my life is perfect right now and because of that i cant enjoy it and constantly think of my biggest phobias and worries all day long that consume my days!! i was obssessing about my teeth which is a huge phobia for me so i went to the dentist to make sure theyre ok and they said nothing was wrong but i keep thinking what if they missed a tooth or didnt tell me the truth and now my mouth isnt right and its causing me to clench my teeth and jaw which is causing me mouth pain and then i try and associate it with these irrational thoughts!!! its like if my life isnt crappy i cant enjoy it! i am still on celexa and nothing else would help as i have tried that before! i just dont know why i cant enjoy what short life i have!

I feel your pain! I actually suffer from BDD (Body Dismorphic Disorder) which is classified under OCD. I'm actually obsessive, too, but not so much compulsive. Anyway my particular area of concern is, unfortunately, my eyebrows. The reason this is a bad thing is that I can do something to them. Obsessing over them has pretty much kept me from enjoying all the good things I have in my life for the last year and then, just as I was coming out of the woods, I totally ruined them. It makes me wonder if I'll ever be able to enjoy anything again. It sounds so trivial to other people but when something becomes the focus of your obsessing, anything can take over your life. I'm just going on meds but I don't know what will help me get over this. My psychologist suggested hypnotherapy.