Posted by babs on February 5, 2003, at 7:33:18
In reply to Obsession, posted by ricardo on February 5, 2003, at 5:59:12
Ric- It took me awhile to figure it out but for me it was basically very unpleasant thoughts that I could not get out of my head regardless of how much I talked back to them. They would go around and around and around until I began to think maybe they were true even though I knew in my heart they weren't. Many people have obsessions about doing something they find morally abhorrent- like hurting their child or a pet- performing sex acts they would never want to perform, checking streets to make sure they didn't run over anyone, an obsession with germs. Here's a good link: http://www.psychiatrymatters.md/ Go to diagnosis and scroll down to OCD. You may have to register to use it first. The other thing is that obsessions cause ungodly anxiety. Mine were horrible, even on an SSRI. I needed something else to augment it. Best, Babs
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