1 Question, 1 Theory
Question:
I thought this was what the end of an attack used to feel like. Everytime it still worries me. I went kyaking today for three hours and it felt great. I would say I’m almost "out of the woods" right now. I am going to go to church tomorrow and also go to a support meeting on Monday which I have to drive an hour to get to, but I am feeling more and more like my old self again, and I know I want to stay that way. "leveller123" <leveller…@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:eRcva.1503$bc1.1231@newsfep1-gui.server.ntli.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> What you describe sounds more like the rear-end of an OCD episode to me. > I’ve been through kinda what you describe. Before I was diagnosed OCD I > often used to think I was going mad. The tiredness is due to the fact your > brain has been on turbo-overdrive and that might also explain the > irritability. As for not feeling on the same wavelength as other people I > know exactly what you mean and can relate to the feeling of ‘unreality’. > This is due to the fact you have become obsessed with your concerns and they > have become your main priority. If you are engaged in constant turmoil in > your own head with your OCD for a week or two you are going to feel like > this. How can you possibly feel on the same wavelength as other people after > that? You probably didn’t notice it before because you were too concerned > with what you were worrying about. It is this intermittent stage you start > to notice this feeling. Its all part of getting better because you begin to > feel you can return to your normal self without the constant threat of an > OCD attack – there is no longer a need to stay locked inside your head, > constantly on alert. > When you say sometimes you think you might have heard voices, yes that does > sound more like an OCD episode to me. I have obsessed over this on a couple > of occasions in the past, but this was probably due to experimenting with > cannabis whilst having OCD. Remember, a schizophrenic hears voices in their > head believing that they are coming from an external source. If you try not > to hear voices, as you would during an OCD episode, your brain is bound to > conjure up some sort of silly voice, but at the end of the day, deep down > you know its just your brain talking rubbish and really its just your own > voice (even though it may not sound like it). Its exactly the same as little > kids having an imaginary friend. Yeah, they might pretend that they are > real, but deep down they know that they’re not. > "M. L." wrote: > > Hey guys. I gotta say this new group has gotten me through the past week. > I > > think my worry over harming somone is over, as I really "don’t care" about > > that and "don’t worry" that I’ll do it, although, of course, I would worry > > and care if I was actually going to hurt someone! > > I think I may be on to a new obsession, though, or else I just have > another > > problem. My question is: Is this psychosis or an effect of the OCD?: After > > the thoughts and anxiety start to fade, and the intrusive thoughts go > away, > > I sort of slowly come back into my "self" and start to notice things like > > what day it is again. During this time, I am sleepy, irritable, not > feeling > > totally on the same wavelength as the rest of society and sort of "out of > > reality". I don’t hear voices, but I worry that I might, and I sometimes > > think maybe I did (ok -THAT is the OCD! LOL) and the same about all the > > symptoms of schizophrenia. I am terrified that I am also schizophrenic! > Does > > anyone else feel this way? > > My theory is that everyone has a slight mix of all disorders but they only > > become a problem when one actually becomes a disorder for whatever reason. > > ARGH! Is there no end to this for me? Any response would help me right > about > > now.
Response:
What you describe sounds more like the rear-end of an OCD episode to me. I’ve been through kinda what you describe. Before I was diagnosed OCD I often used to think I was going mad. The tiredness is due to the fact your brain has been on turbo-overdrive and that might also explain the irritability. As for not feeling on the same wavelength as other people I know exactly what you mean and can relate to the feeling of ‘unreality’. This is due to the fact you have become obsessed with your concerns and they have become your main priority. If you are engaged in constant turmoil in your own head with your OCD for a week or two you are going to feel like this. How can you possibly feel on the same wavelength as other people after that? You probably didn’t notice it before because you were too concerned with what you were worrying about. It is this intermittent stage you start to notice this feeling. Its all part of getting better because you begin to feel you can return to your normal self without the constant threat of an OCD attack – there is no longer a need to stay locked inside your head, constantly on alert. When you say sometimes you think you might have heard voices, yes that does sound more like an OCD episode to me. I have obsessed over this on a couple of occasions in the past, but this was probably due to experimenting with cannabis whilst having OCD. Remember, a schizophrenic hears voices in their head believing that they are coming from an external source. If you try not to hear voices, as you would during an OCD episode, your brain is bound to conjure up some sort of silly voice, but at the end of the day, deep down you know its just your brain talking rubbish and really its just your own voice (even though it may not sound like it). Its exactly the same as little kids having an imaginary friend. Yeah, they might pretend that they are real, but deep down they know that they’re not. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -"M. L." wrote: > Hey guys. I gotta say this new group has gotten me through the past week. I > think my worry over harming somone is over, as I really "don’t care" about > that and "don’t worry" that I’ll do it, although, of course, I would worry > and care if I was actually going to hurt someone! > I think I may be on to a new obsession, though, or else I just have another > problem. My question is: Is this psychosis or an effect of the OCD?: After > the thoughts and anxiety start to fade, and the intrusive thoughts go away, > I sort of slowly come back into my "self" and start to notice things like > what day it is again. During this time, I am sleepy, irritable, not feeling > totally on the same wavelength as the rest of society and sort of "out of > reality". I don’t hear voices, but I worry that I might, and I sometimes > think maybe I did (ok -THAT is the OCD! LOL) and the same about all the > symptoms of schizophrenia. I am terrified that I am also schizophrenic! Does > anyone else feel this way? > My theory is that everyone has a slight mix of all disorders but they only > become a problem when one actually becomes a disorder for whatever reason. > ARGH! Is there no end to this for me? Any response would help me right about > now.
Response:
Hey guys. I gotta say this new group has gotten me through the past week. I think my worry over harming somone is over, as I really "don’t care" about that and "don’t worry" that I’ll do it, although, of course, I would worry and care if I was actually going to hurt someone! I think I may be on to a new obsession, though, or else I just have another problem. My question is: Is this psychosis or an effect of the OCD?: After the thoughts and anxiety start to fade, and the intrusive thoughts go away, I sort of slowly come back into my "self" and start to notice things like what day it is again. During this time, I am sleepy, irritable, not feeling totally on the same wavelength as the rest of society and sort of "out of reality". I don’t hear voices, but I worry that I might, and I sometimes think maybe I did (ok -THAT is the OCD! LOL) and the same about all the symptoms of schizophrenia. I am terrified that I am also schizophrenic! Does anyone else feel this way? My theory is that everyone has a slight mix of all disorders but they only become a problem when one actually becomes a disorder for whatever reason. ARGH! Is there no end to this for me? Any response would help me right about now.
