Hiya Lee! Sorry for the long delay in replying. Yes it seems this board has died a sudden death doesn't it? Things are ok with me. These past few weeks have...
Please help,i once saw a psychiatrist when i was diagnosed for clinical depression after suffering a stillbirth with twins.Since stopping the med i was on for...
Hi Belinda, I'm Sandra, Sani for short, I started this group a couple of years ago. I know how scary this illness is hon, believe me I do, your thoughts are...
Hi Sani Thankyou for your kind words. I stopped the anti-depressant i was on due to it giving me high anxiety. I find this site of great help,you have done a...
Hi Belinda :0) I'm so pleased you find it helpful, just a thought about the meds there are many different one's you could try that might not increase your...
Hi Sani and Belinda. Just wanted to introduce myself. I am chris. I am 20 years old and live outside of Chicago. I have been suffering from an axiety...
sound like you would benefit from CBT (cognitive-behavioral-therapy). It is great! __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo!...
Hi Chris! Thank you hon, I am so pleased you are going to get the help you need to beat this illness, you have the right attitude to do just that!! CBT and...
Hi Chris, Welcome to the group,i hope you find it as helpful as i do. How did the appointment go?, just like to say with the attitude you have you will surely...
i have not had my appointment yet sweetie. i have in on saturday. i know i will beat it. i am too focused not to. again, if any of u need me for anything,...
hi my name is amy and i am 18 from northern ireland. i have had ocd for about 7 years but its only gotton worse since november. I am on the waitin list for...
Hi Amy I'm sorry to hear that you're having such a bad time at the moment - and also that you have no-one to talk to about it. Is there not anyone - a family...
Hi amy angel. my name is chris. i am 20 years old from chicago-usa. i have had ocd for 2 years (actually, it might be a lot longer, but i have only noticed...
Dear Amy, I am sorry also to hear about this, but as the others have said it does get better. you will eventually be able to exposure yourself to the...
Fantastic to hear your response to Amy. She really sounds like she is going through it, poor girl, but I remember you once posting like she is now and I and...
O.K. for those who are newish, I recently, well 2 years or so ago was diagnosed but I had suffered severe O.C.D. for around 12 years or so. I did a course os...
The main thing about these discussion groups is that you see and hear other people that are going through the same thing as yourself. This I think help make...
Hi Leesome, yes, I have gotten alot better, although I have my downfalls like everyone. I have learned to recognize what my "triggers" are. For example,...
Hi Leesome, I am relatively new here - in fact only posted a couple of times. It sounds as if you've done brilliantly with your CBT - well done. It's really...
Hi not waving, my cousin had absolute classic O.C.D. you know, 12 showers a day, no one to go in the house, had to have bin bags moved if they were any where...
hi, well, i had to write a letter about cheating on my boyfriend and read it over and over b/c that is my obsession, that i doubt if cheated on him all the ...
Hi Lee, Thanks for your reply. I think it's brilliant that you've both made so much progress; and as for your cousin's job - that's amazing! I, too, have...
Hello my name is Helen, Im new to this site and really need some advice. Im a recovering Bulemic and Alcoholic....and ODAAT im ok, but i have a friend in the...
Hi Sani, How are you? I haven't heard anything from you for ages. When I was first diagnosed with OCD (a similar type to yours, I think) I used to take comfort...
hi, it is debbie, and i was just curious to know if most of you who have "mental compulsions and obsessions" find that usually one replaces another, like one...
Hi Debbie I used to do a lot of checking - doors, taps, electrical appliances etc. It was not too great a problem - more a nuisance and embarrassment, causing...
I know i wish my "mental checking" would go away too __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. ...
