Happy New Year to you Chaz!<br>You're right, we
have to get more people to know about OCD and to
dispel some of the myths around (you know, that we ALL
wash our hands too much!).<br>the other thing that
really gets me is that people actually think that you're
going to do the stuff that you think about. Like they
never had a bad thought that just came into their head!
Still, it's just ignorance pure and simple. What form of
OCD do you have (not that I believe we can fit neatly
into diagnostic boxes...).<br>Cheers,<br>Sko.
Hi Richard. Do you know what a relief it is to
hear you say that this sudden feeling of being no good
is part of my OCD. I've read so much on this subject
but no book can really help you to understand the
many complexities and foul side-effects this disorder
carries. And, you were right. A couple of days after that
message I did start to feel okay again. I also have the
bonus of being able to see my therapist again next
week. I've gone private because this guy is amazing. I
used to see him on the NHS but he moved out of the
area and now I have to pay. But, he's worth every
penny. I now realise how far along I've come and how
much better I am now. He actually does
Neuro-Linguistic Programming - it's new and very powerful and,
because it's not 'mainstream' yet naturally the
psychiatric bods are skeptical (but then again if they're not
using a prescription pad they don't think they're
treating anyone!).<br>You sound pretty strong Richard - is
your own OCD more manageable than it used to be?<br>I
cannot always get on-line to read messages so this is
why I've taken so long to get back to
you.<br>Cheers,<br>Sko.
In an attempt to attract more interest in the
club and gain a wider audience this Club is now not
just listed in the Support Category but also in the
OCD Category, please join the OCD category club as
well as at the moment I'm all on my own over there!:-(
Sani.xx
Hi Chaz, please accept my appologies, I thought I
had welcomed you to the club but I don't think I did
the more I think about it. CHAZ WELCOME TO THE
CLUB!!! hee hee<br> I agree with you about things being
quiet on the OCD front, there's definately the need for
more info out there and OCD awareness. The amount of
people I talk to who don't know what OCD is!!!<br> If
you have any ideas for promoting this club let me
know, Sani.xx
Happy New Year to all!<br><br>there's not many
OCD sufferers here in the UK in this club.. however
in a move to bring awareness and get things moving
online I'll be creating an OCD Resource web site this
year..in the meantime anyone in the UK (or even saniwani)
would be nice to hear from you.<br><br>Take care
all,<br>Chaz :-)
Thanks nnn8989, Yes , hopefully me and my hubby are going to go to marriage
couselling as we both agree we need it, so I am trying to organise it, I hope
that it helps.
Sani - maybe it wd help your hubby to join a
carers group<br><br>I wd like to know what has helped
other people<br>The following helped me -<br> group
therapy from NHS and MIND<br> voluntary work for
charities <br> sitting in libraries (to get out of
flat)<br> selfhelp books n groups<br> evening classes<br>
healthy diet n exercise<br> <br>Happy New Year
Hi, Hope everyone had a good Christmas, mines
been lousy, the worst christmas I've ever had in fact.
I don't know if your all in relationships but you
probably know I'm married, we're in a kind of transition
period. Phil had to do almost everything for me up to 2
and a half months ago and now our relationships
changing, he's not my carer anymore. Trouble is the years
have affected us both plus my telephone relationship
with my friend who I'm staying with at the mo. Phil
has gone away to think about things and says he needs
some space. I love him so much and I'm so scared of
losing him. The OCD can go to hell, I hate it with every
part of my body. the fear of losing my husband has
made my fight against it even more determined as I
know we don't stand a chance with me ill. <br> Hi
medievalgrand, nice to have you back, glad to hear your Xmas was
ok. Sani.
I haven't been around for a while as I've been
unable to get online - a fault on the line I think. I
hope you all had a bearable Xmas. Mine was uneventful,
which is the best that can be expected.<br>Sani, you
asked about my medication . I've been on lots of thins
over the years. At the moment I'm on paroxetine. It
does lessen the strength of my compulsions, but
overall I think I actually feel worse. I'm more
deprtessed on it than off it and it makes me lethargic and
sometimes nauseous.
Dear skoen... I have exactly the same problem as
you mention about sudden lack of self-confidence. I
have a run of bad/depressing days and then a welcome
day when everything goes well...like a bit of good
news for instance, It is a part of OCD that makes us
suddenly think we are no good or disliked. It does not
necessarily make me more obsessive, but a sudden doubt
(similar to an intrusive thought), that I am not doing as
well as I thought I was. But I know that in a day or
two I will be OK again. That is the thing that keeps
me going. All the best: RICHARD.
Just wishing everyone a happy holiday.<br>OCD
does ease up a bit if you're having a good time so
hopefully we're in for an OCD holiday too.<br>I just wanted
to ask, does anyone suddenly go through a very bad
drop in self-confidence? I get this every now and
again. It mainly comes out in thinking that nobody wants
me around or not knowing what to say to people or
not being bothered to make the effort.<br>After 20
years, I still don't know whether this is just a
character trait or my OCD (or could it be both?). <br>I'm
really glad this site exists.
Hope everyone is okay, i've got aaatttisssshooo!
a cold! Hope your all ready for christmas - won't
be long now. Let me know if there's anything you
want to know or you want to chat or anything, oh well
back to the tissues. Bye4now, keep smiling! love
Sani.xx
Hi there, that's ok, I know what you mean about
the phone bills. I just want you to know though that
if you ever do want a chat then you message me, I'm
not an expert or a Phsychiatrist but I DO have OCD
and I know what your going through and how awful it
is, I know exactly what you mean when you say you
can't touch certain things at certain times, this
illness is so restricting. We can always communicate
through e.mails as well. Are you on medication, and if so
is it helping you?<br> Write back and let me know
how you are, take care, Sani.x
I'd like to be able to chat, but it's rather
difficult for me. I can't always use my computer. I'm quite
restricted in what I can do, and when. I have these "modes"
in which I can only do or touch certain things at
certain times; it's all horrendously complicated. Plus I
can't afford to spend much time online.Evenings are out
as I'm in the bathroom a lot of the time.I might
manage (very) late nights or Sunday afternoons.
If anyone with OCD, reading this wants, or needs to talk, send me an instant
message, and if I can help in some way, I will......I'm a good listener! Sani.xx
Hi Sani, it's good that the site is going to be
advertised. So many people still don't know what OCD is. The
media (typically reducing everything to stereotypes)
portrays the idea that all people with OCD do is wash
their hands or check light switches and gas taps. True,
some do but there are so many other forms. It's no
wonder people don't know that they've got a recognised
condition. Did you know that people have it for about 7
years before they even begin to do anything about
getting help? And then getting the right type of
treatment seems to be a lottery, depending on where you
live or whether your GP has the slightest idea what it
is. I think your site could help people recognise
their symptoms and do something about
them.<br>Thursdays are fine with me. I can only access the net at
work but I would stay late (well, within
reason!).<br>Take it easy, Sko.
Hi Sko, I first did a page on here and then found
the other site builder and just started with Two
pages and then it grew! I love working on it, some
pagebuilders are a bit complicated but the one I found was
really easy. Obsessive Action are going to advertise it
in their next newsletter which I'm really pleased
about. The more I've found out about this illness the
more I've felt the need to try and do some little
thing and find some way of reaching people with Ocd who
don't understand it like we do and feel alone with
it.<br>I thought maybe Thursday night we could all meet in
the chat room and say hi, what do you think is
Thursday a good day for you? Sani.
Hi Sani. You can call me sko if you like to save
typing out that long name. I would be interested in a
chat session but I am pretty ignorant when it comes to
things like that. My OCD started when I was about 10. I
used to get thoughts about my mother dying and would
count in my head or repeat certain words to "make sure
it didn't happen". This developed into ruminations
and checking. I think I've been pretty lucky in the
sense that I have never worried about contamination or
had thoughts of harm. That must be really difficult
to handle. Still I've done some pretty crazy things
in my time. I first had treatment from psychiatrists
which, unsurprisingly, was cold and unhelpful. But, I've
had the help of an excellent clinical psych. and I am
able to control my madness quite well.<br>Thanks for
giving me this opportunity to chat. It feels a bit
uncomfortable but I'm going with it.<br>How did you get into
constructing a website? Was it very difficult?
Sorry that I did not include my e-mail address I am a new member. You can
e-mail me on LAURA78463@... if you wish to chat.<br><br>Hope to hear from
you soon.
Hi there, skoenlapperuk, glad you managed to
join, and I'm really glad your doing so well with your
OCD, it inspires me to keep on with the fight. Yeah I
know what you mean about not speaking much about it,
but then I started to and to my surprise there are
still some nice people in the world who wanted to
listen and I've been talking ever since. If you and
tmj888 and Laura want to set up a chat session let me
know, I think that would be good. What kind of OCD do
you have?.....Sani. xx
Hi. I've just managed to join this club. Had a
techno nightmare but I think I'm up and running now. I
hope there is someone out there who wants to chat.
I've had OCD for about 22 years but I reckon I am
(almost) recovered now (except for the odd, and boy do I
mean odd, slip now and again when stressed out). I
hardly ever talk about my own OCD (paranoid I guess).
Still I'm sure you know where I'm coming from.
Welcome to the den laura, your e.mail is private so i couldn't mail you, but I
wanted to say Hi, if you want to chat, ask anything or just say Hi then feel
free to mail me at saniwani@....
Hi tmj888 and welcome to the den, thanks for
deciding to join. I was starting to feel a bit lonely in
here on my own. HA. I don't know your e.mail address
so I can't mail you, but feel free to mail me, love
to hear from you. As you can see this club is in its
early days and was only set up a month ago, but
hopefully it'll have some more members soon. Take Care,
Sani xx
Just wanted to say Hi to anyone reading this. I
have OCD and if you have too, I want you to know I'm
probably just as much a Fruitcake as you are! I won't
touch certain things, go certain places even see
certain people. Sometime's this llness is so
AAAHHHHHHHHHH!!! I''ve been virtually driven mad by it, quite
often felt like giving up altogether, it was all so
painfull and ridiculous, and spent years trying to live
with the irrational feelings. I'm glad now though that
I didn't give up, I've finally had some help, been
put on drugs that do actually seem to help and with
the help of some special people in my life am
starting to believe I can pretty much function "normally"
again. So please, DON'T GIVE UP! You really can feel
better than you do now. SANI.XX
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