Sungsings,

I have just been catching up with the groups latest posts and felt I had to
reply to you and say don't give up.

We all look and hope for a magic wand that will rid us of this disorder, but as
yet there are none. So, the first step is to accept this fact.

Secondly, and this is harsh, but most sufferers never totally get rid of OCD.

Having accepted both these points, we have to look to the best possible outcome
and that is to live contently alongside our OCD.

How do we do this? Hard work!!!!

I had 12 sessions of CBT (along with an anti-depressant, which I am still
taking), I fortunately had the support of my parents, who between sessions
continued to make me carry out the exercises, which were I had gone through in
my CBT sessions. (i.e. if we had worked with percentage chances of things
happening, then my parents would make me work through these for each OCD
situation that occured that week).

I was usually given notes at the end of each CBT session, which I still keep.
Every morning during my CBT treatment I would run through these notes (which
usually consisted of what I call reality checks).

There are lots of exercises that can be done and I found it was best to vary
them on a daily basis, ask for help from my family for motivation and most of
all to complete just one exercise, no matter how small, just to keep in the
habit.

I still have OCD and some days are worse than others, but generally I feel I am
in control and not my OCD. If I feel it is taking hold, my first stop is to tell
my family, who run through some reality checks etc. with me. Sometimes, just
telling my parents stops the OCD from taking hold, it is like a release valve.

Anyway, keep at it and DON'T give up.


--- sungsings <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


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