Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Support Group

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric disorder, more specifically, an anxiety disorder. OCD is manifested in a variety of forms, but is most commonly characterized by a subject's obsessive (repetitive, distressing, intrusive) thoughts and related compulsions (tasks or rituals) which attempt to neutralize the obsessions.

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Kacey1228 03/03/2008

A few days ago I read a news story on my Comcast homepage news. It was a story about a man that killed a 10 year old girl. I guess, his intent was to consume the body(which the thought of this terrifies me), but what has scared me the most is that he is claiming that he began to get the cannibalistic desires after he started taking the drug Lexapro. I read it and it scared me so bad, because I take Lexapro! I started thinking "What if I get that way because of taking Lexapro?" Has anyone had things like this that scared them, too?

deleted_user 03/03/2008

Well bad thoughts are apart of ocd hun, but don't get scared of the lexapro. has it been helping u and how long have u been on it? also mention this to ur doc if ur in therapy they can prolly calm u down and give u tools to work with the fear huggerz

deleted_user 01/22/2009

also if he claimed it was the drug it could strengthen his chance of getting out of the crime he committed, doesn't necessarily mean the drug did that. There's a chance of lying

deleted_user 01/22/2009

Part of having OCD is bad thoughts so this is normal. This case sounds to me as the guy is trying to use this as a scheme to be innocent by insanity. Alot of people are on Lexapro and none of them claim to have this happen to them.
When you get a thought like this,please remember to breathe, but do night fight the thought as that will make it worse.

If you get a chance please try to read "Imp Of The Mind". It is a great insight to obsessive thoughts.

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