Am I really OCD? I am still struggling?
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I dont have there fear of aids but the "what ifs" have been my problem my whole life and even played a part in my failed marraige, I always wander if she was cheating that kin of stuff, I’m only 23, but the ocd has played its part in making me feel much older, I was just diagnosed about 2 months ago hang in there – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -allison1…@my-deja.com wrote in message <8msiaq$b7…@nnrp1.deja.com>… >Hi everyone, >I posted my story here a couple of months ago but here I go again. >IS THIS REALLY OCD?? >I worry about having HIV, even though I had a test that was negative >and have not had any extramrtial affairs. >I constantly look at my tongue and body looking for signs of HIV. I >ask my husbnad constantly if he is gay or has had affairs. (THE ANSWER >IS NO TO BOTH) >I worry that I am going crazy and that my friends and neighbors think I >am crazy. >My phschiatrist says its ocd. I started zoloft again and am up to >150mg as of today. >Any little thing that happens I blow it out of proportion and I know I >do but I can’t stop worrying and asking myself "what if?" >Help. >Allison >I >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ >Before you buy.
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Hi Allison, You’re very welcome for our replies. To answer your question about whether you’re obsessing about having OCD, that is possible. It’s not unusual to worry about whether or not you have OCD. OCD has been called "the doubting disease." I have wondered often if I actually have it. John allison1…@my-deja.com wrote in article <8mu8or$gn…@nnrp1.deja.com>… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> In article <01c00246$fab1daa0$be20d2d1@micron>, > "John R. Walradt" <jwalr…@az.rmci.net> wrote: > >Dear JOhn & CIndy, > Thanks for your replys. Do you thhink that I am obsessing about > whether or not I have OCD? I guuess that is possible. > I have not tried CBT yet…but I will. I want to get my meds right > first so I can deal with the stress of cbt. > I am 35 years old and was just diagnosed 3 years ago which seems odd to > me. I was a carefree child…i didnt display any sysptoms until my son > was born. I guess this could be a trigger?!?! > Thanks again for talking to me. > Allison
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Allison, I had the same obsession about aids. One time I went into a hardware store and a nail went into my finger as I reached in the barrel to get something. I was so upset that I asked a worker if he thought that HIV might have been on the nail. He started laughing and said if the virus was on that nail I would be so old before the aids showed up. Well that made me obsess more. Another time I was at my cousin’s house ( She had full blown AIDS and her cat was on her lap. The cat jump on my lap from hers and I got so scared that I threw the cat off. Well I tried to anyway. The cat had other plans. He scatched me and I got so scared I had to ask my dying cousin if the cat had scratched her first. She said No but that wasn’t good enough for me. I had to ask her over 50 times and she got really upset with me. After she died I had to ask her mother if she thought that the cat had scratched my cousin that night. Also I used to check my tongue for thrush all the time. I was driving my self insane and all the others around me too. Finally I said Fuck it. and it worked along with prayer. Once in awhile I will think about Linda(my cousin who died of AIDS and I start obsessing but it is not so bad now. Oh, for a long time I avoided any thing that had a cat on it. Even a tee shirt. I finally got a kitten for my son about a year ago. I hope I have been of some help to you. God Bless, Annmarie ps, I don’t think you are OCD I think you have OCD.
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Hi everyone, I posted my story here a couple of months ago but here I go again. IS THIS REALLY OCD?? I worry about having HIV, even though I had a test that was negative and have not had any extramrtial affairs. I constantly look at my tongue and body looking for signs of HIV. I ask my husbnad constantly if he is gay or has had affairs. (THE ANSWER IS NO TO BOTH) I worry that I am going crazy and that my friends and neighbors think I am crazy. My phschiatrist says its ocd. I started zoloft again and am up to 150mg as of today. Any little thing that happens I blow it out of proportion and I know I do but I can’t stop worrying and asking myself "what if?" Help. Allison I Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.
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Hi Allison, It sounds clearly like you’ve got OCD, hands down. I can understand your fear of AIDS since that was an intense fear of mine from about five years ago. There was no amount of reassurance that could convince me that I didn’t have AIDS. Eventually, you will probably have to face your fear with behavioral therapy. You might ask your psychiatrist about it. It does work and it would do wonders to free up your life. John allison1…@my-deja.com wrote in article <8msiaq$b7…@nnrp1.deja.com>… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi everyone, > I posted my story here a couple of months ago but here I go again. > IS THIS REALLY OCD?? > I worry about having HIV, even though I had a test that was negative > and have not had any extramrtial affairs. > I constantly look at my tongue and body looking for signs of HIV. I > ask my husbnad constantly if he is gay or has had affairs. (THE ANSWER > IS NO TO BOTH) > I worry that I am going crazy and that my friends and neighbors think I > am crazy. > My phschiatrist says its ocd. I started zoloft again and am up to > 150mg as of today. > Any little thing that happens I blow it out of proportion and I know I > do but I can’t stop worrying and asking myself "what if?" > Help. > Allison
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Hi, I agree with John. It sure sounds like OCD. The ‘what ifs’ and the need for reassurance. For what it’s worth, my son has severe OCD and is benefitting greatly from behavioral therapy. Exposure Response Prevention Therapy along with a mix of prozac and luvox have helped him identify and challenge his OCD thoughts and compulsions. Have you given BT a try? Cindy * Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet’s Discussion Network * The fastest and easiest way to search and participate in Usenet – Free!
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In article <01c00246$fab1daa0$be20d2d1@micron>, "John R. Walradt" <jwalr…@az.rmci.net> wrote: >Dear JOhn & CIndy,
Thanks for your replys. Do you thhink that I am obsessing about whether or not I have OCD? I guuess that is possible. I have not tried CBT yet…but I will. I want to get my meds right first so I can deal with the stress of cbt. I am 35 years old and was just diagnosed 3 years ago which seems odd to me. I was a carefree child…i didnt display any sysptoms until my son was born. I guess this could be a trigger?!?! Thanks again for talking to me. Allison Hi Allison, > It sounds clearly like you’ve got OCD, hands down. I can understand your > fear of AIDS since that was an intense fear of mine from about five years > ago. There was no amount of reassurance that could convince me that I > didn’t have AIDS. Eventually, you will probably have to face your fear with > behavioral therapy. You might ask your psychiatrist about it. It does work > and it would do wonders to free up your life. > John > allison1…@my-deja.com wrote in article
<8msiaq$b7…@nnrp1.deja.com>… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> > Hi everyone, > > I posted my story here a couple of months ago but here I go again. > > IS THIS REALLY OCD?? > > I worry about having HIV, even though I had a test that was negative > > and have not had any extramrtial affairs. > > I constantly look at my tongue and body looking for signs of HIV. I > > ask my husbnad constantly if he is gay or has had affairs. (THE ANSWER > > IS NO TO BOTH) > > I worry that I am going crazy and that my friends and neighbors think I > > am crazy. > > My phschiatrist says its ocd. I started zoloft again and am up to > > 150mg as of today. > > Any little thing that happens I blow it out of proportion and I know I > > do but I can’t stop worrying and asking myself "what if?" > > Help. > > Allison
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