Experiences with

Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD)

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, in collaboration with the University of North Carolina, are conducting an international study of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in Latin Americans, Hispanics and Brazilians.

hi everyone I have been recently diagnosed with OCD. I had a feeling about it before I was diagnosed cause it felt different than my general anxiety but way more intense. Medication wasn't helping. I have intrusive thoughts and fears that keep looping over and over literally feels like i am going insane

"In 2006, I was diagnosed with an immune disorder and had a bout of meningitis. After I got sick and started to recover I started getting panic attacks and anxiety. It got so bad I ended up in the mental health section of the VA hospital," Dave explains. "As far as therapy is concerned I have gone through

hi everyone, it’s been hard today struggling with ocd thoughts and it always gets worse around my period. Like I know these are just thoughts and not actions but it creates so much anxiety that I am literally bothered. Also I never had this problem before in my live, I had a sudden onset of ocd a few

Hi, I’m BJ and I suffer fro extreme anxiety and depression. I’m on 40mg fluoxetine and I’ve also been prescribed prolanalol and premethazine for sleep, because I find it difficult at night. I’m on week 6 now of the fluoxetine but my symptoms don’t seem to have improved. I have obsessive intrusive thoughts

Hello I have had general anxeity disorder, social anxiety disorder and obsessive disorder I have been passed through many medication since 2012 and finally l am taking 0.5/1mg of clonazepam; 2 mg of respridone and 40mg of fluoxitine but my psychiatry strongly refuse clonazepam but I could not stop

Christine has struggled with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) since she was 5 years old. She is still grappling with the disorder but the obsessions are different now that she's older; instead of having irrational fears of being a "bad" child, she now has problems with perfectionism.

I'm seriously ruminating about ruminating, that's how bad it's gotten. I have an MRI tomorrow, and I'm obsessing about it, but that's just an example of the obsessive thoughts that constantly run through my mind. I want to stop. I've tried years of psychotherapy...it helps, a little, but here I am, still

can anyone recommend a good podcast or YouTube video with help for intrusive thoughts , I’m suffering with what I think is called pure OCD Where I get intrusive thoughts that cause panic attacks but I don’t have compulsions to do something to alleviate them Any help would be greatly appreciated

Sixteen-year-old Anahid discusses her struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). She tells her journey of going through 10 different therapists, multiple medications, and new fears until finally, she found the help that she needed. "OCD is not rational.

I have periods of anxiety that take over my brain for months at a time. All day I monitor every thought to gauge my anxiety levels. It’s exhausting. What do others do to break that cycle?

I have been dealing with anxiety for quite some time by nowBut recently I have started getting compulsive thoughts about irrelevant things,I watched a short video which now I can't remember what was about and I can't search for it and that is making me annoyed and disturbed,even if I do find it I fear

I apologize if this may not be the right place to mention OCD, but I didn’t see a group for OCD. I struggle really hard with OCD, and for those that can relate, it’s not fun. You feel like you are constantly battling something invisible that if you don’t do things a certain way, is going to appear

Do you have OCD? If you do, is it affecting your relationships with your family and friends? ADAA member Amy Mariaskin, PhD, wrote this blog all about creating thriving friendships for people with OCD. "Friends are the people we keep in our lives by choice and not because of familial bonds, work contracts

"In true form, for OCD lovers like myself, I posed more questions than answers in the title. That was intentional, to be funny, eye-catching, and thought-provoking. Hopefully, I pulled off at least two of those. These questions are often asked by clinicians, and sufferers alike. How do I know if

I’m having so many thoughts. My anxiety is pretty high tonight, and the health anxiety/OCD won’t shut up. Everything I read that has to do with health, is triggering. My stomach is in knots. Im easily angered and can get upset at the snap of a finger. I just want to be free of this, of the thoughts

Hi,so this is sort of an obsessive thoughts I am guessing Out of nowhere,I started feeling guilty about an event that happened years ago We had a death in our residence building As the body was about to be taken to the funeral,I was standing there but I feared I could not watch it and I skipped

Trigger warning… Having a breakdown of crisis. I can’t stop crying. I have no one to talk to and my OCD is telling me I’m dying. The urge to self harm is strong. My OCD is contamination and health related. Everything is gross, everything is contaminated. I hate washing my hands over and over. I hate

Its been awhile since I've posted. I need to be consistent with journaling I tend to think once I feel better I am out of the rut. I am getting hit left and right with its the steps I am taking to make it better. It wont all go away in one day. I am back taking Venflaxine ER but my psychiatrist up the

I switched from Sertraline to Wellbutrin. I didn't think it was affecting me negatively but didn't want to take any chance in my search to lessen my RLS symptoms. But I think Sertraline helped depression but also OCD tendencies. What is the best OCD med for a person with RLS too ?