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Started by NatsuTerran, January 18, 2012, 08:01:38 PM

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The Black Jester

Quote from: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 04:27:43 PM
Quote from: Davin on January 18, 2012, 08:04:35 PM
See a behavioral therapist. These kinds of things don't have "one size fits all" solutions.

As far as political views are concerned: let your views be defined by labels, but don't let labels define your views.


My son has just emerged from a long dark tunnel having suffered very severe OCD for many years. Cognitive Behavioural therapy as opposed to psychotherapy made a huge difference to him and it does prove highly effective for very many people.

I have similarly been plagued by a long-standing and nearly intractable form of OCD, and can also attest to the effectiveness of CBT.  That, in combination with some fairly specific pharmaceuticals, finally made the problem yield for me.  Drugs alone were only ever marginally successful.  It wasn't until I added some CBT practices, under the care of a specialist, that my obsessions and compulsions began to abate.
The Black Jester

"Religion is institutionalised superstition, science is institutionalised curiosity." - Tank

"Confederation of the dispossessed,
Fearing neither god nor master." - Killing Joke

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En_Route

#16
Quote from: The Black Jester on May 14, 2012, 05:05:07 PM
Quote from: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 04:27:43 PM
Quote from: Davin on January 18, 2012, 08:04:35 PM
See a behavioral therapist. These kinds of things don't have "one size fits all" solutions.

As far as political views are concerned: let your views be defined by labels, but don't let labels define your views.


My son has just emerged from a long dark tunnel having suffered very severe OCD for many years. Cognitive Behavioural therapy as opposed to psychotherapy made a huge difference to him and it does prove highly effective for very many people.

I have similarly been plagued by a long-standing and nearly intractable form of OCD, and can also attest to the effectiveness of CBT.  That, in combination with some fairly specific pharmaceuticals, finally made the problem yield for me.  Drugs alone were only ever marginally successful.  It wasn't until I added some CBT practices, under the care of a specialist, that my obsessions and compulsions began to abate.


I'm glad you achieved results. Meds can indeed play a vital role, perhaps particularly at the start of the process. People often don't realise just how disabling a condition this can be.
Some ideas are so stupid only an intellectual could believe them (Orwell).

The Black Jester

Quote from: En_Route on May 15, 2012, 12:30:09 AM
Quote from: The Black Jester on May 14, 2012, 05:05:07 PM
Quote from: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 04:27:43 PM
Quote from: Davin on January 18, 2012, 08:04:35 PM
See a behavioral therapist. These kinds of things don't have "one size fits all" solutions.

As far as political views are concerned: let your views be defined by labels, but don't let labels define your views.


My son has just emerged from a long dark tunnel having suffered very severe OCD for many years. Cognitive Behavioural therapy as opposed to psychotherapy made a huge difference to him and it does prove highly effective for very many people.

I have similarly been plagued by a long-standing and nearly intractable form of OCD, and can also attest to the effectiveness of CBT.  That, in combination with some fairly specific pharmaceuticals, finally made the problem yield for me.  Drugs alone were only ever marginally successful.  It wasn't until I added some CBT practices, under the care of a specialist, that my obsessions and compulsions began to abate.


I'm glad you achieved results. Meds can indeed play a vital role, perhaps particularly at the start of the process. People often don't realise just how disabling a condition this can be.

Thank you for saying so.  I'm definitely pleased to hear your son has found some relief.  As you say, it can be a crippling condition, of which many remain largely ignorant.  It took years to find the right combination of medication and a proper therapeutic approach for me.  Hopefully your son will continue to remain free of the effects of the disorder.
The Black Jester

"Religion is institutionalised superstition, science is institutionalised curiosity." - Tank

"Confederation of the dispossessed,
Fearing neither god nor master." - Killing Joke

http://theblackjester.wordpress.com

En_Route

#18
Excellent series of programmes dedicated to trying to dispel common misconceptions about mental health issues and to dissipate the stigma that attaches to sufferers on UK's Channel 4 . Tonight,  the World' s Madddest Interviews was both moving and instructional, showing how people with a history of severe mental disorders could overcome their afflictions and be eminently employable.
Some ideas are so stupid only an intellectual could believe them (Orwell).

Asmodean

#19
Quote from: AnefIsEnuf on January 26, 2012, 04:40:54 AM
I also have OCD, and my advice to you is not to feed the beast.
Subjectively, I'd give the exact opposite advice. However, not being at all familiar with the personality, state of mind, close environment and other aspects of the original poster, in addition to only being familiar with psychiatry on a user level, I think any advice I may give has a higher potential for doing harm than good.

Thus, the best I can conjure up is this: Don't listen to people who don't know what they are talking about and to the anecdotes of those who think they do.
Quote from: Ecurb Noselrub on July 25, 2013, 08:18:52 PM
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wrath and dark clouds gather force.
Luxembourg trembles.

TheWalkingContradiction

#20
Since I have 'outed' myself as a person living with OCD in another thread, let me say that if I can lend some support or help to others affected by OCD (regardless of whether these 'others' have it or have friends and relatives with it), I am here.  I still have occasional bouts that I know how to deal with, but most of it is under control.  As others have expressed here, behavior therapy and, if necessary, medication is the way to go.

I can also answer questions about OCD if someone wants to know something or is merely curious.  I am not shy about that, and I do it at work all the time.  (In my department at my university, I am stereotyped as the person who can help all students with disabilities--which is obviously not true.  Nevertheless, I have also become something of learned layman on ADD intervention and would also be happy to share advice I give to students with ADD.  I have low level ADD in addition to bad OCD, and even though my students' ADD is much more severe than mine I do understand where they are coming from.)