charltontillidie
07-19-2003, 08:06 AM
hi my names brendan i think i have ocd only im not anxious about anything not worried anything is going to happen but the words what if it happens runs through my head almost every minute i am awake. i could live with it if it came and went but this is constant. i find myself just wanting to sleep as thats the only time im at peace. i understand if this is ocd there is no cure but it can be controlled. what i dont understand is what is meant by control. does it mean that as long as i keep up the meds my thought patterns will be normal or am i doomed just to have these words repeating over and over till the day i die
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Kathrin74
07-19-2003, 02:35 PM
((((((((((((Brendan)))))))))))
OCD can very well be treated. I wouldn't even say that it is not possible to "cure" it... I mean, what is cure anyway, and to what extent are SOME what-if thoughts or whatever normal... ok, here's what I know: Medication and/or cognitive-behavioral therapy are successfuol for OCD, and in my opinion it is not just a temporary controlling of it (as long as you keep the treatment up), because in fact your brain changes. With medication it has been said that if you stop the meds, it is very likely to come back... but not necessarily, because see, your brain gets USED TO operating in a different way (you use different neuronal pathways, and those paths become "trampled down" better, they get carved in more... and especially with behavioral therapy, you can actually train your brain to use different pathways, and while at first it is a struggle (and that's where meds REALLY help!!!!), it gets easier and easier.
Once you experience that the fear decreases without doing a copmpulsion, it gets easier and easier every time.
Have you been diagnosed with OCD? What you describe could be OCD or also what it called "generalized anxiety disorder". Do you feel you have to do certain things to relieve the anxiety, or think certain things, or are you trying to avoid thinking certain things?
Kathrin
p.s. I admit in my case I decided to stay on medication because my insurance covers it and I don't have any side effects... My recovery was dramatic and wonderful.
OCD can very well be treated. I wouldn't even say that it is not possible to "cure" it... I mean, what is cure anyway, and to what extent are SOME what-if thoughts or whatever normal... ok, here's what I know: Medication and/or cognitive-behavioral therapy are successfuol for OCD, and in my opinion it is not just a temporary controlling of it (as long as you keep the treatment up), because in fact your brain changes. With medication it has been said that if you stop the meds, it is very likely to come back... but not necessarily, because see, your brain gets USED TO operating in a different way (you use different neuronal pathways, and those paths become "trampled down" better, they get carved in more... and especially with behavioral therapy, you can actually train your brain to use different pathways, and while at first it is a struggle (and that's where meds REALLY help!!!!), it gets easier and easier.
Once you experience that the fear decreases without doing a copmpulsion, it gets easier and easier every time.
Have you been diagnosed with OCD? What you describe could be OCD or also what it called "generalized anxiety disorder". Do you feel you have to do certain things to relieve the anxiety, or think certain things, or are you trying to avoid thinking certain things?
Kathrin
p.s. I admit in my case I decided to stay on medication because my insurance covers it and I don't have any side effects... My recovery was dramatic and wonderful.
charltontillidie
07-20-2003, 06:54 AM
kathrin thanks no i dont seem to have any compulsions.to releive the aniexty. thing is i dont have any anxiety im not worried sanything is going to happen its wierd. i will be able to stay opn the meds full time as i live in the uk and qualify for free medications i hope your right and i can get back to my normal way of thinking cus i really miss it ive forgottton what it is like. thanks for the post its given me some hope. the websites i have been looking at are not very helpful at all. how long did it take for your treatment to take full effect. and thanks again for replying. Brendan
summer33ny
07-25-2003, 07:08 PM
What you're having is obsessions (intrusive thoughts you cannot get out of your head). This is still considered OCD but just without the compulsions. People with OCD have too much activity going on in their brains, taking medication decreases the activity. So taking meds really should help you. I don't know how well Cognitive behavior therapy works with obessions but you can give it a shot.