Posted by g_g_g_unit on March 5, 2012, at 1:23:11
In reply to Re: Parnate and OCD problems, posted by emmanuel98 on March 4, 2012, at 17:48:35
> I know nothing about OCD, but if it helps -- I wouldn't worry so much about food interactions. It takes a few of ounces of cheese, for example, before it's a potential problem and most people won't eat more than an ounce or two at a sitting. Also, if you've never blacked out before, you're probably not going to start now. I drank heavily and am now in AA but only blacked out once in years and years of drinking. Some people I know blacked out everytime they drank. So stay away from the booze, but if you do drink, I don't think you have to worry so much about eating forbidden foods in a blackout.
Typically, if involves an intrusive thought, usually in the form of a question/postulation, which ultimately reflects on the sufferer's character. The catastrophes predicted by OCD are often highly unlikely (read: irrational), yet the sufferer is afflicted with a sense of responsibility in preventing them.
So, in my case, I keep thinking "What if I drunk *so* much while on Parnate that I black out and eat the wrong food, or haggle someone for drugs and snort coke and die?"
Yes, I have blacked out while drinking but that was very early on, in my early 20s, and, even while drunk, I haven't approached blacking out in 4+ years, which makes it irrational. And yes, I've mixed alcohol with drugs, but I don't believe I would be so senseless to on Parnate because I'm aware of how dangerous it is.
But I just experience that "What if ... you cause yourself to die" thought/scenario over and over again.
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