Does occupational therapy really help
Question:
i have had responce prevention therapy……..it was very intence i was not capable of completeing i just wasn’t ready. but it does work for a high persentage of people. "James" <nkni…@roadrunner.nf.net> wrote in message
news:b8bhra$a6e$1@nntp-stjh-01-01.rogers.nf.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi , > Im going to start occupational therapy soon for help with my ocd, social > interaction and self-esteem. I take 80 mgs > of Prozac and 2 mgs of Clonazepam daily to relieve my OCD symptoms. I still > find it very difficult to be a more outgoing and competent person. Hopefully > OT will help > me. Im somewhat nervous about going to OT and meeting strange people. I have > bad moodswings lately. > My mood changes from generally happy to wanting to hit > a inannimate object when having negative thoughts. > Does anyone else feel these ways ? Your replys are > greatly appreciated about this subject. Thank you. > Bye, James
Response:
Hi , Im going to start occupational therapy soon for help with my ocd, social interaction and self-esteem. I take 80 mgs of Prozac and 2 mgs of Clonazepam daily to relieve my OCD symptoms. I still find it very difficult to be a more outgoing and competent person. Hopefully OT will help me. Im somewhat nervous about going to OT and meeting strange people. I have bad moodswings lately. My mood changes from generally happy to wanting to hit a inannimate object when having negative thoughts. Does anyone else feel these ways ? Your replys are greatly appreciated about this subject. Thank you. Bye, James
Response:
IMHO I’m not sure you mean "occupational" therapy. Behavioral therapy works to some extent for most people if the therapist is skilled. Group therapy is great to commiserate and share coping skills but should be an adjunct to individual intensive therapy with a trained therapist. Be sure you have someone with OCD experience and ask how many patients they have had with OCD. If the answer is under 10 then run. There are many subdivisions of behavioral therapy specific to OCD. The amount of work you are willing to do (read as "hell you subject yourself to") should determine how agressive the therapy should be. A good therapist will ask the right questions and is worth the effort to find. I did 10 years of individual and group therapy before there were any SSRI’s and it helped me. My OCD has not disappeared but is under varying levels of control. Rarely does OCD just disappear. Attitude is everything. Good luck. "James" <nkni…@roadrunner.nf.net> wrote in message
news:b8bhra$a6e$1@nntp-stjh-01-01.rogers.nf.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi , > Im going to start occupational therapy soon for help with my ocd, social > interaction and self-esteem. I take 80 mgs > of Prozac and 2 mgs of Clonazepam daily to relieve my OCD symptoms. I still > find it very difficult to be a more outgoing and competent person. Hopefully > OT will help > me. Im somewhat nervous about going to OT and meeting strange people. I have > bad moodswings lately. > My mood changes from generally happy to wanting to hit > a inannimate object when having negative thoughts. > Does anyone else feel these ways ? Your replys are > greatly appreciated about this subject. Thank you. > Bye, James
