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carolinevtn

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  1. Thank you all for your answers. I found the book.
  2. So I'm actually French and every psychiatrist I've met has told me that there is no therapy for sensorimotor ocd. Most don't even understand what it is. One even laughed at me and told me that if I had time to obsess about my eyes it must be because I had a really easy life. France is still in the Middle Ages as far as ocd is concerned. Psychoanalysis is still very much in use today. That's why I turned to English-speaking therapists and found Robert Bray... Anyway, I can only rely on meds which don't really work at the moment. Anyway, thanks for your answers.
  3. Is recovery from sensorimotor ocd really possible? I really doubt it now. It is becoming more and more difficult to manage. My anxiety is constant all the time and I'm getting depressed like I've never been before. I watched almost all the videos and read all the articles about it. I understand that acceptance is the key but I can't seem to get there. I don’t know what to do anymore.
  4. May be he is a therapist but he makes a lot of videos and he advertises his very expensive « courses », I don't think it's professional.
  5. I totally agree with you. I was stupid enough to believe that so-called experts were going to cure me and I’ve spend a fortune for nothing, the worst experience being the one I had with Robert Bray. I watched Nathan Peterson's videos, he is nice but I don't believe that a serious therapist sells miracle methods on the internet to cure OCD.
  6. I would like to know if any of you have ever suffered from sensorimotor OCD and if therapy has helped you. I'm French and every therapist I've seen has told me that it doesn't work with this kind of ocd. That's why I tried to find English therapists. I have already tried twice without success, once with the horrible Robert Bray and another time with another therapist. I'm still trying to find a psychologist who can help me but I'm losing faith. I'm getting desperate and very depressed. Another question: I am really depressed because of OCD even though I take a high dose of antidepressants, can CBT help with depression?
  7. Actually still struggling a lot unfortunately.
  8. Hi Nick, That really seems like the best attitude to have. I would have to do the same thing... Are you sleeping better ?
  9. I would be happy to share my experience but I’m French so it's probably useless. Just let me know.
  10. You find him negative but he is a warrior! He survives with this bully after failing several CBT attempts. I really understand that he is resentful, I am too.
  11. Actually I have already told my experience with him on the topic “unconditional acceptance”… And you can have a look at this too from an Robert Bray’s moderator:
  12. No don’t do that ! He’s a scammer, very smart on the social media but really a scammer. Can I send you a pm because I'm not sure I'm allowed to talk about him on a forum.
  13. Yes, it’s a shame ! When my ocd started, I went to see a therapist I was advised to see and I spent 3 years on his couch, 3 times a week, he was a psychoanalyst psychiatrist and I didn't know anything about it.
  14. In France, most therapists offer analytical therapies. It must be one of the last countries in the world (with Argentina may be) to believe in it. That's why I turned to Anglo-Saxon therapists. Unfortunately, the first one I found was Robert Bray who cost me a fortune.
  15. Once again I struggle with sensorimotor OCD (blinking) and I am hopeless. The French psychiatrists have all told me that CBT does not work with this kind of OCD. I can only rely on medication which no longer works. 2 years ago I had sessions with the horrible Robert Bray without any success of course. I tried again with an English therapist not long ago. What's the point of being alive if every day you experience the same horror because of OCD? I can't take it anymore. 25 years is enough, I don't know how to get out of it, I don't know what to do anymore.
  16. I have heard of this and also of microdosing psilocybin
  17. I met with a therapist last week who told me it's weird that I have so many relapses in between periods when I'm fine. It's been like this for more than 20 years. I’ve been on and off since I was 25. It has completely gone away in the past. Sometimes for months and sometimes for years. During these relapses I suffer from severe depression with suicidal thoughts because it is so hard to bear. He told me that this may be a symptom of bipolar disorder. He also has this diagnosis because high dose antidepressants do not work on me. I have tried 4 already... Also there is a history of bipolar in my family. Among the people who, like me, have had this combination of good periods and very bad periods, have you been told about bipolarity? Actually, it would almost make me feel better if it was the right diagnosis ! Sorry if my English is not very good, I hope you understand my question…
  18. Phili can I ask you what is your dosage for quietapine ?
  19. No noise either, just the hyper awareness of my thoughts and of the moment I start to fall asleep.
  20. That’s me ! I also plan to ask my GP to test my thyroid.
  21. Unfortunately I don't manage anything at the moment. Tomorrow I will se my GP and I will ask him…
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