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...
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Hi Not waving, Thank you so much for asking how I am I really appreciate it :0) I am doing ok.....most of the time, I have waves of depression about my...
A BIG Welcome to New members, thank you for joining, I hope being a member helps you in some way :0) feel free to ask anything on this board, we not great ...
Hi Sani, I'm really sorry that you are still finding things so painful regarding your marriage. They say that time heals everything and I think it's true -...
hi every1 hope u r doin well. im not doin well myself. do any of u just feel like REALLY lonely everyday which makes u feelin really depressed. i always feel...
Hi Amy, Sorry to hear that things are so rough for you at the moment - especially to hear that you feel lonely. I'm not in the same situation as you as I'm...
Dear Amy, I am sorry that you feel so sad, but sometimes yes, I do feel lonely, I am engaged so I don't feel lonely that way but sometimes i feel lonely...
Hi ya It feels really strange to write this. I think its because I have finally admitted to my self that I have a OCD. I have known that there was a problem...
Hi La La, I'm so sorry to hear that you've had such a tough time of it recently, you really have had a lot to deal with. It's really good that you found the...
Dear La La, Hi, I also had a parent die of Cancer, although I was a child, I wonder many times if that worsens things. I also check alot, mostly mentally check...
Hi Sani, I read this on your original website ages ago and I think it's so true. I've written a poem and this quote of yours fits with how I see my poem –...
