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| Robyn - swellgrounds@hotmail.com -
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| Comments - for sufferers and families
freedom from this dibilitating disorder is available act, get treatment, talk
and heal. |
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| Georgia - ode2joy2001@yahoo.com -
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| Comments - "I try not to let
schooling get in the way of my education". -Mark Twain |
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| bobbi johnson - bobbi_blue_eyes@yahoo.com -
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| Comments - my ocd is really strange.
sometimes i have to check the fridge 10 or 12 times to make sure there are no
cats in there. |
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| Jen - Jen@yahoo.com - 36 |
| Comments - It is hard to live with
anxiety that comes with OCD.Uncertainty of life, and trying to be a
perfectionist, keeps me from enjoying life to the fullest.Will I ever get over
this? I doubt it. Must keep trying, though. |
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| amy - Amonkeysue@wctel.net - 30
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| Comments - It hard to try to be perfect
when there is no one perfect. Perfect in every aspect of my life. Reassuring
myself of door locks and mental thoughts. It is all so overwhelming. I know how
each one of you feel. ocd Joke: I solved that problem that a lot of persons
with ocd encounter. doublechecking if everything is locked and cut off, etc...
My coffee pot would drive me nuts. I would go to work and have to go back home
to recheck and make sure it is off. Now I take my coffee pot with me. Saves me
a trip back home. LOL.......crazy I know this....but true. (I told ya you
wasn't alone) |
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| Tricia - wirlygig@worldnet.att.net -
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| Comments - I've had a very unusual OCD
for 16 years now. Please help me I cannot stop myself at all. If I try I get
worse. |
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| LV - - 27 |
| Comments - I believe that all of us can
find a way out of our self-imposed shackles. I know that many of you, like
myself, suffered traumatic childhoods. This is one cause of OCD. The best piece
of advice I ever got re. OCD was to keep a notecard in pocket that says,
"I cannot control my thoughts or feelings, only my actions." We worry
about being perfect, when if we just opened our hands and let go, we would see
that we are perfectly imperfect. Please keep looking for solutions to benefit
yourselves and loved ones. |
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| SY - zrhy@aol.com - 23 |
| Comments - With encouragement from my
fiance, I just through away a lot of stuff that I will never use or need. There
is a difference between hoarding stuff out of fear and saving helpful items
that will be helpful in teaching. A teacher saves all kinds of stuff, but she
does it in an organized manner. I saved what would be useful (very little), and
through away the rest. Now I have three empty boxes sitting in my bedroom
waiting to be taken to the trash. My bedroom is becoming clean. I praise God
for the success that I am having in recovering from severe OCD. "His
divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the
knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence" (2 Peter
1:3). If God will give me all that I need, then I don't have to. |
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| Roza - veryna@yahoo.com - 35 |
| Comments - Everything should be
perfect |
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| Michelle - shelwman@uswest.net -
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| Comments - I've always known I was
different, but wasn't diagnosed with OCD until I was 29. I have learned alot
about myself through this illness. Noone is perfect, but, I don't think I would
ever change a thing about me or my OCD. It is as a part of me as my green eyes
are. I know how crazy OCD can make you feel, but, with love and support, you
can make it through. There have been some very trying times in my life where I
just thought I was cursed, and cried out to God to help me. I'm sure all of us
"SURVIVORS" know what I'm talking about. But, I have finally come to
accept my illness, and my life is alot more easier. I know now that I am not
crazy, and with help from luvox, I am able to live with my ocd. And tell you
the truth - I think I would feel lost without it:) |
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| Tara - rather not tell - 15 |
| Comments - I am not sure whether I have
OCD. I have recently heard about it and began to relate the symptoms to things
I do. Everything in my room is perfect. Everyone I know just thinks I a m a
perfectionist but I know it is more than that. It is not like I fix everything
"just so" because I like to, it is because I HAVE TO, or it wouldn't
be right. The more I think about it, the more I am convinced I have it, but I
am scared. I do not want to be diagnosed with a mental illness!! What would my
friends think!! I am only just starting High School! It is so tough. One of my
closest friend's sister has OCD and she had to go to a special school. I don't
know what to do excep keep researching and hearing other peoples stories. And
everytime I try to fix somthing I try to ignore it but I just tell myself I'm
doing it cause I want to. Where can I get diagnosed or where can I get
help? |
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| Annmarie - maminco@webtv.net - 46 | | Comments - Every morning when I wake up I pray that this is the day when the OCD monster is gone for good! I guess he likes hanging around. |
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| Dawn - Pknowspizza@cs.com - 29 | | Comments - My illness has isolated me from my family. They say I act like someone on drugs. I finally saw a doctor 3 weeks ago, and now I am on Luvox. My OCD has caused me depression and isolation. I am educated, but I feel "unqualified" to work. I would be happy with even a shred of my old life back. |
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| kali - cuckychc@caribe.net - 26 | | Comments - I was diagnosed with OCD about a year ago, but as long as I can remember I have been suffering from this from early childhood. My OCD is with contamination. I have both compulsions and obsessions. Sometimes I feel like is not going to get better, but I guess is to early to know. Only time will tell. I just hope that someday things will be different and I learn how to cope with my little fried OCD. Hope all of you get better. We have to keep on trying...
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| kali - cuckychc@caribe.net - 26 | | Comments - I was diagnosed with OCD about a year ago, but as long as I can remember I have been suffering from this from early childhood. My OCD is with contamination. I have both compulsions and obsessions. Sometimes I feel like is not going to get better, but I guess is to early to know. Only time will tell. I just hope that someday things will be different and I learn how to cope with my little friend OCD. Hope all of you get better. We have to keep on trying...
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| Madi - db4bama22@gateway.net - 25 | | Comments - Silence no more...i will fight this battle to the end |
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| Madi - db4bama22@gateway.net - 25 | | Comments - Silence no more...i will fight this battle to the end. I have been dealing with ocd all my life and just found out what this silent horrifying disease is. I refuse to let it control my life anymore. The pain I have lived with, the tears I have kept quiet and the compulsions Have crept into my daily existence trying to associate the "norm" of everyday life. No more...i will fight this battle to the end. |
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| TheVeggie - Sherry_vegt@hotmail.com - 40 | | Comments - Hey everybody, you think your OCD is weird...wait till you hear mine! I had food poisioning when I was young, but it never bothered me afterwards.
About 4 yrs. ago while raising my child myself, I started worrying about handling meats, fearing I accidentally might make her ill.
Then, all the fuss about people spreading Ecoli from improper hand washing was all over the media. Great, now my mind has added that fear. I wash like I'm going into surgery.
I've given up on finding a mate. I hate the OCD thing...who would want me this way? People act like I'm totally durranged.
Everyday I pray for help. Not able to take the med.s some people are. Just keep on trying! |
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| Shamus - ziglen@yahoo.com - 33 | | Comments - When I was 4, I was given a Gold Star from the Headmistress of my school for a piece of artwork. Why? Because it was perfectly symmetrical. Little did anyone know..... I am now 33, and after around 30 years of OCD, dealt with a lot of my anger and hurts from the past, learnt to analyse myself with insight and work hard at overcoming both obsessions and compulsions. Life is easier than 5 years ago - OCD now reduced to merely severe lol. No-one that ain't ever had it could ever know..... |
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| Jill Brooks - brooksjill@hotmail.com - 31 | | Comments - |
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| james Riggio - rigojar@hotmail.com - 28 | | Comments - I have had so many miserable experiences
because of my OCD. I take Luvox now and
go to behavior therapy twice a week and
want to get better. |
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| james Riggio - rigojar@hotmail.com - 28 | | Comments - I have had so many miserable experiences
because of my OCD. I take Luvox now and
go to behavior therapy twice a week and
want to get better. |
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| debbie - teddygirl56@aol.com - 44 | | Comments - life go's on! |
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| Ryan - Rypax@aol.com - 29 | | Comments - At this point in battle with OCD, I've come to not expect to comepletely beat it. It's like instead of going up huge mountains and down deep valleys, I have to accept there are going to be speed bumps along the journey. Believe me, the bumps give a hell of a lot better ride! |
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| Louise - louise17@flashmail.com - 17 | | Comments - I've had OCD for 10 years but was only diagnosed earlier this year. I'd really like someone else with OCD to talk to. I'm a checker. |
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| Meghan - Meg9656@aol.com - 17 | | Comments - I have been living w/ ocd for as long as I can remember, but I've just been diagnosed a little over a year ago. I do crazy things like jumping on the bed after I flush the toilet and pulling over to see every light turn from green to red. I want someone I can laugh w/ about this crazy "disorder" and I also want someone to talk to (seriously) |
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| stacy - stacy31c@aol.com - 32 | | Comments - hi im trying to get help for ocd. i had a very bad experience with all the meds. with long term side effects. im off them now. but i am trying to fight this ocd like crazy. i have this spinning, going in and out of doorways. to touch, to retrace foot stepps. well a whole mess of stuff. i hope there will be a cure soon though. |
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| laurie - lkennie1@maine.rr.com - 31 | | Comments - Hi. I'm not exactly sure if i have Ocd or not but i do suffer from experiences that effect my life in ways that seem parallel to those with Ocd. For the most part I live a normal life, but occasionally i go off on a tanget where i convince myself that i have a disease. My worst experience was when i thought i had MS. I started having strange symptoms and my fears got worse and worse until i ended up in the psychiatric ward of a hospital for nine days. I was totally obsessed with the fear of MS. I have been tested over and over again but i does not show up. I have also had fears about Aids and breast cancer and other diseases. My fears get out of control and make my life unbearable sometimes. That God i am Ok for the moment. I dread the day when i convince myself that i am dying again. I it the worst feeling.. |
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| Jason - jas_burr@hotmail.com - 25 | | Comments - i`ve had ocd now for nearly 4 years, but realise now that i`ve had it for alot longer, i suffer from doubt about things i may have done (even though i have not done anything) thoughts about not liking people even though i know i do, thoughts of life , god , space its really getting me down, i`d love to chat to anyone who feels the same (maybe we can help each other) |
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