Posted by Fenny3 on October 30, 2002, at 7:53:01
In reply to I FEEL SO SUICIDAL! OCD IS HELL!, posted by freedom2001 on October 30, 2002, at 5:13:23
I don't know about the prozac, but I do know how you feel. Sounds like me when I'm shopping and I start to wonder if I should buy "x". I start a whole thought circus of how much is it, how much do I have, do we need it (we do), is it a good idea, what will my husband say, should I buy it. Sometimes I have to pack up and come home!
It's good to talk about it though, if I would describe my specific obsessions and compulsions, sometimes that would decrease the intensity of the next one. Not so with the shopping though!
I also found a mantra helpful. Sometimes I say "It's not me, it's the OCD" a few times. And asking myself "Does it really matter?". Sometimes yes, sometimes know.
Keep talking about it!
Fenny
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