Richard Rahl

I often see that OCD prevents me from taking "bold decisions" since I constantly feel anxiety. I decided to wonder, whether OCD-sufferes achieve something in the sense of high social status. I googled " CEO OCD" and "Politicians OCD". I found that many CEOs suffer from OCPD but not OCD. And this seems logical, since as I already pointed out, it is quiet difficult to take serious decisions when you constantly feel anxiety. I am personally an International Relations Scholar and I happen to dwell in Moscow, Russia. One of my obsessions is "being put in prison" and It makes my professional life quiet difficult since I am afraid to publically comment on politics. I tried to, but it caused a lot of anxiety and I decided to avoid being seen in the media.

Helo I am about to get married in autumn. My relationship was uneasy. We`ve been together and we`ve been apart to make the long story short. Right now I am plagued with guilt. My mind searches for every "transgression" I had in past (like touching politely a female co-worker) and confess to my future wife. I feel like she feels it the following way: "If you really believe you did nothing wrong, why are you confessing to me". She feels insecure in relationship with me (long story) and my confessions are adding insecurity. Are there any tips to deal with it? I am receiving medication (fluoxetine) and wisitng a therepist each week. However it seems that prepation for marriage has destabilized my mental condition. I am going to leave my parental house where I live with my mother and sister, they are unhappy with this girl etc

I am writing an article right now, this distracts me a bit. However I feel like **** Medication seems not to work on me properly( Obsessions don`t go away despite strong neuroleptics I take

helo Yesterday I saw a fly ( insect) flying near me and I felt like it touched me. Then I saw a corpse of a cat in several meters and there were a lot of flyes (insects) around. I got scared - what if this fly really touched me and what if this cat died from rabies and what if this fly was on this cat before it touched me. I contacted a doctor - she said that insects do not spread rabies. But I believe that fly can carry particles of blood of an aninmal. On the other hand I realize that this case is a bit absurd. Plz I need some help.

does this look like a false memory?

I`ve read about false memmories, but can they appear when you are half-asleep?

helo Last saturday I and two friends of mine were walking in the city-forest (more like park but with squirrels) and I was drinking alcohol. I drank a lot and on the next day I found that I could recall only several epissodes of the evening Today I woke up with a strange image of fox jumping over my boot. I got immediately scared since fox are quiet often rabid. I called to my friend and he said that there were no foxes around and that it is impossible to find them there. However, this image unsettles me. How did it appeared in my head? Is it some recalled memory or a product of OCD (I am afraid of rabies) I decided never to drink again after that Ironically, I was drinking to reduce anxiety on another topic

any tips?

no, she is not a CBT therapist. what about guilt which creates urge to confess? how can I cope with it?

I feel like I`m hiding terrible truth from my not-so-ex-partner

рщц well, we haven`t discussed guilt-thing specifically. How can I cope with it? I feel myself I liar, a cheater

yes, I am receiving medication and visiting therapist

I once again feel urges to confess. How typical urges to confess and guilt-thing for OCD sufferers?

How typical is urge to confess for OCD-sufferers?

Helo How often to OCD-sufferers to have an "urge to confess" and how to combat this urge. I am re-starting (in process) relationship with my ex-girlfriend and I feel urge to confess her about every "sexting" episode I had. I realize that she doesn`t want to know it, however I feel "dirty" and I feel like I need to confess to wash away my sins. Plz I need advice. Is it OCD-borne thing or am I just to "moral" ? Guilt-thing is very uncomfortable