Am I sure that I am not depressed???

[Guest twoshoes]

I know the subject of hormones and OCD has be discussed before but I would like a simple yes/no and an anecdotal idea of how we are all doing

Many thanks

Went to the hospital for another consultation...non-OCD prob. The Dr started quizzing me over do I see a CPN or a Pysch and on andon, so I started to cry. I have contamination OCD and having to spend th best part of 90 mins outside the blood test room and next to the sluice room really freaked me out I was so proud that I actually made it in the room...so all the hassle made it such a relief to be out of the waiting room that the tears were mainly just relief. Any way he thinks that I am depressed...ACE! I was about 3 months ago but things changed and I feel so much better, but don't listen to me

So he starts saying that he will go get a nurse and I keep trying to tell him that it's ok and that I cry when i see elderly people and hear hymns. I am having probs with my hormones and he was an endocrin...blah...hormone specialist, he should be used to seeing over emoitional women :crybaby:

I believe that the hormone inbalances that I am experiencing may be making my OCD worse, but I don't understand how the OCD could cause the real physical symptoms that I am experiencing, I could show him but he wasn't interested (and I don't blame him) Got the feeling that he thought I was looking for attention, I hate hospitals, I hate the thought that there might be something wrong with me, I don't do tablets, if I need attention I have a 3 year old who think that I am wet your pants funny and a husbands who despite all my probs loves me dearly I don't need the Drs. Back to the GP I hope that she doesn't send me back to the Hospital

[Guest Lizbeth]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm...personally this has never occurred to me....the only things (physically) that I would say influence it are excessive tiredness, drinking too much wine :blushing: , the occasional times my eczema gets very bad and very occasionally my period. However, I wouldn't say any of them have a huge effect on the OCD....they just make me fed up. However, I guess that differs greatly from person to person.