Lucieanna
02-15-2004, 02:15 PM
I was just wondering, how many other peoples Obsessions have taken over their life completely??? Because no matter how hard I try I canot shift these thoughts, I dont think Ill ever be able to think 'normally' again.
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BusyB
02-15-2004, 02:21 PM
Hi LucieAnna,
I know exactly what you mean! My thoughts are racing constantly when I'm trying to focus on other things. I feel like I wear myself out just thinking about things. I have been lookingfor sme kind of natural herb to help. Recently I've tried meditating to slow my thought down and it has helped. It just seems like such an effort to get myself to rlax. What are your constant thoughts about? :confused:
I know exactly what you mean! My thoughts are racing constantly when I'm trying to focus on other things. I feel like I wear myself out just thinking about things. I have been lookingfor sme kind of natural herb to help. Recently I've tried meditating to slow my thought down and it has helped. It just seems like such an effort to get myself to rlax. What are your constant thoughts about? :confused:
fm5
02-15-2004, 03:25 PM
Lucieanna: I look at o.c.d. now as similar to getting a very bad infection or virus, i.e., it usually starts out small, grows, and then continues to grow to the point where it can limit your whole life.
I am not sure what steps you may be taking, but there are many things you can do, i.e., read everything you can on the disorder; get help from a psychiatrist and psychologist; find an o.c.d. support group in your area; and doing exposure and response prevention. If your o.c.d. is really bad where it has totally disabled you, there are very reputable in-patient treatment programs you can go to.
Again, it is like getting a bad infection, but if start using these other resources, you can get rid of it.
I am not sure what steps you may be taking, but there are many things you can do, i.e., read everything you can on the disorder; get help from a psychiatrist and psychologist; find an o.c.d. support group in your area; and doing exposure and response prevention. If your o.c.d. is really bad where it has totally disabled you, there are very reputable in-patient treatment programs you can go to.
Again, it is like getting a bad infection, but if start using these other resources, you can get rid of it.
Lucieanna
02-15-2004, 07:06 PM
Thanks for your replys. The thing is, I'm not sure that I have OCD because I have none of the compulsions or anything just all these confusing thoughts that I cant even begin to explain properly. I obsess over the thoughts of having a mental illness and just having this 'feeling' in my thoughts or this. Thats the only way I can describe it. Ill be concentrating on something else and then Ill remember it and I have this constant sort of ache in my head and i have to take deep breathes to try and get rid of it. Sometimes Ill be fine and think that lots of people go through this and ill be ok and then sometimes (quite alot more than the good thoughts) Ill think that nobody else I know has had this so Im going mad and I will never budge these thoughts. Ive been ok for the past week because I was at school but now its the holidays and today was alot worse. Now im facing 7 whole days with this just contsantly going over and over in my head.:(
why_did_you
02-16-2004, 12:37 PM
I know what you mean. I don't think I have OCD either because I too don't get the compulsons. Just the obsessions and it seems to be different to other peoples. But I do think that if I do get over all of this I'll come out of it different. Stronger, maybe, but also I'd be changed, possibly like you said in the way that I think.
Is that what you meant?
Take care.
XxX
Is that what you meant?
Take care.
XxX
why_did_you
02-16-2004, 12:39 PM
Sorry to post again, I just wanted to ask how old you were as you say you have school? Sorry if it's too personal. I'm fourteen.
Take care. Hopefully things will get better for you. If it's too much to manage hopefully there's someone you can talk to so you can get help -or are you already getting it?
XxX
Take care. Hopefully things will get better for you. If it's too much to manage hopefully there's someone you can talk to so you can get help -or are you already getting it?
XxX
Lucieanna
02-18-2004, 03:08 PM
Yes...I think so, I read some of your other posts and they were in the panic disorders board. Do you think thats part of what I have as well?? I only wish I knew what this was because then it would be easier to deal with. I mean. I read other peoples descriptions but none of them seem to be the same as mine I always think I have some rare disorder that no-one else has. Sometimes I feel like my head could burst and I start shaking is this a panic attack, or am I being paranoid??
Lucieanna
02-18-2004, 03:10 PM
why_did_you: Just saw your other post, Im 15 and Im not getting professioal help but I told my parents and they are supportive even if they cant understand me!
why_did_you
02-18-2004, 07:05 PM
Yes...I think so, I read some of your other posts and they were in the panic disorders board. Do you think thats part of what I have as well?? I only wish I knew what this was because then it would be easier to deal with. I mean. I read other peoples descriptions but none of them seem to be the same as mine I always think I have some rare disorder that no-one else has. Sometimes I feel like my head could burst and I start shaking is this a panic attack, or am I being paranoid??
Mine is different too. I think everyone's is because everyone is different. You're not alone though- many people have experianced what you are experiancing. I'm not sure if it's a panic attack- in an attack you are overwhelmed by panic, but it could be a symptom of anxiety or even a minor attack. It's not really the diagnosis that counts though- its the feelings that go with it. It's a problem, regardless of what it is diagnosed as. Maybe, as your parents are supportive, you could suggest getting maybe some professional help to help you manage and overcome what you're dealing with. I was sceptical about this at first- I remember I didn't even on no accounts want to see a counseller, let alone a physcologist, but I do find that now I'm going at least I have something- someone to really talk through my feelings with without worrying about their personal involvement and becoming a burden on them.
Being paronoid, I think, is a part of the problem for most people. I know I'm paranoid a lot. It's illogical, yet it makes little difference because it doesn't have to make sense to be a problem.
Take care of yourself. Reply and let me know how things are.
Aimee XxX
Mine is different too. I think everyone's is because everyone is different. You're not alone though- many people have experianced what you are experiancing. I'm not sure if it's a panic attack- in an attack you are overwhelmed by panic, but it could be a symptom of anxiety or even a minor attack. It's not really the diagnosis that counts though- its the feelings that go with it. It's a problem, regardless of what it is diagnosed as. Maybe, as your parents are supportive, you could suggest getting maybe some professional help to help you manage and overcome what you're dealing with. I was sceptical about this at first- I remember I didn't even on no accounts want to see a counseller, let alone a physcologist, but I do find that now I'm going at least I have something- someone to really talk through my feelings with without worrying about their personal involvement and becoming a burden on them.
Being paronoid, I think, is a part of the problem for most people. I know I'm paranoid a lot. It's illogical, yet it makes little difference because it doesn't have to make sense to be a problem.
Take care of yourself. Reply and let me know how things are.
Aimee XxX