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By: terrie
Mood: Don\'t know
Date: Aug 20, 2008
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hi i was diagnosed with sereve contamination type OCD along with checking touching counting and mental rituals and generized anxiety about 2 years ago well i have had this bad feeling and over thinking around how i look basically my body image as a hole from the age of young teenager well as time has gone by it has got stronger and stronger and i before coming across this site i wondeed if i had BDD (bodily dismorphic disorder) well i plucked up the courage and wrote down what i do what i avoid and what i hate about myslef i handed in to my counsellor who showed it without my premission to the doctor at my mental health centre i basicially wanted her to tell me i dont have it well i had to go and see the doctor today at short notice my anxiety was through the roof as i had been avoiding the centre and been getting home visits well the doctor told me it wasnt important to have it diagnosed as OCD  diagnosise is enough as they are both treated the same but it was inportant for me i need to know well he rambled and i was having intrusive thoughts but from what i can work out is that he was saying i have BDD but isnt putting it on my records as OCD and BDD are treated the same he made me feel i wrong to ask if i have BDD but i just needed to know if i had it or not i wasnt looking for other things wrong with me but i guess now im so confused what to think i cant stop thinking bout how they see me i know they saw me the way i see myslef and the only thing that is for sure is that im being re referred for CBT im seeing my counsellor again on friday so i will talk to her better bout it but i just dont know how to feel when i got home i just broke down and cried in my bathroom i feel such a freak so different to other i need help from anyone who can help me understand this im desperate  thank you for taking the time to read this blog



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August 20, 2008, 2:01 pm

wow! excuse my language , but you must be feeling pretty crappy right about now. Look, if you believe in god and you push through it with the help of some loved ones, you can push through it all!:) I don't understand what it means to have a physical disorder, but i do know what it means to have intrusive thoughts and a bad case od OCD. I hve been going through this since i was at least 9 yeard old. I can still remember the time i first started!

And for the intrusive thoughts, i have had plenty. i have had thoughts such as me sexually molesting my little brother or my faince might be gay or that i don't love him anymore. And i have had times we're i couldn't keep form coutning thngs. I have been through the worst which was when i wanted to kill myself I think that the worst has gone and i , just like you , will see a brighter future,



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August 20, 2008, 12:34 pm

Hi, instead of labeling yourself as a "freak", try accepting it for what it is and loving yourself as the unique individual you are.  I use to think I was a freak because I had to take medication, now I KNOW I'm a freak if I DON'T take it...lol.  Love yourself, there's only one of you.  I'm not sure if you're spiritual but if so, God would want you to love you, he does and unconditionally.  I utilize my mental illness and past problems as a tool now to help others.  Maybe that's why he made me the way I am.  Who knows?  But that's how I choose to see it instead of slamming myself about it.  I hope this helps and take it ease, take a bubble bath and listen to some good music that you like.  Calm down, everything will be fine.  You have a friend here if you need one.  Laura



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From: Tabs
August 20, 2008, 11:59 am

Hey, first of all, a big hug from me to you, you are NOT a freak, nor are any of us who suffer from these awful annoying life altering symptoms. Secondly, some doctors are seriously not that great. There are good & bad ones, I know because I did a year of student nursing last year and worked alongside many of them. If you don't get satisfaction from one, always seek a second opinion. It was years before my ocd was diagnosed and some doctors even treated me like a 'drama queen' and like you I would cry and feel so crap. But hey, there is light at the end of the tunnel, there IS help out there, both medical and emotional. Your CBT therapy should really help eventually if you put the work in.You are not alone, and I really feel for you as I've been through the same (I have 'severe' OCD and mild tourettes plus skin picking....great huh!?? lol!) We all have each other as friends here on this site, always come to my page if you need a chat and a friendly shoulder! Hugs,tabsxxxxx



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