OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE SYMPTOMS, INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS, & ANXIETY

Validation

feeds@yuku.com (Melissa21) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:57:57 GMT

I thought I would wait it out until I felt better. I blamed my contsant headaches and lack of motivation on the fact that Im not sleeping enough, and thought if I could just get 8 solid hours of sleep I would be back to normal. But somewhere along the way I started to feel like I was "going crazy" I cant concentrate on ANYTHING, cant process a thought, dont make plans to do anything and I dont look foward to anything. I spoke with my doctor and she has diagnosed me with...

disrealization

feeds@yuku.com (aniaania) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:57:06 GMT

Does anyone have that feeling like you loose touch with reality? I experience this weird feeling of seeing my surroundings through some thick glasses,like everything is so unreal.I recognize everything around me,it is just not the same.I thought I am going crazy till somebody on this website mentioned disrealization.I looked online and it seems to me that I have all the symptoms.Is anybody familiar with that?And what meds are used to treat it?
P.S. I have PPD.

Just don't feel 100% - I think about my OCD a lot...

feeds@yuku.com (jsalsa) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:43:20 GMT

I had a relapse in Sept when I went off meds. In Oct went back on a lower dose. I was ok much better BUT I hate to admit I am not 100%. go to weekly therapy which helps but I am just not right.

Lateley I have been thinking about my OCD a lot and go through episodes of dread and doubt. Like I will be at a party and then all of a sudden I am thinking "I have OCD" " I have problems" "What if I just acted on my violent thoughts one day etc etc etc "...

Some Hope

feeds@yuku.com (Drazy) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:08:06 GMT

Hi Everyone,

It's been quite some time since I have posted on here. The last time I had just found out I was pregnant in August of last year.

My OCD started when I was pregnant with my son in 2006. It was the worst time of my life and I truly thought it was going to go on forever. Each day felt like 100 and absolutely everything triggered the ITs. My IT's were brutal. You name an IT and I had it. It was like living in hell and I wanted to crawl out of my own skin....

its been a long time but still

feeds@yuku.com (tammala) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:09:25 GMT

hi girls- it has been so long since i was on here but i think about you guys every day. my son turned 2 a month ago and i still go through some really icky stuff. it can be a couple ok weeks and then some icky days or a good morning and icky afternoon. the panic feeling has been way better for a long time now but it is the physical stuff that i have complained about since the beginning that makes me feel like i cannot do this for the rest of my life. soo just checking in with everyone...

Freakin' out - bacterial infection will not go away :(

feeds@yuku.com (jsalsa) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:00:34 GMT

Girls - this is not exactly ocd related but I need help in termsof handling things better.......

Since late August I have been getting a clear discharge. went to obgyn and said it was bacterial vaginosis. during treatment nooticed II was peeing a little bit more. THEN coincidentally got a FULL BLOWN relapse of OCD (went off meds).

felt better in terms of the infection then few weeks later..discharge again! In oct go back on antibiotics. peeing gets less. In Nov...

Zoloft Question

feeds@yuku.com (Cherubhugs) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:37:05 GMT

I have been on Zoloft for a week now. I still get ITs but they are not constant like they were. My doctor put me on 50 mg and said she was going to increase it. I dont know if she forgot or if she meant later on in treatment. I was just wondering what dosage any of you are/were on for PPD/OCD. They cant get me into see a psychiatrist locally until March so I have to go to the hospital each month to see her until then.

Should i leave? advice please!!!

feeds@yuku.com (Lana11762) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:02:57 GMT

My IT's are so annoying, and its wierd because for like 3 weeks the IT's were very mild, barely there and i was happy and confident with my daughter.... dont know what happened but they came back! and its hard for me because my husband is at work from 8am-6-30pm, mon-sat. and then when he comes home he wants to eat and relax a little. so by the time he watches our daughter, its like 7-7:30pm and she goes to bed at 9pm. and most of the times i put her to bed.

Also, we just...

new here... need advice please

feeds@yuku.com (Lana11762) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:34:17 GMT

my name is Lana, me and my husand tried to have a baby for 2 years until i finally got pregnant with my now 6 month old daughter, i was so happy, but had a high risk pregnancy.... she was born by c-section...... and maybe 2 weeks after she was born i started having IT's. i thought i was going crazy! and i still have them...there are times when i feel i should just leave my daughter with my husband and go live with my mom, but that is the last thing i want to do! Also, I experienced...

Hi Everybody

feeds@yuku.com (ProudMommyofOne) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:10:45 GMT

Hi Everybody!

Im not sure if anybody remembers me. I have been coming here since around the birth of my first child almost 3 years ago. A couple weeks after he was born, I was hit with horrible violent intrusive thoughts. I was put on a few different medications until my phyciatrist and I found the one that worked for me.....Abilify . In June 2008, my husband...

Wellbutrin

feeds@yuku.com (Cherubhugs) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:57:14 GMT

Has anyone ever tried Wellbutrin for OCD? My doctor wants to try that on me but i only see that it is mainly for depression?

Go away without medicine.

feeds@yuku.com (Cherubhugs) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:17:14 GMT

Hi
Does PPD/OCD go away without medications? I have been on Lexapro and Prozac and had severe allergic reactions to both and was hospitalized. I am scared to try something new. I read on another forum that it "Usually goes away within a couple of months." Is this true? I never had OCD until I had my baby 3 months ago and it is scary. I want to get better but am so scared of the medication making me crazier than I am now.

Crazy Day

feeds@yuku.com (KarenM) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:16:50 GMT

I hate posting about myself anymore b/c it's been 19 months and I feel like I should be back to the old me. I don't want to discourage people in any way. I've accepted that I have pretty severe ocd. It's with me pretty much all day. I can function and take care of my kids and work but it's always around. Usually, I'm positive about it but today I'm feel that depression creep in again. 8 months ago I was in the hospital getting ECT. It's like I'm...

Question regarding CBT

feeds@yuku.com (Piper) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:27:45 GMT

I'm looking into CBT (cognitive behavior therapy) that a friend recommended to me. I have a weird question about the "de-sensitization" process that I've been reading about. For example, someone afraid of spider first looking at pictures of a spider, etc.

If one has had disturbing IT's of a violent or sexual nature toward their child, would this process be part of therapy? I mean, would the counselor make me look at child porn or pictures of injured...

The chat time will be changed tonight.

feeds@yuku.com (homegirlhayward ) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:08:46 GMT

Everyone, the chat will be changed tonight to 8:00pm PST, 9:00pm MST, 10:00pm CST, 11:00pm EST

I have to attend my daughter's Halloween concert tonight, but I'll be here for a late chat!

Dr hopping and shopping and shortness of breath oh my!

feeds@yuku.com (kellybobelly) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:14:24 GMT

My latest recurrence in the PP world of anxiety started four weeks ago as shortness of breath while I was sick. Which then lead to a good ol' trip to the ER for a breathing treatment and a diagnosis of having a bronchospasm caused by allergies.Allergies or anxiety? Hmmm...chicken egg situation.

The shortness of breath and tightness in my chest are still there. It causes me so much distress. I feel like I'm having an asthma attack which then brings on a panic attack. Yeah...

tingling

feeds@yuku.com (KarenM) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:21:10 GMT

Hi girls. I haven't posted a problem in awhile but I'm kinda freaking out about something. I do have anxiety and from time to time, I've had tingling in my arms, or face, or feet. Not even when I'm breathing hard. It's always come and passed. For the past week and a half, I've had tingling in my left foot. It doesn't hurt but it's pretty much always there. I find myself back into my old habits...googling MS and tingling. My anxiety has been on and off...

on the brink....long

feeds@yuku.com (graceofansley) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:57:43 GMT

History: Happily married 28 y/o SAHM to Daughter 2.5yrs and Son 5wks.

After my first daughter was born I didn't feel "right" I was anxious, angry/irritable and had no desire to interact with her, or anyone else. I saw my GP and after multiple tests she diagnosed me with having Adult ADD and put me on Adderall (wasn't suprised about this as I had suspected it for some time) Things were fine for almost a year, but the more active she...

A book to help anxiety

feeds@yuku.com (kellybobelly) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:46:28 GMT

I just wanted to share the name of a book that I have read 3 times during my times of anxiety.
The author of the book is Claire Weekes. She has since passed away, she was born in 1903. Her verbage is a bit dated in her
books but she really hits the nail on the head in terms of anxiety. If I remember correctly she refers to anxiety as a
"nervous condition". Her books are wonderful and I really highly suggest reading them if you want to understand anxiety and how
...

Baby Blues

feeds@yuku.com (motherofthree) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:19:08 GMT

I gave birth to my third child at the end of September. I remember feeling like I do with my other two, but I think because he is my last baby, these feelings are worse.

Everything you read about the "baby blues" and post-partum depression are similar. The mother either wants nothing to do with the new baby, has a fear of harming the baby, or feels inadequate to care for the baby. I truly feel alone in that I have quite the opposite. I feel like I am obsessed with him. I...