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Big girl pants on!!

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I'm super happy with myself!!

I had a awful day yesterday, and had a few breakdowns Infront of family and friends over the weekend, AND at work πŸ˜«πŸ™„πŸ˜°

But I put my big girl pants on and I really opened up to my doctor, I told her EVERYTHING!! through laughter and tears!!! I didn't care how my OCD head was making me feel!!! and I didn't care when it made me feel I was being stupid, I cried it out!! and I wasn't weak, lol I kept saying to myself your a warrior, get it out. lol

You guys have made me face my darkest fears, and I've also learned so much more about my OCD through your experiences, and that's why I'm listing what I'm going through, so maybe you can get hope from this!!

The outcome is, I don't have to take medication, the doctor she feels it's the right choice for me!! She's going to refer me to CBT again, and she's told me I can write her a list of my health anxieties and we'll work through them. And I've finally admitted I have a unhealthy fear of food!!!!

I feel free to move forward... I have fears, and I'm going to deal with them and I'm going to keep moving forward.

OCD, you can go forth and multiple.

I also want to share this, my Dad used to call me scary because I showed very very little emotion, and after today I finally understand what I was doing at the time, from a age of really young years I put on a poker face, a blank expression, so no one would ever be affected by what was going on in my head, today I lost face, but in the most beautiful way, I had tears of victory today.

I love this forum.

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LuvSun

Hooray for you!

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Sallyskins

That's absolutely brilliant! Don't be alarmed at the occasional breakdown. And best of luck with the CBT.

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Katz101β€’ in reply toSallyskins

Thank you, I feel armed again! ☺️

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Hi Sally - Did you say in one of your posts that you take some supplements for OCD in addition to Zoloft?

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I do! I take a low dose of an antipsychotic called Aripiprazole. I'm not psychotic, but it is prescribed to some people with OCD as it helps to boost the effects of the sertraline. Not sure how it works exactly, but it's something to do with dopamine. I've found it helps, and hasn't had any side effects.

Be careful not to take another drug called sulpiride, as it leads to rapid weight gain. I took it for a short while, and put on 35 pounds, and haven't yet lost it all!

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Thank you, Sally. I've gained weight on my own. Am on a mission to get healthy though through good nutrition & no added sugar, etc.

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Me as well! I'm trying to get my 26 and a half inch waist back!

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Kangoo

Great stuff. Good luck with the CBT

Hi Katz - I'm glad you are making so much progress.

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Katz101

Thanks guys, you know how much your words mean to me.

One step at a time. πŸ™‚

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