Ocd

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Does anyone suffer from this as l have for the last 10 years with all of the problems is there any help you can advise me on

[Will_00]

Me to. I've been fighting this for the last 10 years. The thing that has helped me is eating right and exercising and taking xanax or Ativan

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Hello

I have suffered with ocd for years one of the main problems I have

It takes over a lot of my life , from having to have things in a certain order , colors and shapes , rejecting things if my ocd says they are not right , stopping me getting out freely because of germs , not allowing people in the house again the germs they may bring in , things having to be in order , the list actually goes on for ever !

I am slowly working on it with changing the way my mind thinks , it is not easy at all especially when you have suffered with it for over 35 years but little by little any improvement I say is better than none

You have not said how yours affects you and in what way as ocd can come in all different forms

Medication can help even though I have not taken any but I think therapy is the best way to go and I do strongly advise that you get some as when I started there was no help or support , it was hardly spoken about and I believe that is how mine has now become part of who I am and I am , I know 10 years suffering is a long time , but having therapy myself I do believe it would really help and you could learn how to reverse the way your thinking has become creating the ocd

Hope you will speak with your Doctor and get the help you need

Take Care x

[PipzPine]

I have O.C.D and have done for over 23 years. I have been to CBT and this will sound weird but I can not give up OCD even when it makes me so mad that I can spend 20 mins folding a towel. OCD is mine it something that I thought I control but I now know it controls me mine comes from a bad child upbringing and because I never got help for it I now have G.A.D and Health Anxiety. So please try looking into CBT as I am for the second time and now want to give up OCD

[Aazz]

I have OCD too the only thing that can help is therapy or medication it won't go on it's own unless you do something about it.