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.
Hi everyone,
Over the past several weeks I have been using CBT techniques that I learned several years ago. I suffer from contamination/sexual/violent obsessions and cleaning/counting/checking/mental rituals. Lately I have really been struggling with the contamination obsessions/cleaning rituals. I have been using CBT to refrain from cleaning excessively (I still do the necessary stuff) but now feel depressed because I am feeling like everything is not only contaminated but out of order, "not right" and not perfect like I think it should be. Can anyone relate?
Over the past several weeks I have been using CBT techniques that I learned several years ago. I suffer from contamination/sexual/violent obsessions and cleaning/counting/checking/mental rituals. Lately I have really been struggling with the contamination obsessions/cleaning rituals. I have been using CBT to refrain from cleaning excessively (I still do the necessary stuff) but now feel depressed because I am feeling like everything is not only contaminated but out of order, "not right" and not perfect like I think it should be. Can anyone relate?
The CBT techniques I learned several years back were from a viable, competent, CBT therapist. It was not self-help. I am working with my psychiatrist now to find a new CBT therapist for a tune-up.