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Louise21

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  1. hi i have the same problem with my hands after washing. a few years ago they were really bad and irritated after using soap with a lot of perfumes. i started using johnsons baby soap i found it a lot milder on my skin ( although didn't completely solve problem) my hands are in away better condition now not red and only occasionally itchy but nowhere near where they were. i know it's not advertised as antibacterial but soap is soap it's not a problem for me but i see where you might have difficulties. don't know where you live.i presume the uk.if so i also don't know if it's stocked in u.k. supermarkets, i used to be able to get in boots here in ireland but they seemed to have discontinued it here, i get mine in chain supermarket dunnes stores. if you can get it anywhere, it might be worth a try?? just a suggestion!! hope this helps!!! ?
  2. i sympathise with you in getting no cbt or erp from a psychologist i'm in the same boat the local psychologist in my area is refusing to engage with me also without any valid reason at least your psycharist appears to be on side mine won't communicate engagingly with me about by ocd only for meds so i can't even get a referral ? totally sucks!
  3. i'm in the south of ireland it's the community mental health team that i am with and they are the obstacle other gps in my area refer to them too and wont refer me to any other team in the county / or different catchment area and they all seem to refer to one psycharist as first port of call privately which i saw and the doc when i suspected i had ocd a few years ago and wouldn't refer me any where for help and also encouraged my washing rituals told me to stop showering but wash everywhere at the hand basin instead it got outta hand altogether. didn't help either to solve problem wasn't taken seriously at all either kinda ignored like it was a fad and i'd get over it. gps seem reluctant to search for any one else seems like it's a big chore for them ocd isn't taken seriously or empatheticly here well from my point of view and my experience anyway all i get is the attitude that i'm stupid and what i'm thinking and rituals are stupid totally judgemental i know there's a problem and aware rituals aren't normal that's why i'm seeking help to deal cope and improve compulsions kinda broke don't have money receiving state disability payment as ocd interferes so much and it takes ages to get ready that i can't hold down a job and i was refused a medical card /gp card even though everyone on disability payment theoretically i think is automatically entitled to one for reasons i don't know working to appeal but everything takes ages to even process don't mind getting an answer here no guarantees so my meds cost in excess of €100 every 4weeks that nearly an entire payment every 4 weeks and all psycharist and psychology sessions are really expensive here getting to dublin would be a chore but won't entirely rule it out but i'd have to stay over like in a hotel or b&b or somewhere anyways and that's another expense to be factored in meds are prozac, pregablin, and an antipsychotic arizipripozol doc doesn't alter my meds even though they are not workin effectively for me in my opinion never reviewed anymore just rewrites a script for same dosages every time i go back even when i ask them to be looked at advice welcome on meds what's worked for others? do u know anyone good recommendations for skype sessions for psycharist and psychologist and a ball park on how much they cost? would also appreciate if @Ashley had any recommendations if known in ireland or anyone for that matter thanks
  4. please help i suffer from ocd and i currently have no help and haven't had any for a long time now. i'm on meds but there not enough i was getting some form of counselling but not cbt or erp i just talked and talked i it was going no where to cut a long story short it ended abruptly and i now don't even have that, im struggling really badly now for ages on my own and my doc doesn't seem to want to know seem totally uninterested in me and my ocd problem i had a meeting today and it went really badly i was told to leave the office cause i can only assume i was asking questions which my doc refuses to discuss with me doc frequently refuses even to engage i never know from session to session what attitude to expect i was given a glimmer of hope a few weeks back with what seemed like an offer of erp but no cbt but i went in after a month interval between the last session to give a progress report some good some glitches i was told i told you it wouldnt work no discussion no nothing. i had my parents accompany me to a number of sessions too to advocate on my behalf and they are met with hostility gp isn't proactive either i gone a number of times and they only interested in helping if i want to be signed in to the local general psychiatric unit where i've been told by other people isn't suitable for ocd treatment ive had afew private inpatient admissions but time limiting due to insurance cover some in a general private hospital and once in a private hospital who are supposed to have an anxiety ward but i ended up on the old folks ward due to mismanagement of beds and i was totally ignored i gave it 3weeks and they didn't even know i existed in the hospital so i had to leave. old folks ward bed pans nappies and my ocd related to poo and pee not a good combination dont know what do do any more. i am still trying to find help but most people i contact don't know about treatment for ocd or don't bother to return my phone calls. what am i supposed to,do when i cant get a doc recommendation and i'm failing by myself??? trying the self help but no,success i need support don't have a clue how to come up with tasks that will help me improve they im struggling with coping mechanisms aswell all i want to,do is to get help,and treatment and no one cares i'm just slipping through cracks in health system please please respond i really need so advice it also taking a toll on my family life which is stressing me out even more! totally and utterly distraught and disheartened ??????? balling my eyes out ???? i hope i get responses please ??? thank you
  5. can you give me advice on what kinda exposure tasks are helpful to you i have the same fear but i cannot find a therapist willing to help me work through exposure and my docs aren't or won't give me any guidance on erp or where i could find someone to help me i'm struggling really badly at the moment i this forum is the only support network i have im finding totally impossible in ireland to find someone please i'd really appreciate any help! thank you xx
  6. struggling to find someone to help me with my ocd here in ireland. basically just looking at the internet and don't know any more who can help. some therapists list ocd but i'm not really convinced when i speak to them. i've been let down by so many times can't seem to find one who is prepared to take me on and willing to commit to helping me. who should i even be looking for?? a psychotherapist psychologist or what?? tried gp for advise doesn't seem to know anyone or isn't prepared to look into it for me either. it's like just pot luck and looking for a needle in a haystack. feeling really disheartened. any advice would be helpful. i've been struggling on my own for ages now and the self help angle doesn't seem to be working out that well. i'll struggle on in the mean time! thanks xx
  7. firstly welcome i justed wanted to let you know i completely understand where your coming from. i've been suffering from similar ocd symptoms myself so i can totally relate to how you feel. i'm glad it's not just me then! i'm constantly trying to explain what i'm experiencing to doctor and i'm not sure it's getting through. i've had limited private inpatient treatment but my insurance only covers a certain period so i never make that much significant progress and find it difficultwhen i get out due to difficulties accessing local services for ongoing treatment i have a psycharist who i see approx once a month for my meds and i have extremely limited access to a psychologist.ive been muddling along by myself really but it's really taking its toll really struggling it's actually a year ago today since i've had any psychological input and i haven't been well recently! but that's just my story lol! im glad you are receiving treatment! good luck with it! just glad i'm not alone!
  8. hi its been awhile since I posted on here. but things not going well for me since Christmas last year and I am hitting crisis point and nobody will listen to me not my psycharist my gp or my family! feeling dirty and intrusive thoughts are progressively getting worse as are my compulsions! iam trying real hard not to do them but it seems the more I try the worse it is! ??I can't stand this feeling anymore it's driving me totally crazy and I am constantly fighting with my family! I feel like I have no one at all to talk to anymore so alone?? ive had limited CBT not much ERP haven't seen a psychologist in 9months (that's a very long story) I've been trying to manage my ocd by myself and trying to improve it myself but I just can't cope! I've told my doctor I can't cope and all I am currently getting is a prescription for my meds off my doctor every month or so and a five to ten minute consultation! that's all!! no ongoing CBT or anything! ive previously been to hospital but it hasn't helped much I was just told to go to bed when I wasn't in the best form! nurses were very limited in the assistance/ advice they gave me!! then when I hit a stumbling block that I found it difficult to overcome I told I wasn't motivated enough. i would give anything to feel clean again!! just can't find anyone who is willing to help because my ocd is toilet/faeces/urine related! I feel like they are too embarrassed to help!it was never discussed at the limited psychology sessions I've had! i just don't know what to do anymore I need help!! please someone reply with advice I'm really desperate?? thanks louise Louise
  9. I also have contamination OCD I experience the exact same thing I'm currently sleeping in the spare room cos I can't bring myself to sleep in my own bedroom with all my stuff in it in fear that I will get urine and faeces on my stuff.
  10. Thanks where's anxiety disorders residential unit? Springfield told me the same thing when I was assessed about medication not happy
  11. Limerick I've been to St. John of gods in Dublin and tried st pats in Dublin but there set up is ridiculous where in Ireland r u ?I have OCD for 5yrs and no proper treatment disaster !?
  12. Anyone been to Springfield university hospital in uk? My psycharist wants to send me there from Ireland as I have availed treatment options here with no success. I really need to hear what you thought of the hospital and staff there good and bad experiences please Also would you recommend I go I'm not sure! Thanks Louise
  13. I can relate to you I have the exact same problem I limit my fluid and food intake so I control going to the toilet only twice daily I hate it with a passion especially bowel movements I feel so dirty all the time but especially round the toilet I too would like suggestions I'm at a loss at what to do
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