Posted by ShelliR on March 2, 2001, at 17:09:54
In reply to racing thoughts?, posted by sar on March 2, 2001, at 14:38:37
> Tell me--are any of you plagued by this? ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT 75% of the time are things I've done to embarrass myself--things I've done and said in the past, anywhere from what happened yesterday to things that happened ten years ago. It makes me feel like a total creep & unfit for the world. Are these "racing thoughts"? I do feel kind of obsessive about it & i know it's crazy to ruminate like this but i can't help it.
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> (I am new to this board but may be asking for lots of help. i need it.)Sar, I don't have a lot of experience with this, but my sister takes an antidepressant for what she calls "ruiminating." , where she goes over and over the same thing. And it has helped her a lot. (She takes prozac, but there are several specific antidepressants used for ocd specifically).
There are other methods to stop thought patterns--cognitive methods--that can be learned in a therapy geared to that purpose.
Perhaps people who have the same disorder will offer you more help. Shelli
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