Hi anyone on here a member of OCDAction? Have they got a list? I
belivve they have a notice board but cant get onto it.

Any suggestions anyone?

Jenny.
Mum of two teenagers, one with OCD washing and conatmination issues
and Aspergers.

Hi karen,

Well done on completing and getting your book
published, I'll be sure to get a copy and have a
read!!

I have considered doing something or a similar ilk
myself, but don't know how to get started, so can you
help!?!?

Is this you first book or are you an author of other
works? and can you tell me how you got your book
published? what is the process of getting your book
out there from start to finish??

If you have any advice or contacts I'd be grateful for
your assistance.

Thanks Karen and good luck with the book!!

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Anthony,

thanks you for your reply. You've said some lovely things. Just a quick
email to say that we have started the CBT work , well so far she is taking
it slowly she says so he is just becoming aware of if he has any wins over
OCD and when it wins over him and he notes it down. This week he will also
be using a fear thermometer idea to say how bad he felt and also noting his
mood too.

He is seeing her on his own, the first week I went in with him and once he
was settled I went out. So far so good!

Thanks for sharing your experience,and its good to hear you went on to do
Uni etc, we home educate him and TBH that is one of my concerns as he has
withdrawn so much form doing anything remotely like work, I just hope we can
catch-up so to speak some day, but I feel its one thing at a time here :(

How did you cope with school/ college/ Uni? And did you have issues when
people asked you if you could do things be it educational or a chore type
task? ( Just to say all he has to do is feed the cats once a day , put the
empty tin in recycling and the used cutlery in the sink) and even that is
often a major task, but although cut down we have tried to keep it to make
things fair with his sister who of course does a whole lot more... just cos
she can touch things.

Its so difficult, as he's having all the hormone thing, the anti
establishment thing, and and parent thing! Plus OCD!!! Arghhh!!!! I'm just
glad I've had counsellor training!

bws,

Jenny.



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From: "Anthony May" <roystonvasey36uk@...>
To: <ocdsupportuk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 1:40 PM
Subject: Re: [OCD Support UK] Hi, and some queries..


>
> Hi Jenny,
>
> Sorry to hear about your son, he sounds like he has a
> very serious form of OCD. I myself, have suffered with
> it for a long time, since maybe the age of 7 or 8 and
> I am now 25. My suffering, though, has been nowhere
> near as serious as your son, and I myself am a
> "checker". I check doors, taps, light switches etc,
> etc. I have some hygiene issues, but nothing serious
> really. I'd say I have a little bit of everything in
> small measures!
>
> Anyway, about 4 years ago I saw a psychologist for
> about four 2 hours sessions. All he really did was
> listened and I talked! I found talking helped,
> especially talking to someone who I wasn't personally
> connected to. I also took medication, which I think
> helped. Following my therapy I went to University and
> completed a degree in Psychology and my dissertation
> thesis involved working with OCD sufferers. I am
> fascinated by the disorder and feel at an advantage
> due to my own experiences.
>
> To answer your question.... I'd say your apprehensive
> feelings are well founded. This is your son after all
> and he is young. But, I would say go for it! letting
> him talk to someone 'unconnected' could really help
> him. I think they want to speak to him alone simply to
> see if there are any personal issues surrounding his
> OCD, which he may not feel comfortable talking about
> around you. In short, your son is so close to you, he
> may feel embarassed discussing his problems. OCD is
> also known as the secret disease. It means that
> sufferers know they are ill and know its unreasonable
> to feel how they do. This leads to embarassment and
> this is why he needs to speak to someone who he feels
> won't be 'let down' by his suffering, i.e. he almost
> certainly blames himself....we all do!! I know and you
> know he isn't letting you down, but this won't be how
> he feels, so let him unburden himself on an objective,
> unconnected professional.
>
> Finally, speak to the therapist about these feelings
> of uncertainty. Of all people, they will understand
> your fears. They are there to help and believe me, he
> needs some help right now and they can give him that.
>
> Speak to your son, you know him best and he is also
> the expert on his suffering. Ask him how he feels
> about speaking to a therapist... you may just be
> surprised at his bravery in him wanting to take charge
> and speak to a professional.
>
> Let me close with this: I am a sufferer, okay not as
> serious as your son, but there are lots of us and we
> can actually lead great lives. Give your son the
> chance to prove he can do something with his life and
> let him get the help he needs Jenny.
>
> Let me know how it goes and if you need to talk...my
> inbox is always open!!
>
> Take Care,
>
> Anthony
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Hi Jenny,

Sorry to hear about your son, he sounds like he has a
very serious form of OCD. I myself, have suffered with
it for a long time, since maybe the age of 7 or 8 and
I am now 25. My suffering, though, has been nowhere
near as serious as your son, and I myself am a
"checker". I check doors, taps, light switches etc,
etc. I have some hygiene issues, but nothing serious
really. I'd say I have a little bit of everything in
small measures!

Anyway, about 4 years ago I saw a psychologist for
about four 2 hours sessions. All he really did was
listened and I talked! I found talking helped,
especially talking to someone who I wasn't personally
connected to. I also took medication, which I think
helped. Following my therapy I went to University and
completed a degree in Psychology and my dissertation
thesis involved working with OCD sufferers. I am
fascinated by the disorder and feel at an advantage
due to my own experiences.

To answer your question.... I'd say your apprehensive
feelings are well founded. This is your son after all
and he is young. But, I would say go for it! letting
him talk to someone 'unconnected' could really help
him. I think they want to speak to him alone simply to
see if there are any personal issues surrounding his
OCD, which he may not feel comfortable talking about
around you. In short, your son is so close to you, he
may feel embarassed discussing his problems. OCD is
also known as the secret disease. It means that
sufferers know they are ill and know its unreasonable
to feel how they do. This leads to embarassment and
this is why he needs to speak to someone who he feels
won't be 'let down' by his suffering, i.e. he almost
certainly blames himself....we all do!! I know and you
know he isn't letting you down, but this won't be how
he feels, so let him unburden himself on an objective,
unconnected professional.

Finally, speak to the therapist about these feelings
of uncertainty. Of all people, they will understand
your fears. They are there to help and believe me, he
needs some help right now and they can give him that.

Speak to your son, you know him best and he is also
the expert on his suffering. Ask him how he feels
about speaking to a therapist... you may just be
surprised at his bravery in him wanting to take charge
and speak to a professional.

Let me close with this: I am a sufferer, okay not as
serious as your son, but there are lots of us and we
can actually lead great lives. Give your son the
chance to prove he can do something with his life and
let him get the help he needs Jenny.

Let me know how it goes and if you need to talk...my
inbox is always open!!

Take Care,

Anthony

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Hi all,

I'm on two other OCDlists but wanted a more UK based one :)

We have a son (ds) 15 years old, had OCD washing type for 3 years. On no
drugs/ medications, had little help so far form CAMHS as first team he did
not hit it off with. His OCd is at a level where it is severe/ disabling as
he cant touch much at all in the house, including us so he moves out of the
way as we try to walk past for e.g. he uses kitchen roll a lot to avoid
contamination. He washes packages, and all sorts of things. he showers with
clothes on if he gets contaminated through normal everyday activities. The
stress is enormous.

He can't go into his nanas house any more as the smells of her air
fresheners bother him, and anyway he can't sit down for fear of
contamination. he can visit my mum and dads but has to sit on a sheet. I
know this enables the OCD but I have to pick my fights, or at least see what
he wants to fight.

I home educate him and his sister, so its me and her who get most of the
stress although dh gets it at weekends of ds loses it and had a full
meltdown :(

I'm trying not to be but I am a bit concerned about the visit tomorrow by
the psychologist and her therapist.She has said she's like to speak to ds
alone if that's okay with him, at some point and the therapist will speak to
me alone, she's told me that this is so she can explain the CBT to me and
how we can support ds. She hasn't told me what her and ds will be
discussing.

We have never met these two before, (we have had two initial assessment
visits long story... ) and he's only 15, I am not feeling too happy about
him being alone with her. If he doesn't want that dh will be here and he
could stay with ds, or even dd age 12 ( going on 13 son) could stay in with
them. I feel I want to know about the CBT but could do with dh (and dd in a
way as she is here in the day with him too) being in with me.

What might she want to discuss alone with ds? Does this often occur in
therapy that they have to speak alone? I thought if it did it would be later
when she's got to know him, and him her? What experiences have you had with
CAMHS? What should I ask? I've got The OCD workbook 2nd edition by Bruce M
Hyman and Cherry pedrick. ISBN no: 1-57224-422-4 and have been looking at
their suggestions of things to ask, any more thoughts.

Sorry this is such a long first email but I just found you!! Well must go
tidy the rooms for tomorrow!! let me know what you think,

bws,

Jenny.


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Hey buddy,

Altough I don't suffer tourettes, only OCD, I have
always thought them to be linked. I don't know how
tourettes works exactly, but in OCD you are compelled
to act out unreasonable acts, in the same way tourette
sufferers are compelled to say unreasonable things. My
OCD often makes me want to say something or shout
something silly to neutralise the obsessive
thought....a bit like tourettes do you think?





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Hey Jim,

So glad you beat OCD, although personally, I don't
believe its possible it ever completely leaves you,
not if you have it badly anyway.

I think you might have the wrong idea about this site
though. It's not some kind of forum for book pedalling
authors to gain free publicity. It's for people to
'talk' about their suffering, not to try and bleed
money from, what I am sure you understand to be, a
very serious disease.

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Hi

I feel like my ocd is really testing me like crazy at moment. I have
quite a bad fear of dog poo and just maybe God or some HP is trying
to get me over it, because I keep accidentally treading in it. (or
maybe cruelly laughing at me!) 5 times in as many weeks, including 3
times in the last week!

I really hate the smell and cleaning up is a nightmare because it
takes so long and I find I have to check every possible place it
might have gone. And then there's cleaning up my hands.......

I spoke to my Mum about it yesterday, that I'd stepped in it yet
again and we burst out laughing, which I guess was the only rational
and sane response; better than the usual swearathon I indulge in
(with myself).

How do normal people deal with this? Is there a certain "way" of
getting rid of dog poo. It's unavoidable. There's always gonna be a
few owners that let their dogs poo on the pavement.

Gotta clean latest evil up in the morning. Till then will try not to
think about it.

Sungsings

Thanks for saying that. A director of what?





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you bring up some great points and think i agree with you on most of them. you
should be a director.

sungsings <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:  I have seen this it was on tv
earlier this year. As a dramatic
storyline it was quite good. Unfortunately I felt it was marred by
the unflattering and inaccurate portrayal of people suffering with
ocd. Things are all too frequently not explained; they look to the
uninitiated viewer like the actions of a madman. For instance the
scene where Mark (the main character) starts barking at a dog for no
apparent reason. When he goes to the ocd self help group, people are
doing really odd things like turning the light switch on and off
repeatedly or walking up the inside of the stairs like a crab. I've
been around plenty of people with ocd and honestly they do not behave
like this, in fact for the most part you wouldn't know they had ocd.
And then there's the scene towards the end.....

It frustrates me because it doesn't give a true picture to people who
don't suffer with this, what ocd is really like and gives the
impression we are very strange.

It's still worth seeing for the story, but you have to watch it with
a sense of detachment and not get caught up in the idea that this
sheds much light on the condition though I guess spreading awareness
does help even if it's not that favourable. Maybe tv will do OCD more
justice next time.

Sungsings







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> I havent seen it yet but I do have it on order on DVD
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>   Subject: [OCD Support UK] dirty filthy love
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>   has anyone seen this movie? it's really good.Dirty Filthy Love is
an
>   offbeat romantic comedy with a difference. Darkly funny, quirky
and
>   poignant, this single drama tells the story of a man with
Obsessive
>   Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Tourette's Syndrome negotiating his
way
>   through divorce and redundancy. Then he meets Charlotte, who
>   introduces him to love, therapy and `f**ked up neuro-
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you bring up some great points and i think i agree with you. you should be a
director.

Anthony May <roystonvasey36uk@...> wrote:
I saw dirty filthy love too and I agree with some of
your points, however, you have to consider that OCD
runs on a spectrum and there are people, such as those
depicted in DFL, who are at the severe end and do
indeed illustrate excessive behaviours such as turning
on the light several times. I myself check taps are
turned off and lights too and because my fiancee knows
about my condition, I feel comfortable enough around
her to check these things. I think this is illustrated
well in DFL as these reactions are shown more clearly
in the help group scene, were sufferers feel
'comfortable' performing their routines in front of
those who either know or understand their condition.

Furthermore, I fell that the dog barking scene could
have been illustrating tourettes, rather than OCD
symtpomatology. It could have been OCD, though, and
therefore, what would have made the programme more
realisitic would have been to possibly 'hear' the
thoughts of the guy doing the barking. I.e., he may
have been thinking if I don't bark at this dog,
something bad will happen, so its safer to bark than
not to! etc, etc.

At the very least, DFL, shows non-sufferers that such
a condition does exist and the so called 'secret
disease' as it's known, may not remain such a secret
for much longer, which I feel and I am sure you will
agree, is no bad thing!!

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I saw dirty filthy love too and I agree with some of
your points, however, you have to consider that OCD
runs on a spectrum and there are people, such as those
depicted in DFL, who are at the severe end and do
indeed illustrate excessive behaviours such as turning
on the light several times. I myself check taps are
turned off and lights too and because my fiancee knows
about my condition, I feel comfortable enough around
her to check these things. I think this is illustrated
well in DFL as these reactions are shown more clearly
in the help group scene, were sufferers feel
'comfortable' performing their routines in front of
those who either know or understand their condition.

Furthermore, I fell that the dog barking scene could
have been illustrating tourettes, rather than OCD
symtpomatology. It could have been OCD, though, and
therefore, what would have made the programme more
realisitic would have been to possibly 'hear' the
thoughts of the guy doing the barking. I.e., he may
have been thinking if I don't bark at this dog,
something bad will happen, so its safer to bark than
not to! etc, etc.

At the very least, DFL, shows non-sufferers that such
a condition does exist and the so called 'secret
disease' as it's known, may not remain such a secret
for much longer, which I feel and I am sure you will
agree, is no bad thing!!

Anthony



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I have seen this it was on tv earlier this year. As a dramatic
storyline it was quite good. Unfortunately I felt it was marred by
the unflattering and inaccurate portrayal of people suffering with
ocd. Things are all too frequently not explained; they look to the
uninitiated viewer like the actions of a madman. For instance the
scene where Mark (the main character) starts barking at a dog for no
apparent reason. When he goes to the ocd self help group, people are
doing really odd things like turning the light switch on and off
repeatedly or walking up the inside of the stairs like a crab. I've
been around plenty of people with ocd and honestly they do not behave
like this, in fact for the most part you wouldn't know they had ocd.
And then there's the scene towards the end.....

It frustrates me because it doesn't give a true picture to people who
don't suffer with this, what ocd is really like and gives the
impression we are very strange.

It's still worth seeing for the story, but you have to watch it with
a sense of detachment and not get caught up in the idea that this
sheds much light on the condition though I guess spreading awareness
does help even if it's not that favourable. Maybe tv will do OCD more
justice next time.

Sungsings







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>
> I havent seen it yet but I do have it on order on DVD
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: comar74
>   To: ocdsupportuk@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 4:26 PM
>   Subject: [OCD Support UK] dirty filthy love
>
>
>   has anyone seen this movie? it's really good.Dirty Filthy Love is
an
>   offbeat romantic comedy with a difference. Darkly funny, quirky
and
>   poignant, this single drama tells the story of a man with
Obsessive
>   Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Tourette's Syndrome negotiating his
way
>   through divorce and redundancy. Then he meets Charlotte, who
>   introduces him to love, therapy and `f**ked up neuro-
transmitters'!
>   it's on video. check it out.
>
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   has anyone seen this movie? it's really good.Dirty Filthy Love is an
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   poignant, this single drama tells the story of a man with Obsessive
   Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Tourette's Syndrome negotiating his way
   through divorce and redundancy. Then he meets Charlotte, who
   introduces him to love, therapy and `f**ked up neuro-transmitters'!
   it's on video. check it out.






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has anyone seen this movie? it's really good.Dirty Filthy Love is an
offbeat romantic comedy with a difference. Darkly funny, quirky and
poignant, this single drama tells the story of a man with Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Tourette's Syndrome negotiating his way
through divorce and redundancy. Then he meets Charlotte, who
introduces him to love, therapy and `f**ked up neuro-transmitters'!
it's on video. check it out.

Hello all,

It's been months since my last confession....ha sorry, Church joke
from my younger days!!

It's been months since I spoke to any of you, especially you Denise,
so I am sorry. Finished Uni in June, and somehow managed to scrape a
degree in Psychology. Just wanted to say thanks to those of you who
took part in my research, your help mean't I was able to not only win
an award for the best Psychology dissertation thesis 2005, but I was
also able to find evidence of a link between the experiences of
superstition and OCD!!

Anyway, enough about that. How are you all?

Anthony

hello all,


has anyone tried st john wort. has it helped in reducing ocd syptoms.?
pls let me know.

Regards

hello all,

I am new to this group , i hope i will be able to participate with you
all in discussions.i see in the website that there is a chat session
everyweek online.do you all chat through the group or yahoo messenger.

i hope we all benefit from this gruop.

All most everybody worries about what will happen in the future. The
prospect of not knowing if something good or bad will happen to you
in the near future can produce a lot of fear and anxiety. As a
result, here is a list of techniques and suggestions on how to
manage this fear of dealing with the unknown.

The first step is to learn to take it one day at a time. Instead of
worrying about how you will get through the rest of the week or
coming month, try to focus on today. Each day can provide us with
different opportunities to learn new things and that includes
learning how to deal with your problems. When the time comes,
hopefully you will have learned the skills to deal with your
situation.

Another thing to remember is that no one can predict the future with
100 Percent certainty. Even if the thing that you feared does happen
there are circumstances and factors that you can't predict which can
be used to your advantage. For instance, let's say at your place of
work that you miss the deadline for a project you have been working
on for the last few months. Everything you feared is coming true.
Suddenly, your boss comes to your office and tells you that the
deadline is extended and that he forgot to tell you the day before.
This unknown factor changes everything. Remember: we may be ninety-
nine percent correct in predicting the future, but all it takes is
for that one percent to make a world of difference.

Sometimes what we fear may happen can be over exaggerated. A lot of
times, our worrying can make the problem even worse. For those of
you who believe in God, prayer can be very effective. In the end, we
have to leave it in the hands of God. If God wants something to
happen to us, it will happen regardless. All the worrying in the
world will not change anything. All you can do is to do your best
each day, hope for the best, and when something does happen, take it
in stride by using the help of God. God will help us through our
problems if we ask him.

As a Layman, I realize it is not easy to deal with the fear of the
unknown, however sometimes the fear can be worse than the situation.
If you have trouble managing your anxiety of the future, then
talking to a counselor or clergyman can be of great help. There are
ways to help manage your fear and all it takes is some effort to
find those answers.


BIOGRAPHY:

Stan Popovich is the author of "A Layman's Guide to Managing Fear
Using Psychology, Christianity and Non Resistant Methods" - an easy
to read book that presents a general overview of techniques that are
effective in managing persistent fears and anxieties. For additional
information go to:
http://www.trebleheartbooks.com/mvStanPopovich.html For free
information on managing fear please go to:
http://www.managingfear.com/

A REVIEW OF TECHNIQUES IN MANAGING YOUR DEPRESSION


By Stan Popovich

Some people have a difficult time in managing their depression.
Sometimes, their depression and fears can get best of them.  As a
result, here is a short list of techniques that a person can use to
help manage their depression.

I was told by a counselor that one of the ways to manage depression
is to challenge your negative thinking with positive statements and
realistic thinking. When encountering thoughts that make your
fearful or depressed, challenge those thoughts by asking yourself
questions that will maintain objectivity and common sense. For
example, your afraid that if you do not get that job promotion then
you will be stuck at your job forever. This depresses you, however
your thinking in this situation is unrealistic. The fact of the
matter is that there all are kinds of jobs available and just
because you don't get this job promotion doesn't mean that you will
never get one. In addition, people change jobs all the time, and you
always have that option of going elsewhere if you are unhappy at
your present location.

Some people get depressed and have a difficult time getting out of
bed in the mornings.  When this happens, a person should take a deep
breathe and try to find something to do to get their mind off of the
problem.   A person could take a walk, listen to some music, read
the newspaper or do an activity that will give them a fresh
perspective on things. Doing something will get your mind off of the
problem and give you confidence to do other things.

Sometimes, we can get depressed over a task that we will have to
perform in the near future. When this happens, visualize yourself
doing the task in your mind. For instance, you and your team have to
play in the championship volleyball game in front of a large group
of people in the next few days. Before the big day comes, imagine
yourself playing the game in your mind. Imagine that your playing in
front of a large audience. By playing the game in your mind, you
will be better prepared to perform for real when the time comes.
Self Visualization is a great way to reduce the fear and stress of a
coming situation.

Another technique that is very helpful is to have a small notebook
of positive statements that make us feel good. Whenever you come
across an affirmation that makes you feel good, write it down in a
small notebook that you can carry around with you in your pocket.
Whenever you feel depressed, open up your small notebook and read
those statements.

As a Layman and author of an anxiety book, I have done many
interviews with various counselors in how to manage fear, anxiety
and depression. The techniques that I have just covered are some
basic ways to manage your depression, however your best bet is to
get some help from a professional.


BIOGRAPHY:

Stan Popovich is the author of "A Layman's Guide to Managing Fear
Using Psychology, Christianity and Non Resistant Methods" - an easy
to read book that presents a general overview of techniques that are
effective in managing persistent fears and anxieties. For additional
information go to:
http://www.trebleheartbooks.com/mvStanPopovich.html For free
information on managing fear please go to:
http://www.managingfear.com/