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Falcontech

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  • OCD Status
    Sufferer
  • Type of OCD
    Contamination, checking, counting, magical thinking.

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  • Gender
    Female
  • Location
    Scotland

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  1. Hi there, I'm sorry you're going through it at the moment. I contacted my GP as first port of call, who then referred me for CBT and to see a Psychiatrist. The Psychiatrist agreed with the diagnosis of OCD and changed my prescription from Citalopram to Sertraline. I waited a while for the CBT but it was life changing when I did it! I'd say make an appointment with your gp, they are all by telephone just now anyway. And next time you get offered CBT, take it.
  2. Hi crumpy sorry to hear you are feeling so bad. I have been through something very similar and wanted to reply to you.Have you sought any help for your OCD? GP or local groups, etc. I found lots of support on here and from my GP. You can get better, even thought it doesn't feel like it at the time. Have you got any family support? I chose not to involve mine but I think it would've helped me. ?
  3. Congratulations Saz, wonderful news!! Wishing you all the best, enjoy.
  4. Hi Saz, so happy to hear you are doing well! Well done! Hope baby makes her entrance soon. :original: :original: xx
  5. Good luck Taurean - here's hoping there wont be any problems! Do what you need to do. Best Wishes, Gill.
  6. Hey Saz thanks for your reply. I think he is just stressed with me! Anyway things have calmed down a little though we are not quite on talking terms. I'm just trying to concentrate on recovery for now though the extra stress isn't helpful. In future I'm going to keep my worries to myself! I'm hoping the Sertraline will kick in soon that's just past two weeks now. Hopefully you are feeling a bit better today. x :original:
  7. Thanks Saz, I'm having some trouble with my partner which has lead to a bit of a setback for me. I'm trying to look on it as just another obstacle and am trying to calm down a bit and get back to where I was. It just wears you out at times, I'll regroup and carry on. Its the only way out of this mess. Hope things get better for you soon! X
  8. I disagree Saz unless your post is a compulsion or reassurance seeking then you are quite right to vent or come on here for support. I'm such an amateur when it comes to this but I read your post as seeking advice, not reassurance? X
  9. Hi Saz, I'm sorry you are feeling this way. I'm going through something similar where I feel like I've taken a huge step back and my anxiety has ramped up again. I think the important thing is to keep going. Its hard to remember it is ocd when things feel so real, but when we've cracked this I think that's when recovery truly begins. Be proud of how far you have come already. Half a day of feeling good is way better than none of the day if you know what I mean. I hope everything starts to improve for you soon. Now I need to go take my own advice and get to grips with this thing. Best wishes. Gill
  10. Thank you all for the replies. I have a lot of thinking to do. As if I don't do enough of that already! Normally my partner is loving and supportive. He says he has had enough of it now. I know none of this is easy on him either. I've told him I can't snap out of this. If it were possible no one would be on this forum and I would've done it long ago. I guess everything is just dragging on and I'm not much help around the house sometimes. I also snap at him when I'm stressed or doing compulsions or if he gets in the way of compulsions. I'm struggling and need support so I will have to decide what is for the best. There is so much more to it but I would be here all night and bore everyone if I wrote it all. I did tell him that he is not allowed to reassure me or do any compulsions with or for me so that I can get better. I think he is doing this to try to "snap me back to the real world". I'm going to think carefully. OCD sucks. Thank you all for your support. It means so much.
  11. Wow well done!! Thank you for sharing. It is so inspiring to know that it is possible to overcome this horrible illness and be happy again. Thanks!
  12. Hi penny please don't think you are alone when you can come on here. I'm sorry to see you are feeling so anxious just now. Have you spoken to your GP? If you need to talk you are welcome to give me a message.
  13. Hi guys, I haven't posted in a while as I thought I was doing OK in starting to fight OCD. I started taking sertraline 2 weeks ago and thought it had given me a bit of strength to start the battle. I feel like its all gone wrong now though. Those of you who have read my previous posts will know that among other things my ocd revolves around bats and rabies. I had been managing to realize that my fears are ocd. However, my partner has given me an ultimatum, I either snap out of it or he will leave. He says he loves me but is no longer in love with me because of what I have become. I've tried explaining its the ocd and he just says yeah I know you have ocd. I was feeling kinda proud that I'd stopped some of my compulsions and I'm gutted that its nowhere near enough. I know he is right but I don't know how to snap out of it and this pressure isn't helping its actually made me go backwards a bit and I feel like I've undone some of my hard work. I am still waiting for cbt it could be ages before I actually start it. Can someone please give me some guidance on what to do when things get even tougher. I don't want to lose what used to be a great relationship to Ocd. I feel so **** right now but I know I can't give in. What can I do right now to get back on track. I'm really scared that its not OCS and I'm actually going mad now. When I explained my bat worries my partner says I should be sectioned btw. Any suggestions would be grateful received. I'm lost right now.
  14. Sounds like OCD trying to make you feel bad for no reason. :original:
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