frankie

Thank you

Thanks both , much appreciated

I was a school bully in my young days and I obsess over it a great deal......I also sometimes when walking imagine pushing a child and mother into the street What is the clinical way of dealing with these two very different issues........... factually hurting other children as a child and doing so in one's head and the guilt and distress this causes ?

I have at least twenty five obsessions I have listed that at various points during the day torture me ........now I can understand the plan of attack but are no means lessening the effect of exposure and response on say the person who thinks they are going to push someone into the road but what about when your mind is continuously racing over twenty five topics , some harm off , some sexual , some responsibility ? I am going to drive myself mad trying to deal with multiple obsessions !!

Thank you very much you of you

I have tried CBT and ERP to limited success ...........can someone explain to me how mindfulness works in OCD? Is it a case of having deep periods of breathing relaxation and letting the distressing intrusive thoughts come in and out like the tide ?

I bullied a little boy when I was 12 , he was only about 4 , the way I am going to attack it is yes I am a sex offender, paedophile , bully , so what

Thank you both very much , most kind of you

Or disagree ? My spikes relate to things I have done in my past so it's a difficult one

I seem to have developed an urge to confess to past misdeeds ........what's all that about and more importantly what can I do about it ? Thank you

Thanks both , it's hard but as you suggest the answer is I am human and to err is human

I get the usual horrible off such as I have to check the door is locked , I am going to drive into that bus line of people etc but much of my anguish is past memory surfacing of things I actually have done ........for example I was a school bully .........how on earth can I deal with being such a horrible person in the past , these thoughts and others just intrude , often I can go back twenty years in seconds and I am 52 now .......thank you

I couldn't go to the toilet on anafranil , terrible constipation , dry mouth and throat For me it was an awful experience

I thought you were doing well Ashley ? Sorry to hear you are not , good luck with the therapy

I have not seen him but he did send me some great advice via e mail

What kind and thoughtful responses , thank you both x

I am sure it can , others more wise than myself on here say off can latch onto anything !!! It's stopping it that's the hard part

It's got to the point I am shredding letters etc to cover my possible guilt .......by the way I haven't killed anyone .....what a horrid illness this really is eh folks

Anyone else got this ? It's got me in its clutches right now , having a major relapse , it's gruesome , any help gratefully appreciated x

It's horrible isn't it ......I wish I knew the answer

Blimey any stress and my OCD really flares up ! Having a particularly bad phase at the moment , lost my father a year ago and the anniversary is making me anxious I know how I have to relax , eat well , avoid coffee and tea and put into place the stress management techniques I have learned

The drugs can take up to twelve weeks at maximum dose .....three tablets in the case of Fluoxetine to work , sometimes a lot quicker , it's far too early to be giving them up

Raspberry

Abilify Frankie you clown

Psychiatrist has mentioned it in the past alongside cbt