Hi Lymdsey,
Thanks for sharing your story.My friends don't know about
my problems either and I'd prefer to keep it that way.A bit of me is
embarassed I guess,even though I know I shouldn't be.How come you
don't get psychological help from for example from a therapist of
some sort? I don't think [the majority of] GP's are experiemced to
deal with our sort of problems.If you don't mind me asking,what
medication are you on??
Kind regards,
Emily.

--- In theobsessivelycleanden@..., Kivlin Lyndsey
<lyndseykivlin@y...> wrote:
> Hi..I wrote to the website some time ago and didn't
> really know whaht to expect. It's lovely to hear from
> other people. I have suffered from OCD my entire life
> I think but it's only recently that it has been
> recognised by my GP. I also suffer from depression on
> and off and unfortunately am at a rather low point
> just now. My friends don't know I have these
> problems..it's so very hard to explain don't you
> think? They just think I'm a bit of a 'tidy-up' freak
> and we laugh about it..but sometimes inside I'm
> crying. I've been on medication now for over 4 years
> and am slowly 'weaning' myself off them...it's hard
> work but I'm determined to do it. Having said that,
> there's no shame in it so I guess if I don't manage it
> I shouldn't get too worked up about it.
> Anyway,that's me in a nut-shell (literally!!!)
>
> Take care y'all.....
>
> Lyndsey
>
>
>
> --- Zorg <zorg_net@h...> wrote:
>
> >
> > Hello
> >
> > I remember you. You're the woman with the nice web
> > site. Yes, I did subscribe to your group, but
> > haven't had any messages and forgot about it.
> >
> > I live in Cumbria and have OCD (diagnosed in 1998).
> > At the moment, though, I try not to introduce myself
> > as someone with a mental illness. Not because I'm
> > ashamed of it or anything, but at one point I was
> > almost going around as Mr OCD and I think it is a
> > mistake to define ourselves by our illnesses. But I
> > think it's okay to mention it - OCD - where
> > appropriate, as in this case.
> >
> > I knew someone with BDD 3 or 4 years ago and he
> > wasn't a bad looking lad. Of course, people were
> > always telling him this, and the more they told him,
> > the worse his BDD seemed to get.
> >
> > I am also a very tidy person. I sometimes think
> > being /that/ tidy isn't healthy and I need to get
> > messy. It's easy to say, though, and harder to do.
> >
> > Finding some people who understand (our problems) is
> > a good idea, I think. It's hard if you think your
> > boat is drifting at sea and you're the only person
> > in it. Well, you're not the only person in it. There
> > are plenty of others who are in a similar situation.
> > And I think with mutual support we can decide which
> > direction to point the boat.
> >
> > <thinking aloud> Oh, nice metaphor... the boat I
> > mean. Maybe I should have been a poet? :-)
> >
> > Zorg
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: emilyrns
> > To: theobsessivelycleanden@...
> > Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 9:46 AM
> > Subject: [The Obsessively Clean Den] Hello,I am
> > new..
> >
> >
> >
> > Hello everyone,I am Emily and I live in the North
> > of England.
> > My prime problem is BDD [Body Dysmorphic Disorder]
> > which
> > incidentally,is linked to OCD ,and I am getting
> > treatment and
> > medication for this.I have had BDD for roughly 4
> > years.However,I also
> > have problems with ordiliness and tidiness which
> > can be so
> > frustrsting and time-consuming.
> > I hope I get to hear from somebody soon who
> > understands,
> > Thanks for reading.
> > Emily
> >
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