HELLO FROM MARYLAND!

[crazyhubbyndad]

Hello, my name is Brian. I have been dealing with OCD for a long time. Finally this year Im seeing improvement / stability. OCD had hurt me, my family, my marriage. I am still married after 23 years, but I honestly don't know how.

I take meds, go to therapy, but most importantly, through these efforts, I have come to the conclusion that I no longer will allow myself to be a slave of my mind. I have days where the battle is fierce, but I manage to overcome.

I am glad I found this site, I hope to connect with folks and continue to find resources to help me in my fight against the evil that is OCD

[peony7]

I can relate to your story I lost so man relationships and jobs and my life because of OCD. No one could ever understand why I couldn’t control it.

[shawnmarie]

I'd like to hear about some of your resources-- and how you improved.

[crazyhubbyndad in reply to shawnmarie]

well, my psychiatrist and therapist are my resources, along with my family being supportive as well as friends, I belong to several face book groups, I read them and look at the materials they suggest I look at, one being the book brain lock.

how I improved... well for the longest time the pure o ocd like to tag team with checking ocd , relationship ocd, and harm ocd, and that's because my insurance lapsed because I wasn't on the right combination of meds, with no therapy in the beginning. I went through 4 jobs in 3 years. and my wife and I of 23 years split up for 4 months in 2016. we managed somehow by the grace of god to reconcile that.

I finally got into a job that understood me, had good enough insurance to cover the expenses, and I started my current treatment plan about a year ago now. it wasn't over night, more noticing one day that I wasn't doing these things as much. Where I am at now, the episodes are much less frequent, my family and friends know when I am going through them, and they help guide me through.

I hope I was able to answer your questions.