Keeps dwelling in the past and won't move on - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Message Board

angels13 · 09-22-2005, 01:54 PM

I'm the mother of a 27 year old daughter who has OCD and she was diagnosed at age 14. She has more of the obsessive thinking than the actual compulsions. She is dysfunctional, having good and bad days every week. Bad days, she lies in bed dwelling about the past. Nothing happened to her in the past, her OCD became apparent in Grade 9. She's on Clomipramine, zoloft and respiridol. I want to add vitamins to her meds, but i'm not sure what kind and how much. Psychiatrists are useless when in comes to vitamins. I'm really worried about her future, she also refuses to take responsibility for her life, she is constantly obsessed about her own illness, is in a self-pity mode and is constantly angry, "why did this have to happen to me" . Any suggestions, i am slowly giving up. We've done it all, now the rest is up to her, but she just doesn;t seem to comprehend that.

bkm4673 · 09-22-2005, 05:13 PM

hello one good thing to know is that people with ocd have trouble repeating things in their heads and its really neither of your faults but you seem like a concerned mother which is good. i have ocd and i take omega 3 complex, vitamins c and e and a multi vitamin and a multi mineral complex and i swear to these they do help somewhat keeping your brain healthier along with the bodyand im a 32 yr old male. tell your daughter i wish her luck ok...

seaturtle · 09-22-2005, 08:06 PM

Does she see a therapist? Cognitive-behavioral therapy can help, too.
And I think that her self-obsession with her disease is part of the disease. I'd try not paying much attention to it - maybe it's partly attention-seeking?

Just a few thoughts that came to mind.

I hope you and she feel better soon,

Seaturtle

GatsbyLuvr1920 · 09-22-2005, 09:16 PM

Wow. Sounds like me- good days and bad days that vary every single day. Yesterday was good, last week was pure hell, today is somewhat good and somewhat bad (right now I feel hollow and unable to do my work- also felt like this this morning- and in the afternoon and early evening, I was happy)... On the hellish days, I'm immobilized, and stay in bed, frozen with panic attacks, and on the good days, I'm almost hypomanic-like b/c I'm giddy, don't sleep, and generally "up" and energetic. Probably because I feel like doing things that I normally can't do on the bad days. Who knows? All I know is that OCD is an awful thing to have, and you sound like you're very concerned and want to genuinely understand the disorder. I also agree that CBT in conjunction with the meds would be a good idea. If you want to talk, we're always here. Good luck and God bless!

-GatsbyLuvr1920-