TonyaM
02-19-2007, 06:36 PM
Hello, I have been diagnosed with OCD, which it all makes sense now. But, it's so bad that I am on supplemental security, barely able to function, going to school taking one class, getting over a 100% and still freaking out. I feel like I am a danger to myself and need to be committed somewhere...however I am not suicidal...where do I go for help? I have been to the ER over 6 times in the past 6 months...
I am seeing a psychiatrist/ psychologist and they are doing all they can, but I can't take this anymore...help me
-TonyaM
I am seeing a psychiatrist/ psychologist and they are doing all they can, but I can't take this anymore...help me
-TonyaM
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Trixibel
02-19-2007, 09:48 PM
Hi. What is 'supplemental security?' Do you live alone? Are you on any meds for your OCD? Whilst I sympathise with you because when you're in the midst of a bad attack ocd is horrible to live with, the stories i've heard from people who've been committed aren't very nice.
Tell us more about your OCD. What do you do that makes you barely able to function? Do you have any family that can support you while you get through this?
Tell us more about your OCD. What do you do that makes you barely able to function? Do you have any family that can support you while you get through this?
MissyS
02-20-2007, 06:06 PM
I don't know where you are from. But Mass General Hospital (in Massachusetts) has an amazng OCD program. It's a live in program for @ 3 months. I haven't used it, but I have read WONDERFUL things about it. You can easily find it through google and read about it. It's not like a regular psychiatric ward. This is a program for people with OCD who are not responding to medication or therapy. From what I understand, it is widely recognized as an outstanding program. Hope this helps.
purplegirl1
02-20-2007, 09:49 PM
Yeay, I am not sure where you are from either, but I am from Long Island, NY - and they have a great place, Bio Behavioral Institute, - in Great Neck, not in patient but they have Cog. Beh. Therapy and can end up placing you in patient. Do you have family that can support you? Why have you had such bad experiences with in-patient? Is it the staff or they just can't regulate your meds?
dgcango
02-21-2007, 02:36 AM
Tonya,
I am very sorry for your suffering as I know what you are going through. I seriously thought of checking into an OCD clinic at UCLA. Dr. Schwartz who wrote the book "Brain Lock" works there and from what I read it has helped a lot of people. But I live in Denver so I couldnt go because I need to make $ for my family.
My best advice is to find an OCD support group in your community who can help you. They are probably tuned in as to where to go.
Ask your Dr about Xanax in helping your anxiety. You will get better soon.
I am very sorry for your suffering as I know what you are going through. I seriously thought of checking into an OCD clinic at UCLA. Dr. Schwartz who wrote the book "Brain Lock" works there and from what I read it has helped a lot of people. But I live in Denver so I couldnt go because I need to make $ for my family.
My best advice is to find an OCD support group in your community who can help you. They are probably tuned in as to where to go.
Ask your Dr about Xanax in helping your anxiety. You will get better soon.
TonyaM
02-22-2007, 02:58 PM
I live in ohio...supplemental security is like social security for people who are disabled...in my case it is a mental disability...not only do I have OCD but also OCPD (Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder) where I base my thoughts on what is right and what is wrong and if I don't know, like for instance, what to wear, if something orange would pop up on tv, then all of a sudden that means I am supposed to wear something orange that day...I go over shapes in my head all the time, I am obsessed about what I eat, I just cannot function because I am so paranoid if I am doing the right thing all of the time...it's really a perfectionist kind of thing too...in high school I would study obsessively and then go outside and play basketball for hours on end, when it was cold I would play until my fingers started to crack and bleed, I have problems controlling what I eat (I mean it is not normal to eat 5 cans of ravioli, half a gallon of ice cream, a medium pizza, and then still feel frantically hungry)...if I got the slightest crinkle in a piece of paper, I would write the whole thing over again, and every letter had to be perfect...I do the checking thing when it comes to emails and my dogs and driving but not cleaning so much...would programs accept out-of-state patients?
TonyaM
02-22-2007, 03:01 PM
Oh, and I am living with my family, -usually there are just so many thoughts going through my head that I try to lay in bed and block them out or hope that they subside...but I am freaking...xanax only makes me lose my memory while clonopin drives me absolutely nuts and ativan makes me depressed, nothing helps with the anxiety aspect (well, an antidepressant called cymbalta has helped a little)
-T
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MissyS
03-13-2007, 12:28 PM
I'm guessing that these places would take out of state patients. You could do an internet search for them (they won't let us post the url's for other sites here. That's how I came across the Mass General Hospital site. Good luck!

