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PolarBear Yes I am on SSRI's as well, I take (SSRI) Prozac & (Anti-Psychotic) Olanzapine, Olanzapine does however give you large weight gain, but there are others a doctor could put you on Ashley I am just trying to say that it is definitely worth trying anti-psychotics via a doctor as it will help some people I am sure, and again has been a life saver for me

Just to add anti-psychotic medication along with antidepressants are both medications prescribed for ocd

I have had ocd all my life looking back, but really had it badly around 20 years ago, I was house bound and could not be around crowds of people, and had thoughts going through my mind all the time, but now after taking anti-psychotic's am much better, not house bound anymore and don't get many unwanted thoughts at all now, still have issues going out where people walk close to you etc and could not go to a supermarket or walk down the local town high street, but again am much better than I was and maybe anti-psychotic medication prescribed by your doctor could help you significantly as well

Hello Tealight I have severe ocd as well and can assure you that medication can help allot, and certainly in taking the edge off I take an (SSRI) antidepressant, and don't be alarmed we are not psychotic but I am on an antipsychotic for ocd as well as it helps for anxiety and have found it a big help, so maybe you can talk to your doctor about an antipsychotic along with an antidepressant (SSRI) I know you don't want to take medication but it really could help you if you can find the right tablets to help, as we all respond differently to medication so you may need to try a few different ones ? Thanks Gary

I have had my ocd under control for many years but back to square one these last few weeks, what is also new is before I would have 9 hours sleep and sleep again for another 4 hours But currently I am waking up at about 4:00am every day, even with my medication of Prozac and Olanzapine any thoughts ?

Ocd can be an horrendous illness I am sure you will be fine its just a thought, and actual action is totally different coming from your real self and not the ocd Bet you like me wish you could have had virtually any other illness instead of ocd ?

Can somebody please answer this email Also on the last line that was just a guess of mine that dried semen may break down into many little pieces and look like dandruff

This is going to sound strange I will spare you the details, but a bit of newly dried semen may have accidentally gone into my basin and due to my ocd I have kept the basin full of soapy water since this issue, where I wash my hands with soap over the bath and rinse in the basin of soapy water, using the same water Well today I washed my hands and when I came into my lounge, did my ocd habit of clapping my hands for quite a while as it looked like loads of dandruff was coming from my hands, think I went back to my computer and then back clapping my hands where more stuff came off my hands, I think that dandruff stuff was the dried semen which broke down into tiny pieces, and even now if I use my computer keyboard can clap my hands and still see several more bits come off, so think it is semen which would be on me when going out as it got everywhere with clapping and transferring myself from my computer chair to my lounge chair (I live in a studio flat and I have my main room with my computer lounge and bed) must have little bits of stuff being transferred everywhere now So I could end up going out with a little bit of semen on me in the form of dandruff I have ordered a new keyboard and mouse and must get my table cleaned, don’t feel I can get out of the flat without transferring a little semen now, its horrendous Do you consider semen to be the same as wee and poo and that if I am right there is no problem if it accidentally got transferred to somebody, its just I feel I killing myself with the feelings of extreme guilt I get, and again can not get out of the flat at the moment (Dried semen in soapy water may break down into many little pieces and look like dandruff)

Just that its a bit revolting, nothing from a danger point of view as I realise it will not harm anybody, anyway think I am getting to terms with it after two weeks, my ocd will then probably move onto a new them, thanks for your help

Thanks for the reply, its caused me great distress I will just have to try and get through this thanks for the above information

After trying to clean the bathroom door just with my wet hand and a tissue as I felt it was contaminated yesterday have since had a closer look, and can actually see small brown run areas where it is probably dried semen from years and years ago when opening the door to go to the shower, this would have set hard and not been a problem, but since going over that area recently feel I may have dislodged it, it’s just the point where I handle the door and I do not want to transfer any around the house or to the main public door to my block of flats Honestly how do I overcome this, there is a good chance something might be on my hand, if I get somebody to clean it, it could make it worse as it would become loose if not removed completely I feel trapped in my house I have had severe feelings of guilt about this for days and really wish I could die, why do we have to have ocd

You say you were aware the cables were their, but you were still at hand to stop anything bad happening and also in the back of your mind am sure you presumed the cables were insulated out of harms way etc, and if he touched the bulb it would not have done ever lasting damage, again its ocd we all take chances from time to time thinking nothing bad will happen ?

This is purely ocd as a person without ocd would have done the same as you but not get these unwanted thoughts, you have ocd and get these unwanted thoughts and then great guilt kicks in followed by compulsions, classic ocd It was not your intent to hurt anybody or get them in a dangerous position to hurt themselves, so if anything had happened it would have been accidental and therefore you would not be in anyway accountable, we are human and sometimes may get ourselves in potentially dangerous situations without realizing it as we do not live in a perfect world Also I can feel for you regarding the horrendous feelings of guilt you can get with ocd, but again this is just ocd you have done nothing wrong ?

I have had this issue as well and driven back to the scene minutes later to make sure everything was ok, but on some occasions in one way traffic I have not be able to do that You like me have ocd and a normal person would maybe only think about the issue once and dismiss it as all ok, and not have these horrible thoughts and feelings which can be horrendous especially regarding the feeling of guilt as if something bad has possibly happened as we want to know 100% that all is ok Firstly if anything bad did happen (but am sure it didn't after reading what you have written in your message) it would not be your intention it would be an accident outside of your control (So you can not be held to account), and we can not control every move we make as life is not perfect From my personal experience ocd can be an horrendous illness I sympathise with you, if only normal people understood the mental torment we go through Hope this helps ?

OxCD - Thanks for your reply, hopefully in a few weeks I will be ok but its an horrendous condition to have ?