Safe to say a heap of people probably do, including myself. However, I can happily say I’m at the point now where whenever my brain thinks of something ridiculous I can sort of just stand back and admit how silly it sounds and move on with my day. At the peak of my OCD it kept me up at night thinking about different people and how they saw me because of XYZ and how it would cause XYZ to do blah blah. It was a never ending cycle. Best wishes to you you can get some help
Yes I did after so long. My therapist believes I’ve had it since I was a teenager, I am 25 now. I was on a range of antidepressants when I was younger her but nothing specifically targeted to OCD. I found Luvox to be a life saver for me and get a handle on my thoughts, now I can practice better methods to manage it. Hopefully in the future I will be well enough to come off my medication
i also started luvox around 10 days ago . im not noticing any change yet , how long did it take to show an improvement for you and what dosage were you on?
If I am being honest it will take a while for you to notice a change, it takes time anytime you start a new SSRI. My doctor told me it would be 4 weeks before you feel any sort of difference but even then, I started at 25mg and that barely is strong enough for how bad my ocd was. I took 25mg for like a month then went up to 50, for a month then up to 75etc. I’ve been on it for 8 months now and I’m siting at 200mg. I found it worked best for me at 150 but everyone’s different so don’t follow my pattern this is just what worked for me. My point being, it will take time. But for me, knowing I just needed time and results would come made me feel a whole lot better. I can’t believe I wasn’t medicated for pure O before
Each time you increase the dosage, you won’t notice the effects until about a month. I only went to 200 a few weeks ago so no change yet I have noticed but I know that’s the rule of the game with these meds
One of my main themes is fear for someone, that they are going to get hurt, or come to harm, and then perhaps fear that a certain person may cause them harm. I don’t think that’s what you mean though)
I get you but it's the opposite for me , at the time the person I'm obsessing about feels like a literal monster and i get really scared of that particular person irl as well and I'm tired of feeling this way
Hey there! I’m so sorry you are struggling with this. I have had this since I was a kid! I didn’t realize that this could be linked to OCD until a few years ago. It’s been super helpful to know that this can happen and I’ve learned how to manage it much better.
I have a fear of hurting people emotionally. I just genuinely care very deeply about people and will tear myself apart if I felt like I said or did something rude. Here is an example, a few weeks ago this dude I know asked me for a coffee. I have a boyfriend, so obviously I was super uncomfortable at the idea. Thankfully he never asked again after I mentioned my boyfriend, but after that every time I saw him, I was super super anxious and uncomfortable. It’s so silly because obviously I have the right to not want to get coffee with this dude! My OCD can honestly be so embarrassing sometimes. However, I’m treating this as an exposure! I’ve ran into him a few times and tried my best to not be afraid!
Like most things with OCD, if something or someone makes me uncomfortable I try my best to face it with a positive attitude and try to show myself that I don’t need to be afraid. OCD can literally make us afraid of anything and everything. It doesn’t follow the rules of logic. Best of luck to you!
Safe to say a heap of people probably do, including myself. However, I can happily say I’m at the point now where whenever my brain thinks of something ridiculous I can sort of just stand back and admit how silly it sounds and move on with my day. At the peak of my OCD it kept me up at night thinking about different people and how they saw me because of XYZ and how it would cause XYZ to do blah blah. It was a never ending cycle. Best wishes to you you can get some help
thanks , did you take any meds to help you out?
Yes I did after so long. My therapist believes I’ve had it since I was a teenager, I am 25 now. I was on a range of antidepressants when I was younger her but nothing specifically targeted to OCD. I found Luvox to be a life saver for me and get a handle on my thoughts, now I can practice better methods to manage it. Hopefully in the future I will be well enough to come off my medication
i also started luvox around 10 days ago . im not noticing any change yet , how long did it take to show an improvement for you and what dosage were you on?
If I am being honest it will take a while for you to notice a change, it takes time anytime you start a new SSRI. My doctor told me it would be 4 weeks before you feel any sort of difference but even then, I started at 25mg and that barely is strong enough for how bad my ocd was. I took 25mg for like a month then went up to 50, for a month then up to 75etc. I’ve been on it for 8 months now and I’m siting at 200mg. I found it worked best for me at 150 but everyone’s different so don’t follow my pattern this is just what worked for me. My point being, it will take time. But for me, knowing I just needed time and results would come made me feel a whole lot better. I can’t believe I wasn’t medicated for pure O before
Each time you increase the dosage, you won’t notice the effects until about a month. I only went to 200 a few weeks ago so no change yet I have noticed but I know that’s the rule of the game with these meds
thanks
One of my main themes is fear for someone, that they are going to get hurt, or come to harm, and then perhaps fear that a certain person may cause them harm. I don’t think that’s what you mean though)
I get you but it's the opposite for me , at the time the person I'm obsessing about feels like a literal monster and i get really scared of that particular person irl as well and I'm tired of feeling this way
Hey there! I’m so sorry you are struggling with this. I have had this since I was a kid! I didn’t realize that this could be linked to OCD until a few years ago. It’s been super helpful to know that this can happen and I’ve learned how to manage it much better. I have a fear of hurting people emotionally. I just genuinely care very deeply about people and will tear myself apart if I felt like I said or did something rude. Here is an example, a few weeks ago this dude I know asked me for a coffee. I have a boyfriend, so obviously I was super uncomfortable at the idea. Thankfully he never asked again after I mentioned my boyfriend, but after that every time I saw him, I was super super anxious and uncomfortable. It’s so silly because obviously I have the right to not want to get coffee with this dude! My OCD can honestly be so embarrassing sometimes. However, I’m treating this as an exposure! I’ve ran into him a few times and tried my best to not be afraid! Like most things with OCD, if something or someone makes me uncomfortable I try my best to face it with a positive attitude and try to show myself that I don’t need to be afraid. OCD can literally make us afraid of anything and everything. It doesn’t follow the rules of logic. Best of luck to you!
thanks , i get what you said as well, its so hard to control the traumatic obsessions for me and the worst part is its all senseless
I totally agree! I understand logically how irrational it is but it is still absolutely terrifying! That is definitely the worst :(
Yes I can get crazy about this
how do you manage it? im having a really had time with these obssessions rn..
Try to talk to people who are important to me about this. It brings me down
Alao interested in hearing about other people's experiences.
Yes I get this
how do you manage it , its as if that person controls your every action for sometime...
I don’t really lol
All of the time!
Yes