Posted by greywolf on February 17, 2006, at 16:33:46
In reply to Re: My OCD is out of control! » greywolf, posted by Dinah on February 17, 2006, at 10:58:50
Thanks for your thoughts, Dinah.
I've read several books on OCD, and they are, to an extent helpful. Especially at the beginning when you hear "obsessive-compulsive" and don't quite know what that means.
I don't know what you experience, but I have a pretty high level of OCD behaviors every day to begin with. And you're right, stress definitely increases the problem. I've treated for years without much success, and have recently come off a little less than a year without meds seeing if I can live with BP II and OCD by managing it without drugs because I've been on almost everything out there with little success. Let's just say the experiment worked out as well as you could have predicted.
Consequently, I'm in the process of returning to regular psy care and meds, but with my old doc basically saying the only thing left in his opinion is ECT (and that's not an option in my book), I've got to get a new doc. Unfortunately, that takes time to arrange, and in the meanwhile I'm having more difficulty than usual. Recognizing that fact also increases the stress, so I just needed to vent this a.m. My family and friends are wonderful, but they're a little uncomfortable with these types of illnesses, so I usually don't have someone handy to talk with.
Thanks for taking the time. Your thoughts help.
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