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Jun 27, 2019, 06:26 PM
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In line with helping to clarify definitions:
NIMH >> Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Florida Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory: development, reliability, and validity. - PubMed - NCBI
The diagnosis for OCD is not so well defined as you are suggesting. There is no comprehensive, exhaustive list of what constitutes an "obsession" or a "compulsion"; therefore, whether or not someone has OCD would be left to the interpretation of a psychiatrist or psychologist. Like most MI, there is also level of severity. Someone who may have mild OCD will be different than someone with severe OCD. It is not always disabling.
Maybe this is how you experience OCD, but it is not how I experience it. And I don't have to justify my diagnosis to anyone.
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Primary Dx: C-PTSD and Severe Chronic Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder
Secondary Dx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder with mild Agoraphobia.
Meds I've tried: Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Effexor, Remeron, Elavil, Wellbutrin, Risperidone, Abilify, Prazosin, Paxil, Trazadone, Tramadol, Topomax, Xanax, Propranolol, Valium, Visteril, Vraylar, Selinor, Clonopin, Ambien
Treatments I've done: CBT, DBT, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Talk therapy, psychotherapy, exercise, diet, sleeping more, sleeping less...
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