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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Troubles
hi,
I've been diagnosed with OCD since last year. There are many types of OCD (contamination, harm, reassurance, etc), and can generally be a shapeshifter when it comes to any of these types or their symptoms. Recently I just "graduated" from an outpatient ERP therapy, which took all of my physical symptoms away completely, but my mental attributes are still lingering, still shapeshifting, and getting worse a bit. I'm on medication, which helps, but right now I feel like my intrusive thoughts contribute more to my mental state then my actual thoughts, and it's draining, stressing. I feel deprived of my own mind, I can't look at a baby, hear any form of screams or see any form of violence in a movie or a tv show, I can't even read anything on any violence/sexual topics. Is there anyone out there with my type of OCD who can help me find something to calm or take my mind back? thank you
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I don't have this issue myself but became familiar with a certain psychologist turned author. I used to have severe social anxiety and thats one of the things covered in a book of the author/teacher David Burns. The title is 'When Panic Attacks'. However the book also covers OCD, PTSD and BDD to name a few. I can't help but think that it might be worth it to you to see if the ERP therapy which is a form of CBT, cognitive behavioral therapy, is the same thing Dr. Burns would recommend. I do recommend CBT because its what helped me. However, even within CBT, there are many different things that can be done when one method doesn't seem to work so well. He also came up with another method called T.E.A.M. which helps to get past the mental resistance to CNT methods and then the Drs he's trained, became more successful at helping their hardest patients. SO I am recommending you visit his website. Under the tab 'Dr Davids blogs' is a contact button. You might share with him what you have done, mention the specific therapies you have done and ask what more can be done since you are still having issues though its better. See what he recommends. This guy is the one who started all the training for psychologists to learn how to use CBT when it was first presented to him in the early days. Its been around now for decades but still not all Dr. have had the complete training as I have not heard of any with TEAM experience, only CBT.
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Perhaps, its just a matter of something simple your Dr. hasn't tried yet. I don't know, but you could ask if there is a number or email where your Dr. could contact him regarding your issues. I am sure if no names were shared, it is a possibility it could be done. YOu never know til you try. I wish you the best in reclaiming your mind. So glad I reclaimed mine as a young adult.
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