Posted by Kat26 on March 16, 2002, at 0:50:43
In reply to Be obsessive, chris. And keep searching here! » obsessivechris, posted by Sue Doe on March 15, 2002, at 21:45:14
Hello Chris
as a longtime OCD-sufferer (now fortunately under control with Prozac, which in my case helps a lot) I understand that this TERRIBLE illness can make you feel desperate (but the answer to your question, should you end it all, is nevertheless NO!! There is always hope).
Somebody suggested Clomipramine (Anafranil), which is definitely worth a try!
Also,PLEASE, whatever you try, don't give up hope. I have een at a point where i could hardly imagine it ever getting better, and still it did.
I did have compulsions too (checking stuff etc), but I remember when I was younger (13, 14...) I had those body-obsessions a lot, would wake up my parents in the middle of the night to tell them, I feel a pain in my heart, could I be having a heart attack, etc... so embarrassing, but I couldn't do anything about it!
Are you in any kind of therapy?Kat26
poster:Kat26
thread:98208
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20020313/msgs/98259.html