spider30

I do think it is anxiety. It is only when have to get up early for work. I don't suffer at all at weekends when I can take my time getting ready and going out. I don't suffer from stomach pains or the runs.

I am working on it. My anxiety is high in the morning and I am often sick.

I don't want to rely on work, I was just wondering what experiences others have had.

Thanks, Polar. That is something I had considered doing. Set a time and be out and on my way to work by a certain time.

Hello Over the past two or three months, my morning checking rituals have gone through the roof. I work flexi-time and am expected to be at work by ten o'clock. I am JUST making it at the moment. When I started to think I was going to be late I started to get up ten minutes early to see if it made things better, but unfortunately it had a negative effect as I now spend ten minutes extra checking. My boss has been very understanding about my situation, which is comforting, but I am worried things will spiral out of control and I will start to get to work later and later. If this happens, I worry that the situation will change from a work perspective. I was just wondering what experiences other sufferers have had with regards to this, and how was it dealt with at work? Thanks S30

i was once warned about the amount I was drinking after I became unwell, though I have cut back quite a lot, I still enjoy a couple of beers of an evening while chilling. I must admit to not reading through most of the posts on here, but based on the ones I did read it seems like a common theme. It helps you forget about all those niggling problems that have followed you all day. I know that when I have finised, I have my nice bed to retire to. The late evening for me is that most trouble fee part of the day!

Thanks, Annatta. I'm waiting for a referral for further counselling (had some CBT a number of years ago). Will see what happens when I start that.

Hello Not been on here for years! If anyone remembers me from eight or nine years ago say Hi! :-) Anyway, I'm not feeling to great of late (don't want to go into details but I have taken an absolute battering in the past few days) and have decided I will not be going into work tomorrow. My boss knows about my OCD, as do a few of my colleagues. When I do phone in sick, I'll make some excuse up about being sick in the night or having a sore throat and being full of cold. Is it right to expect a little time out once in a while because of OCD? Not been off sick with OCD for six month, and that was only two days. I just don't feel comfortable telling my employer the real reason I won't be into work. Just wondering what your thoughts were? Thanks Spider30

At the moment we are incredibly stressed at work due to the shear workloads and for the past couple of months it's just been getting worse and worse, as has my OCD, so I have to agree that yes stress can cause OCD to become worse. It's as if OCD feeds on stress. I was 20 minutes late to work today, the reason being I was stuck in the house, stressed and unable to complete my checking rituals. I had a meeting with my boss today and explained the situation. She was very understanding and supportive. I told her that I am not likely to get any better while the stress levels at work were so high. Overcoming OCD takes a certain amount of concentration and if you're mind is elsewhere it can easily creep up on you again.

Hi Guys It's gonna sound weird (or not, depending on how you perceive weird :a1_cheesygrin: ) but I think getting all that off my chest the other night has helped me! I'm feeling a lot better now. Want to keep an eye on it though. I never fully appreciated how much coming on here has helped me! Thanks for your support. Think I may begin to stop by more often!!! Nick

Hello, a lot of people will have come and gone since I posted and entry here! A couple of years ago I was undergoing CBT for checking and intrusive & unwanted thoughts. Over the past few months I have noticed they've been sneaking back up on me again and at first I more or less managed to dismiss them as what they are - purely thoughts. However a couple of months ago I moved into a new flat - I was enjoying it at first but now ALL my bad habits are back - taking pictures of sockets and switches to ensure they are switched off, continuously checking the door and windows are locked before I leave the house (my new neighbours must think I am a right idiot), and the worst thing of all is that all my obsessive and unwanted thoughts have come back big time. I'm worrying about writing bad things in e-mails, worrying about doing or saying inappropriate stuff at work and when out in public (a lot of the stuff I cannot bring myself to say). I don't really know who to turn to - I can't really say anything to my folks, they were supportive of me when I lived at home but I think it would worrying them to death if they knew what I was going though again. I've started hitting myself again, punching myself on the face - not very hard but just enough to distract myself from the intrusions. :crybaby:

Hi This is something I used to suffer really bad with and the answer is most definitely YES! My CBT counsellor described it as thought action fusion (where you think you will do something) and thought event fusion (where you think you have done something). I agree that in time the intensity of the thoughts does deminish. Sometimes the coviction that I have done something is so strong I've resorted to hitting myself or hurting myself in some other way just as a distraction. Cheers Spider30

Hi Gingle A happy new year to you too :a1_cheesygrin: Glad you've found someone you want to be with as well :clapping: I think it's important to be honest from the offset. OCD is a condition, which like many mental health conditions, is not 100% understood. Sitting down with your girlfriend and telling her what kinds of OCD symptons you have and how they make you feel would clear the air straight away. Telling her now would probably be better than leaving it until you start to have OCD spikes about something a couple of months down the line. If she's mature like you say she is, I'm sure she will understand. Good luck with everything, mate! Nick

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Hi I suffer from night sweats, my hair is soaked through sometimes. I always thought it was the medication, as it says that this is a side effect of Citalopram. Are you on any meds? cheers Spider30