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Dont-Let-It-Win

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About Dont-Let-It-Win

  • Birthday 01/04/1971

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    Sufferer
  • Type of OCD
    BDD/OCD

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  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    Essex
  • Interests
    Petanque, Drumming, Writing

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  1. Seriously??? I realise this post was nearly a year ago but your comments are dangerous and you should think before you publicly criticize what you so obviously dont understand. so those who have willingly had plastic surgery are physically hideous and did it for attention??? Firstly i would like to remind you that you are on a BDD forum, and secondly i am a firm believer in karma.... what goes around come around.
  2. I agree. I pent 4 months at the Bethlem Hospital sepcialist unit. The most important thing i leanrt, although not easy, was simply this "Get out of your head". The more you are able to do it, the easier it will become. As you walk down the street listen to everything around you, see how many different sounds you can hear. How many different smells are there? How does the ground feel under your feet etc. Believe me, it works. I understand your hell, and i can assure you that you can be helped. I was in the same living turmoil for so many years until i reached a point where i said "No More" and i was determined to get the help i needed. I still have BDD, and always will have. I am still sensitive to comments, but i dont act of the irationalk thoughts like i used to. I still get times when i HAVE to look in the mirror, and i get them every day, but i dont always do it and i dont spend anywhere near the amount of time i used to. You CAN get your life back. But you have to help yourself. Do the things you hate the most, regardless of how much it will hurt... ie.. DO go out without makeup etc etc. The more you do it, the more you will see that people are not criticising or even looking!! You owe it to yourself
  3. Unfortunately, without a diagnosis you are unlikely to get that advice
  4. Hi Sally Thats an dificult one. I guess you need to be certain of the reason he is trimming them. He may tell you one thing, but that may not be entirely the the truth. Im not implying that your son is a liar, but BDD is a very shameful condition, and i know first-habnd that ANY other reason is better than telling the real irrational truth. It sounds like it could be either, or both. OCD & BDD very often go hand-in-hand. Is he currently receiving treatment for OCD? if so, im sure any therepist worth their salt will be able to deal with this, whatever his reasons. Teh first battle is to get an official diagnosis, which you have. Now he is in the system and can get treatment.
  5. I have resisted the urge to comment on this up to now, but I can't any longer. "...a masterpiece of insight into BDD"...... So tell us, where did learn everything there is to know about BDD in order to give us your masterpiece of insight? (Despite claiming that you are here to learn). The only people qualified to give a masterpiece of insight are those suffering with BDD. I am truly disgusted and insulted that your advice to someone with BDD is to (basically) accept that they are ugly and move on! I think it best for everyone if you were to never post on this forum again, your opinions are dangerous and damaging.
  6. There is a group in London which runs every 2 weeks, it's quite a large group and is predominantly OCD but is also for BDD and all OCD related issues. I prefer this to the priory group and get much more from it
  7. Point taken. I have every intention of attending the assessment, ive been chasing this monster all my life, im not stopping now
  8. I will not take a step backwards by having treatment with lesser experience. Having spoken with them, they do NOT have a BDD specialist, and in fact know very little about it. This appointment is to asscertain weather or not i am eligable for funding, yet they wont take the word of the specialist. I know exactly how this will pan out, they will say NO to funding to save money and insist i have local CBT treatment.... like i said... in my opinion, they are Morons! what a waste of NHS time and money..... they should accept the word of the top specialists. Akira.... "If you dont talk about your BDD then there's no point in getting a local assessment"... Correct! there is NO point, the funding will be rejected, without a doubt. And look at it like this...... would you want to talk to a butcher about your car repairs????
  9. I have made this condition simply because it found it so traumatic to talk about when i started treatment at the Maudsley, that i wont go through that again with anyone less qualified than them
  10. So i finished my treatment at The Maudsley Hospital in London, with the top BDD specialists. I left there with a few more skills to help me cope, but still not dealing with my BDD very well. So, after a letter from my therepist at the maudsley to my GP suggesting an in-patient stay at the Bethlem, my GP then referred me to the funding panel. the funding panel decided they want me to have a 'local' assessment!!! What the hell????? Ive just been officially diagnosed and had treatment with the top specialists, what can possibly by gained by a local assesment? So, i agree to this, on the condition i will not talk about sepcific BDD issues. Someone called me yesterday from the place where i will have the assessment, telling me the waiting times are upto 18 weeks!!!! I asked if they have people there who know BDD, she replied... "Im not sure. but unlikely".... and then....... she came out with the most insulting and belittling question..... "So, you are still getting BDD?" What sort of question is that???? still 'getting'???? There is only ONE possible outcome here..... no funding. They dont understand and this whole process is a joke..... ive just been seen by the people MORE qualified to deal with BDD than anyone else in the countyr, and they assign me to a moron for a *** *** assessment!!! Well, i guess the treatment stops here, and now im on my own. Could i be any more angry right now??!!!!!
  11. I used to go to the Priory group, i stopped 3 or 4 months ago for no other reason than ive become a bit disallusioned with everything. But its worth a visit...
  12. I havent made it 'unfriendly', andi am entitled to my opinion, its a forum!... And secondly it is not for you to regulate posts.
  13. .....Yes, but why put a comment that is unfounded? If it was as easy as someone guaranteeing me i would feel better about myself by getting a cross trainer, dont you think i would have done that 20 years ago??? Like it sadi, and i stand by it... a belittling comment like that is insulting to all BDD sufferers
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