Is it normal for it to be so hard to to ask for help?

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I know I need some help, but I just can't ask. I don't know who to ask. My family are nice, but I think I'll worry them too much if I lay it on them. They have helped me see doctors but none of that has helped. My medication doesn't seem to help. I'm scared to take the harder meds the doctors suggest. But I can't control my anxiety. It's taking over my life - I know that. The rituals are driving me mad. Science says CBT is the most successful treatment. I tried it once, but it was so hard. Do you think it could work if I tried it again? It's so hard to have the ocd impulse and not to act on it. They say if I can do that and keep it up, the urge passes. Does it? Has it worked for anyone else with OCD? If 1 in 1000 people have it - where are you all? What works?

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  • Smokey1D
    7 years ago

    Work with your doctor to take the drugs to find the ones that calm you. Then do your CBT again. Engage with it and don't give up when it gets a bit tricky. Keep strong and focussed and push through the urge to do a ritual, and the longer you don't do it, you then reach a point where it doesn't feel such a strong urge anymore. And eventually there is no urge as your brain has re-trained itself to not have the impluse to do that anymore.

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  • Bighohnson
    7 years ago

    I no how u feel iv always had a hard time asking anyone for help my pride would allways get in the way

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  • Ellenna
    7 years ago

    At least try the CBT again: of course it's hard to change ingrained negative mental patterns, but it is worth it, believe me. You have a clear choice: either settle for living the rest of your life in a state of anxious misery or try everything that could help.

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  • sillygirl77
    7 years ago

    I have OCD diagnosed by a doctor. What works for people varies. What works for me is Lexapro 20 mg and Abilify 2mg, but every person is different and if you choose the drug route or the harder drug route that you're worried about, it may take some trial and error. There's also a strategy written in a book that's helped me tremendously the book is called Brain Lock by Jeffrey M. Schwartz. I'm honestly not sure what helps me more the strategy in that book or the meds, but I also suffer from depression.

    Actually, I can go months without abilify but once my stress gets high i wind up back on in for months too. Best wishes with whatever strategy(ies) you decide to pursue. There are other ones than the ones I'm using out there so I hope you'll get some other responses! *hugs* I know it's hard and painful!!

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