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dubs

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  1. Just try and make the most of now. Life is unpredictable and is never perfect, love those around you and live every second like its your last.
  2. I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thinks that way. I'm a gas engineer and its a battle.....I resist the checking these days but it does tire me out. I feel knackered after a day at work and its not the job.
  3. I do a very safety critical job and if I make a mistake there is a good chance someone could get hurt. OCD doesn't make me unsafe and many ways its the complete opposite. I've learned to live with OCD for many years but it still causes me a great deal of distress. Because of my job I am compelled to check everything and fighting this urge is a daily battle. I quit my last job because I didn't like the place but I'm starting to consider whether its time to quit my profession and pick something that won't create such a stressful environment. Its even putting me off applying for more work because I fear the daily battle. My problem is I don't whether giving into my OCD will actually make it worse. I'm scared of my OCD because I know how bad it can get. Its hospitalised me on one occassion , drove me to alcohol which has damaged my health. I've battled with this disease for many years and while its largely in control it still causes me a great deal of anxiety. Its a daily fight and I find it exhausting and just when you think you've won it just comes back when your tired or stressed. So I'm wondering whether it would be better for me to look for something a lot less stressful.
  4. My Gp practice is going private and is discharging it's NHS patients. I can't afford private healthcare and I really don't want another doctor. I'm still on medication and have been on and off for a few years. I do a very dangerous and methodical job so kicking all of my OCD has been hard but I'm a lot better than I was. I do get periodic suicidal tendancies which normally lands me in hospital. I do for some reason just drift into a state where I have no control. I'm very reluctant to go through all this again with another health team and need some advice on how to come off all my medication.
  5. But how do you take such a case against they company that employs you.
  6. I was officially diagnosed with OCD just over 2 years ago but they suspect that I have had mild OCD probably since childhood. About 7 years ago my employer exposed me to asbestos and since then there has been a gradual decline in my mental well being. I don't blame my employers despite the fact it was their fault but since being diagnosed my employer seems determined to discipline at every opportunity. They don't understand OCD and they don't seem to want to and everytime I report an accident or even a near miss it nearly always ends up for some for of disciplinary action. I'm very good at my job but they seem determined to get rid of me. They have sent me to occupational health, requested medical records and every one of them all say the same thing. I'm fit to work but they confirm the details that i have given them. I feel harassed and bullied and now at the point I really don't want to go back.
  7. I have to agree about meds. They are difficult to stop taking and who knows what problems they will cause later on. I've been on them for years and on numerous counts I've tried to come off them. It was horrendous. Im still I'll and in the end you just give in to it as its too tiring fighting it.
  8. No, because as soon as you stop taking the tablets you drift back.
  9. The voices are bothering me. It can shout which makes me physically jump. It can also be very critical and I've been changing my behaviour to avoid them.
  10. There is no real topic just completely random. I've found myself having a full blown conversation with myself.
  11. They are real voices, audible and unpredictable.
  12. I've started hearing voices. It started about a two weeks ago and its getting progressively more regular. They feel real like some is actually talking to me. I've not talked to my GP yet but is this a normal part of ocd.
  13. It can be beat but I think it takes a long time. It depends also how long you've been suffering and how severe it is. You have to work hard and do everything it small steps. The problem I've had is getting the right help when you need it. Its so easy to be sent away with a packet of pills and that's it.
  14. That would break me. I have decontamination rituals for anything that comes into my house. That includes parcels. Getting me near artex is a feat in itself.
  15. It sort of feels good that there is someone else with the same problem out there. I know that doesn't make you feel better but you are not alone.
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