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Hello i am in a very anxious situation , my ocd is severe and i think i have a depressive episode. I m just so scared that some day my depression will convince me that the suicide is an option . I m on zoloft 1 month and until now no progress. I feel so cut off reality , and i have forgotten how it is to be happy . I am on psychotherapy but no progress until now.

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I'm sorry you are feeling so bad. I also have anxiety about whether I might one day commit suicide. I think that just comes with having anxiety/depression. Doesn't mean you will do it. Give the Zoloft more time. It takes a while for it to start working. Hope you feel better soon.

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I don’t know if this will help, but I used to get terrible intrusive thoughts and I was SO fearful that I would carry one out. Then one day my therapist told me that if I was so scared of doing it, there was no way that I would. You have control over your thoughts. If you don’t want to do it, you won’t. The anxiety and fear you are feeling now is the very indicator that there is hope for you. Use it to drive you to continue. Keep up your medication, keep up your therapy. I can tell that you have a fighting spirit even with all that you are going through. Keep going. You already want to. Stay alive and well, friend 💛

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matgrg

It takes me a good 4 months to respond to my meds. You are not alone. I try to remember to take just one day at a time. Don't loose hope.

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Audiomarc1

Hi. I have severe OCD episodes. At least once per month I go on a full blown attack. It could last for a few days or over a week. After spending hours upon hours per day, my brain gets fried and I fall into a bad depression until the next day. The OCD trumps the depression until hours later then my depression begins again. I've taken many different meds for OCD. They give a short period of relief then the OCD just takes over again. Also, my anxiety goes through the roof to add another piece to this horror. Mind you, I haven't been diagnosed with depression it's a byproduct of the OCD/anxiety problems. My OCD centers around buying things and returning them. My credit cards look l a novel. Debits, credits on and on. I buy from many different stores so I can hide this behavior. Try to find out with your doctor's help if you have been diagnosed with depression or is it a byproduct of the other issues. Really quick, when my OCD/anxiety takes a rest my depression all but goes away. You need to find out because it will change your treatment plan. Sorry for the long story, but I want to relay to you my agonizing issues. If you find out, please let me know. Good luck.

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