I was wondering if anybody else has irrational fears with their ocd, I fear that I will turn into anouther person if I dont follow my routines and my rituals, anybody else have the same kind of thing?
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Pretty much all of my OCD thoughts are irrational fears; I fear that I will contaminate myself and my family to the point of someone dying if germs from being in 'public' get on us. I fear that if I don't count to a certain number really bad things will happen to people I care about or myself. I fear that if I don't say or do certain things and something bad then happens then it will all be my fault.
I find it really frustrating when people try to apply a rational mindset to OCD. OCD is irrational in itself.
i have pretty irrational fears about what will happen if i don't do the rituals but i also fear that if i get help then without my OCD i wouldn't be me because its been part of me so long, this thoughts really making me doubt seeking help for my OCD, even tho i know that its rediculus and i should really seek help, part of me feels like i shouldn't.
I hope this reaches you as this is my 2nd attempt cos I think I accidentally wiped the first version so here goes. Please do seek help. I am 35 and have had OCD since childhood. I regret that it wasn't until 2007 that I sought help. By this time it was out of control. I have been on a combination of medication and therapy. I don't know if I will ever be cured but the skills learned in therapy have given me a better understanding of the condition and therefore more control over it. Jan 2011 my husband and myself decided to try for a baby. Under the guidance of my GP, I weaned myself off the meds and by July I was pregnant. Since having baby Amy, I have had to go back on meds and I am in the middle of therapy. I knew that there was a chance of a relapse after having my daughter . Especially as the birth was traumatic for both Amy and myself . We both had to stay in hospital for a week. It was during that stay that my OCD symptoms became worse. It was vital that I sought help on this occasion . Not just for my sake. But for the welfare of Amy, who was relying on me to take care of her. Babies pick up on your anxieties. By gaining better control over mine I began to enjoy looking after my child far more. Rather than just panicking about her. I appreciate your apprehension over seeking help. I once read that OCD loves a void. I found it helpful to find things you enjoy to fill that void like exercise and hobbies. I found the repetitiveness of knitting could be very soothing. Plus you can create something of use at the end of it. Keeping a journal can help too. I know that there may be other times where my OCD can grow out of my control inspite of the meds. But what therapy I have received so far has shown that things are never hopeless and the crisis point will pass . When it returns you are better prepared for it. You deserve the help that is out there. Good luck! X
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