OCD sufferers?

Question

Whats the best way to get over it?

Like my whole environment is dangerous.

Things like deleting and retyping words over and over and not allowing things to be a certain length and getting wierd feelings like, for example I cant use a word because it doenst feel right. Turning on and off lights.

Answer 1

"It is an annoying disorder and frustrating because you know that what you are doing is silly, but you cannot help it.
Every ones OCD is different."

As the poster before me said everyone if different and therefor just asking how to get over is a little too vague. My OCD habits are minor and I can live a function normally (for the most part) without meds or therapy.

Answer 2

Try stop therapy. It's harder on your family who must be a part of the therapy but it works. If done right it only takes a short time. Check out institutes that only specialize in ocd- unfortunately there are only two. The westwood clinic is a good resource. Also I've found for a family member that seizure medication (vessel openers) instead of anti depression meds are very very effective along with a good night sleep. Try not to go more than 15 hours without at least a catnap. Cut back or eliminate flour products, and have a solid protein and veggies high in iron with every meal.

As far as typing and retyping. It will be tuff but turn your computer screen off once you have gotten your word processor up. Just type away. Spell check and edit much later. If you find it to frustrating, have someone else spell check and edit as they read it out loud back to you. This helped my family member and within days the issue went away as quickly as it appeared.

Read out loud writings with that word used throughout the text. If the word changes then find text to read out loud with the new word.

Answer 3

I suffer from OCD. I cannot leave my home without making sure everything is unplugged. I run up and down the stairs 12 times to check and check again if the curing iron is unplugged or the heater is unplugged or if the candles are blown out.

It is an annoying disorder and frustrating becasue you know that what you are doing is silly, but you cannot help it.

Everyones OCD is different. Sometimes people wash hands compulsively some do other things. I compulsivly check things. What helps is to have someone else next to me to double check that i unplugged something, or blew out something...this helps sometimes. Sometimes i will blow out a candle, feel it to make sure it is cold, have my boyfriend look at it to make sure it is out...but 10 minutes later have to turn the car around so i can check again. It is scary.

Look online for tips.

Answer 4

Medications and cognitive behavior therapy. OCD is a chronic illness and has a remitting relapsing nature. Go and see a psychiatrist. Medications such as Zoloft and Prozac help. For best results they should be combined with cognitive behavior therapy. The earlier you treat, the better the prognosis. Left untreated, it will only worsen and interfere with your work and daily life.

P.S. Resist the urge to re-type, it will be hard initially but it will help. giving in to the impulse to re-type will further perpetuate the disease.

Answer 5

Prozac gave me some relief. I took 10mg of Prozac while suffering from empty-nest syndrome and I noticed I wasn't nearly as compulsive as w/o the Prozac. Once I stopped taking the Prozac it returned.
So I don't know if it is something you overcome or if it is something that is treated.

Answer 6

Medication and therapy works for me

Answer 7

There is some info at this website that might be helpful