http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/30/AR2005113001707.html Hi all this is a link to a story by a writer for the Washington Post. I...
I met a guy at a party last week and he was telling me about tryptophan, and one of the things he said was that it was taken off the market around the time...
... A friend of mine in college found an encyclopedia of drugs and started working his way through. Fortunately, the book recommended against heroin or any...
Hello May I ask is there any OCD person that is TOTALLY OBSESSED day in day out with the thoughts of illnesses or dying? Or am I the only one? Thank you Nancy ...
Yeah. I obsess a lot. ... From: "She" <shebe_me845@...> To: <ocd@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 8:09 AM Subject: [ocd] IS THERE ANY...
Hello Nancy, My name is Sarah Sue. I am 23 yrs old and I have OCD. I TOTALLY understand how you feel. I want you to know that you are not alone and if you...
Hey all, I am 23 years old and have very severe OCD. Sometimes i feel like i am the only person in the whole world who suffers from this problem. I dont suffer...
I am one of those who OBSESS insanely...i have the "WHAT IF" fear that has gripped my life so strongly that it has greatly retarded my ability to think about...
I know that these thoughts are very difficult to cope with, but you must remember that it's merely part of your OCD. I'm a 35 year old ex-high school teacher...
Hello Deborah Thank you for getting back to me. It must be hard for you being that you are a very educated person. Like you my OCD started in my twenties. It...
Hi I wish and I truly mean it that I could help you out. I like you have an ODD OCD. Mine started about your age. All I can do is wish God looks down on you...
Hi Shaan, I have very similar ocd to yours. I am a BIG "WHAT IF?" thinker. My biggest suggestion to you is to ask your doctor about another medication. I tried...
I posted some info a while back on doing a healthy diet and lifestyle change rather than looking for some sort of band aid approach to my ocd problem. Modern...
Hi LJ, I agree with what your saying 99% but I do think that some medications can get you through the rough times until you are better able to get things under...
I think it's a difficult thing for anyone to come to terms with. The onset of my OCD was gradual. In retrospect I can think of things that I did even in...
I too agree that medication is extremely helpful, but one must do one's research and proceed with caution. A few years ago I tried to quit taking my OCD...
Deb, Thank you for writing about your experience with medication and pregnancy. I appreciate what you shared. I wanted to let you know that I understand what...
... This group can only provide support and information the rest is up to you. It's *very* common to feel completely alone with OCD because OCD in the general...
Thank you for a very thought provoking message. You really take the time to research. But again I must ask is there anyone in here with OCD related to health ...
... I completely agree with this. I found my current medications by doing my own research and it's extremely important to understand your own condition....
Dear all, I've suffered from OCD since age 14 and it was only after thousands of man hours of research on the internet over the past few years that I managed...
That is why I did not have any children. I did not want to subject another human being to this hell and to a lifetime of drug cocktails just to feel 'normal.'...
I understand how you feel about not having children... For us, we adopted them from a third world country ... and they came with no known history... So we are...
Thanks for all your thoughts. We all learn from each other. Lou ... medications can ... things under ... depression ... Luvox. ... that I would ... very low...
Hi, The reason I brought up the medication issue was in reference to a post that included suicidal thoughts. Suicidal thoughts can be a symptom of OCD,...
"ive developed a habit of looking at objects twice. Its like if i look at things twice the bad thing will not happen " I've had that big time - thought it was...
Kat--I understand your feelings, to which you are entitled, but if people decided not to have children because they were worried about that child having or...
Carol -Well put--I believe that's all anyone can do. Once we realize the limitations of how much we can actually control in this life, I believe it is easier...
