am
Good night. It's half past midnight now and I'm going to cram school tomorrow, all...day...long... 
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04 Feb 2012, 11:35 am
good to see fudo again
