Hi,it's thank you for sharing your story about ocd ,i was diagnosed in
1990 ,i know i had ocd years before that ,i just didn't want to tell
anyone......i had a fear germs touching and checking and superstious
thought's ....It still interferes with my dailly life,for example i
can't open a door in public i use a tissue or use a public telephone
.and bathroom forget it this causes me much anxiety ,and about the
superstious thoughts an example is if i buy something from clothing to a
nicknack ,a bad thought enters my mind that i have to return it to the
store or put it away or ,someone i love care about will die,i know this
is sounds silly but ii really think in my mind its real......someties i
have to count to 4 to get rid of a bad thiought and checking and
rechecking drives me crazy ,i worry about health issues ,and look for
reasurrance from family and friends obsessively i fear taking any new
meds so ,i will not take paxil etc that i hear may help ocd ,i have ocd
self help books one thing in book was to take a rubber band and put it
on your wrist and snap it whenever you get a bad thought ,it helped for
a while ,i'm trying my best to live with ocd i see a pychiatrist once
every 2 months and i go to a council group once a week,where i can share
how i feel with some others that have ocd ,i find this helpful not to
feel alone with ocd ,sorry i rambled here but thats my story lol i have
little bit everything so exhausting thank's for listening
................ruthie