Can someone talk with me?

[TheMend]

I have no diagnosis but I’m sure I have OCD. I’ve reached a point where this has interfered with and is destroying my life and my family. I’ve lost control over my mind, my own behavior, and my sanity.

Can someone please just have a conversation with me about living with this?

I have no insurance, therefore I have no medical resources. Just learning everything I can from the internet.

I’m not ashamed to live with it, but I’m desperate. Looking for any tips or coping strategies when I’m in public or by myself.

[mind-full]

I can talk. Message me anytime.

[LuvSun]

You have plenty of people on this forum that will talk with you. You are not alone!

[CalmnessinMind]

If you are learning from the internet, my advice would be to learn from people who have recovered on how they did it, not from those who still have it on how to manage it - or you will always be stuck.

Here is my definition of what OCD is hope it may give you a new perspective?

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[Mcfly64]

First step have you been to see a doctor?

[TheMend in reply to Mcfly64]

Unfortunately no. I do not have insurance.

[Mcfly64 in reply to TheMend]

Do you have to have insurance to see a doctor in the US ?

[TapesinmyHead in reply to Mcfly64]

Yes, they will not allow you into the doctor's office until you pay your insurance copay, or if you don't have insurance, you have to pay the full cost, which no one can afford. Especially for mental health services. Even people who have health insurance, mental health care is rarely included in their plan.

[allydavis5]

I am right there with you. I am more or less in the same boat. To at least cope for the time being without insurance, I have been taking Magnesium from Bioptimizers, a fairly high dose of vitamin D, beef liver pills from vital proteins, and Inositol. You have to play around and figure out your dosage but it's at least taken off the edge of my anxiety. Also make sure to take Omega 3s. I would try hard to get insurance somehow though and see a doc because I am still having issues with my OCD as well. But who knows, it might help you out more because everyone is different. These supplements are really good and I have always heard necessary to take if you have OCD or anxiety. What can it hurt? I really wish you luck and hope and pray you get better

[TapesinmyHead]

There are many good ebooks available on Amazon Kindle, or to rent from the library, that discuss coping with OCD and strategies to bring it under control. The most important thing is to find at least several moments during your day where you can allow yourself to feel "safe". Whether it is taking a break to listen to your favorite song, or watching a video that makes you laugh, etc. You have to allow yourself breaks from the constant OCD voice.

I would also recommend an app called "Lumenate". It is free to download, and there are a couple free guided sessions that you don't have to pay for. This is only safe for people who do not have epilepsy, because it uses your phone's flashlight to create a strobe light effect on your closed eyelids, while you wear headphones and listen to they synced music. This causes a sensation of an "out of body experience" where your mind grows still of all the worrying thoughts. Hard to describe, but must be experienced.