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Clearsky ~ I just wanted to say I know what you're talking about. We do all this stuff to habituate the thoughts and to learn not to have anxiety from them because they're just thoughts. Then once thats achieved then your brain goes and second guesses us again. It's truly just another way that our O...

Well, I have been battling pure O OCD. My medication regimen of Lamictal and Prozac is not working. I've been on Prozac several times before and never had much of an issue. So I'm thinking it's the Lamictal. I went from having lots of thoughts with lots of anxiety. To seldom having thoughts with a t...

Twisted ~ I definetly know where you are coming from. I have these thoughts as well. I have a six year old daughter that I feel very anxious to be around alone. I am on Lamictal and Prozac and the combination is working wonders for me. I no longer have the thoughts very often. Maybe once or twice a ...

I know how you feel. I have many times had panic attacks related to my pure "O" OCD. One time it was in a restaurant. I just ran to the bathroom crying. There is A LOT of helpful advice here for you. What I'm learning through all the great information is you have to know you're not going to act on t...

It sounds like you truly love your boyfriend and wouldn't cheat on him. It's just your mind playing games on you. The more you try to push the thoughts out of your head the more they will come around. If I tell you not to think of the red ball... what do you think of? You're not going to cheat on hi...

I wanted to wish you the best of luck. I also agree with the post that was made in reference to that if you're schizo or have psychosis it's not something you realize. So I'm sure that both you and I are completely sane. I constantly think I'm going to go insane and just snap. I think what makes me ...

Hello, I cannot tell you how relieved I am to have found this forum. For the longest time I have felt so alone in my negative thoughts. Though those close to my that I have told about them like my husband and mother have never judged me. I still have felt so alone on it thinking that something is se...