I stopped doing physical things to satisfy it years ago but now it makes me think about stuff over and over and over again. I have power over my body so I can control that, but I cant stop the thoughts! Here is an example of what it does. I drove home once after drinking and when I woke up my mind told me I killed a family and that bodies were burning all because of me. Now My car had no damage but still that was not enough to convince me I did not crash into a family. So I read the newspapers everyday for the next month trying to see if there was a dead family somewhere. MY mind told me that maybe they have not been found yet. So I kept reading papers forever. My rational mind tells me it is ridiculous but somehow I can't help but be tormented by the crazy thoughts. My OCD never leaves, once I beat one compultion it finds a new way to screw with me. How do I stop it?
2006-10-08 07:38:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
I have ocd too. I am always cleaning my house, and even when it is clean it still feels like it is dirty. I don't know how to stop it either my Dr. has me on a new medication zoloft so i hope it helps. If it does i will let you know. I heard that there are groups you can go to for ocd. Good Luck
2006-10-08 07:59:52 · answer #1 · answered by ~*á?¦Kileaá?¦*~ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well, it doesn't sound like you have really overcome the body part of it (the compulsive part, as opposed the the thinking or obsessive part) because you had to look at newspapers, if you were just obsessing you would be thinking about it and nothing else. You might not have been doing a ritual before reading the paper but you still had to read it everyday to calm down, so i think you have dispelled it completely. I know how you feel, i have ocd tendencies but for me it is mostly having to constantly think about something over and over again, like replying it in my mind by talking about it to myself. What i have found helpful is antidepressants that are also used to help with anxieties and ocd. i have been taking welbutrin and that has helped. you should talk to your doctor to see what he/she thinks about this, they may prescribe you a medicine and you should try it. You may also consider going to a counsellor, i did and that helped as well. well, i hope the best for you, good luck!
2006-10-08 08:26:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should consider seeing someone about that, maybe you can get into a group where you can speak freely with others who understand what you're going through. If you don't, you might not be able to control you thoughts and could eventually go insane.
2006-10-08 07:48:34 · answer #3 · answered by nlugay 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That goes way beyond OCD and is something more serious. You need to seek therapy and possibly meds as soon as possible. You need the right diagnosis and the right kind of meds and that will be the only way it will stop.
2006-10-08 08:36:32 · answer #4 · answered by tigerlily_catmom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not sure if you haven't tried this already. BHT Behavioral Modification Therapy (try to find a Psychologist that knows how this therapy works). This is relatively new and may be a help to you. Hope this helps!
2006-10-11 17:35:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good Luck. I have the same thing but it doesnt go away.
2006-10-08 09:09:00 · answer #6 · answered by alyson1hill 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋