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| Fri, 12-23-2005 - 9:41pm |
Hey everyone, I was on this board for a while last year but then I wasn't anxious for a while and forgot all about it. I have OCD mixed with general anxiety disorder. I've been in therapy for seven months now and I notice I'm generally better, but not as good as I'd like to be. I'm not on medication and refuse to go on because of the side effects. Also I have it under control most of the time and it's managable. I'm not OCD in the traditional sense. Mine are obsessions with images that bother me and get stuck in my head. I don't have any compulsions or rituals, so I'm an odd case.
Anyway, this week has been a lousy week. I've been quite ill and my boyfriend of (only) two months has been away and I have not spoken to him. Today I started to panic like I did when I was younger again ... feelings I have not experienced in two years (I'm 21). It just scared me so much. I guess all I am looking for is some support. I cannot stand my bad days when they come back because they remind me of the old times when I was so much worse.
I will post here from time to time when I remember. Is there anyone on here who has something similar to me? I do get depressed from time to time but I'm not clinically depressed at all because luckilly I seem to always find something to be happy about.
Talk to you soon!

Glad to see you back on the board.
Judy
Welcome back to our caring community!
Sheri Ann
WB, Nicole. Sorry to hear that your anxious feelings have been triggered. Draw on your past experiences & knowing that you overcame these feelings before should give you more hope & reassurance, than the last time. That's what gets me through:)
As for the OCD, it does effect each of us in different ways. It's rare that anyone posts who's a handwasher or a germaphobe, etc. that we see protrayed in the media. I do some counting & checking @ times, but I have the obssessive thoughts. I get on one & have a dastardly time getting rid of it): Keep in touch. We're glad to have you here. Thanks for posting your book to the *coping tips & tricks* thread. That's a great help to others. Good luck & GBU! (((hugs))) jan