Hi everyone my name is Kayleigh and I am 22 years old , thank God I've found this page! I thought I was going insane! I've been suffering with OCD all my life it's just now that I understand that it was OCD , I would always be petrified that someone was going to break into my house and kill me and my family or the house would go on fire or the house was haunted , to the point I'd actually convince myself I could hear someone breaking in or I could smell smoke or hear whispering, I'd have to check everywhere was locked and all switches were off at least 3 times before I felt safe to sleep and still to this day have to have a light on and my bedroom door has to be locked before I can sleep. Ever since having my youngest and suffering postnatal depressing my OCD has gotten out of control!, it started of with cleaning to the point I'd burn my hands with bleach then it escalated into the intrusive thoughts and it is this I can not handle or cope with!The things I I'm thinking of myself and the self doubt I have! I can not live like this anymore I'm not living just suffering I feel like I'm the worst person alive right now! I feel like a monster but deep down I know I am a good person and I'm constantly in battle with myself everyday! Please I need help and I don't know what to do , I cannot live like this anymore.
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love you.You are a good person no dout..
This is a common ocd symptoms.You are not along.we are all with you and millions of people suffring from OCD intrusive thought. I am one of them(with POCD,Harm-OCD,Pure-OCD and othes...).I am the way of recover(almost recovered)...
First I always says.Please change mindset first that you will recover from it and that will not come only from one or two months.it will take some times.Belive in your self.
Do some activity what I do regularly
1.Get up early morning and do some physical activity(running,yoga or sepnt time on gym etc)...
2.Read books what you love most and keep away from social networking website
3.set up your goal(focus on your goal)
4.know about OCD more ( from books and website) becuse you need to more know about your problem first
5.Meet more people everyday and avoid bad company .
6.Don't think too much about your intrusive thought.Just observed your thought not pushing your thought from you.
7.train your brain that you are not your thought..
8.Most importantly listen and watch OCD advocates videos and recover story fron youtube channel........
9.Don't try to control your thoughts(Obsession) otherwise try to control your compulsive behavior.Just try not force..Slowly slowly your barin will train it..
10.You can consult with a good psychiatry (Who knows about more OCD) and took CBT treatment (Medication is not necessary even psychiatry also)...
All the best for your good and healthy life.I belive you will recover from it very soon...just relux.
Welcome to the family! You're not alone. We understand and want to help and support you.
I recommend what Latujana has wrote, and if you can add some mindfullawareness meditation, I find this part good for helping me see myself having a break from the intrusive thoughts. Keep us updated with how you get on, be kind to yourself.
Kind regards
Katz
It's horrible having OCD and you have my sympathy, as I know just what it does to you!
It's not surprising that it has got out of control since having your youngest child. This is quite common, I suppose because of all those hormones, feeling exhausted with a new baby and the responsibility that comes with it. Add to that postnatal depression and it leaves you open to the OCD.
Get help with the postnatal depression, if you're not doing so already. That can only help you to feel stronger to fight off OCD.
I know how it is not knowing that what you've got is OCD. I had it for years before I knew what it was. It came as such a relief to know that I wasn't the only one, that it had a name and that there was treatment for it.
Consider medication, as it can help enormously. The standard medication for OCD is an SSRI antidepressant such as sertraline, though it might not be prescribed if you are breastfeeding. The decision has to be yours.
The other standard treatment is cognitive behaviour therapy, or CBT, which can be very effective, although it isn't always easy to do. It involves learning to put up with the discomfort until it goes down. For example, you might be asked to check that everything is switched off and locked up just once before going to bed, and then avoid checking again and again. The panic does go down, though it doesn't feel particularly good while you're waiting. It doesn't matter if you don't manage it, as you can always try again, and it gets gradually easier.
Having a new baby can make you particularly conscious of dirt anyway. Basic hygiene is enough though, and CBT can help you to reduce your cleaning routines.
I'm sure that you're a great mum and that you can overcome this. Go to your doctor and ask about treatment for OCD. It might also be good to get a self help book. There are many good ones around, but the ones that have helped me are Overcoming Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and The OCD Workbook.
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Please help, mentally dying. False memory OCD.
OCD sufferer for many years