Does anyone have any ideas? I can't concentrate or focus on my daily life activities because of this. It frustrates me enough to make me feel like lashing out, & these unwanted, intrusive thoughts are uncontrollable, & the medicine isn't helping.
2006-07-26 14:32:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
What Do Doctors Do?
OCD isn't like some illnesses - you can't have a blood or other lab test to tell you if you have it. Instead, a doctor such as a psychologist or psychiatrist has to ask you questions about obsessions and compulsions, such as:
Do you have worries, thoughts, images, feelings, or ideas that bother you?
Do you feel you have to check things over and over again?
Do you feel you have to wash your hands a lot?
Do you feel you have to count to a certain number or do things a certain number of times?
Do you collect things that others might throw away (like hair or fingernail clippings)?
Do things have to be "just so"?
Are there things you have to do before you go to bed (or at the dinner table? or in the car?)?
Once your doctor has diagnosed you with OCD, two common types of treatment include behavioral therapy and medication. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) helps you to learn to change your thoughts and feelings by changing your behavior. During CBT, you might be exposed to something you fear so that your fear is decreased - this technique is called exposure therapy.
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2006-07-26 14:35:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 4⤋
There is a new surgical procedure out that removes the part of the brain that controls compulsive thoughts, but you would have to qualify and be willing to take a risk. Try talking to your doctor and ask him about exploring different meds,surgical procedures, and other new methods.
2006-07-26 14:38:30 · answer #2 · answered by Angela. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you talked to your doctor about this? If you have, he/she should be looking at other drugs and/or therapies; if they aren't you need to find another doctor.
If you have NOT told them, then you need to; this is far too serious an issue to be resolved here...
Please, take this seriously; if you get frustrated enough you could hurt yourself and/or other people, and I don't think you want that...
I sincerely hope you start feeling better soon.
*Eyes Candy G. with genuine concern*
2006-07-26 14:42:28 · answer #3 · answered by gibbs303 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try therapy or a support group.
2006-07-26 14:35:36 · answer #4 · answered by Belie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋