Stress Center Peer Support

SweetiePie--I'm sorry you are suffering so much. I have OCD and run a support group for it. You must understand that OCD is a medical disorder. The dysregulation of serotonin seems to be the problem. SSRIs are a classification of meds that can make all the difference in the world. Believe me, I was ...

Goober25--ECT is usually recommended by a psychiatrist. I'm not sure if a family physician can do the same. The treatment generally lasts a month, three times a week, every other day. It sounds scary, but it's really not. You have to consider what it may do to your memory--of past events and the cap...

To Rainey, especially--I have depression, too, for like 40 years. I will be 51 next month. I have been through about 25 years of various modalities of psychotherapy; they might have given me some insight but did not retard the ongoing onslaught of OCD and depression. Luckily I have been with a psych...

How do we start a support circle for depression on-line?

Scott

I'd be interested also in a support group for depression. Depression is my worst symptom. Since starting Lucinda's program, I feel more anxious--or at least recognizing it more. I also monitor my negative thoughts. Jesus, it's a persistent stream throughout the day. Does the course work for depressi...

Galina--Hi, I am a fellow sufferer of OCD. You have obsessions and, by definition, you do not have conscious control over them. This is not meant to scare you. OCD is a medical disorder; it responds to mainly SSRI's (meds) and/or exposure-response (also known as "flooding"). The latter is a type of ...