Turtles-
Well, as I tell anyone here, medication is not a cure for OCD. Medications can take away some of the symptoms, but with any SSRI or anti-depressant there are alot of undesirable side effects. You can be on numerous medications and still have symptoms. Why? Well in my opinion, OCD has to do with the way we respond, react, and deal with conflict, stress, and anger, all things that make us feel like were not in control of our lives.
You said that you have seen a Psychiatrist once, and that would lead me to believe that's part of the problem. All a Psychiatrist is going to do is tell you that you have repressed memories from when you were a child of some horrible even that you can't remember, give you an anti-depressant, and tell you to come back in 6 months. What you need is called CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and this type of therapy is practiced by Psychologists. This form of therapy works on re-training your brain to think in a different way than it does now.
CBT first deals with getting to the root of the problem, then once you figure out what is bothering you and where these thoughts come from, you can work on different strategies to control and illiminate the thoughts or compulsions.
Perfect example, one of the things you mentioned in your post was:
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Originally Posted by Iloveturtles I changed jobs in October 2006 and before that, I quit a job I was just hired at and became overwhelmed with it and quit on the spot (never did that before) and I was making great money. Since then, I feel like I am not important even though my co-workers say I am doing a great job... |
That's enough to stress anyone out and create anxiety. And when anxiety is created through stress or change, we try to get rid of it. And how do we get rid of it? We distract ourselves with compuslive acts that take up so much time, that we don't have time to think about anything else. It's like a video game, it takes our mind off of what's really bothering us. You quit on the spot. Why? Probably becuase you were so anxious, and the only way you could get the anxiety to stop was to just up and leave. I know because I've done the exact same thing. People tend to run away from things that make us uncomfortable.
The best bet as of today is good CBT in conjunction with a light dose of medications.
Also, are there any good books out there that are worth reading?
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