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May 29, 2006, 12:58 PM
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My doctor said that I have OCD. I have a question about it. All I do is think. I over think situtations, that never end up being good. I just get so tired of thinking. I wanted to know if that is the OCD too. I also get horrible panic attacks. I have been to the point where I wanted to pass out. How do I stop them?
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May 29, 2006, 04:16 PM
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Probably best to ask your doctor for more information and suggestions, ask if your thought process is included in the OCD diagnosis.
Are you on any medication?
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May 30, 2006, 12:06 AM
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OCD involves thoughts (obsessions) and behaviors (compulsions). The basis for it is that obsessive thoughts cause a lot of discomfort and you keep worrying about them, until you come up with some kind of action that gives you some relief from those thoughts (even if it is only temporary). Thinking is a significant part of OCD.
Most people who have an anxiety disorder tend to have two of them or more, so it isn't surprising that you also have panic attacks. A couple of things that I have heard helped some people who have panic attacks are (1) just knowing that nobody has died from a panic attack, as scary as it is while you are in the middle of it, and (2) just go ahead and let yourself do what you are afraid will happen. If you think you are going to pass out, go ahead and try to pass out. If you try to, you almost certainly won't be able to, and the panic attack will lose it's grip on you. It would be best if you could practice this in a safe place with someone you trust, like a therapist, the first time so that you can find that it works and you will be okay. Rap
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May 30, 2006, 05:09 AM
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Hi there.
I have OCD and I think and think and think and think. Today I was just paralysed thinking. I waste so much time thinking. If I'm around people too much I start getting desperate to go away and think. I love thinking. But I know that it is not very good for me to think so much. My friends sometimes won't allow me to go off and think because they think that it's not good for me. Too much time alone and I get myself into trouble. But I feel addicted to thinking. I waste masses of my time thinking. |
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May 30, 2006, 02:22 PM
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I feel what you are saying. Do you think about bad things?That is what most of my thoughts consist of.
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May 30, 2006, 02:24 PM
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Thank you very much. I will try that.
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