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Originally Posted by crzylilmndfreak View Post
OCD
What are obsessions?
Obsessions are thoughts, images or impulses which come into your head no-matter how hard you try to block them out. They are always about something dangerous or upsetting and they make you feel anxious, guilty or scared in case the thought is true. Obsessions can also be images of frightening or upsetting things, like stabbing someone or running someone over, or they may be urges to do something you don't want to do. Obsessions are always disturbing and unpleasant because they focus on things which are important to you and which you don't want to be true. Most people try to cope with their obsessions by reassuring themselves that the thought is not true or by doing something to lessen the risk of danger (e.g. checking the stove, washing your hands).

this describes my mind to a "T" could not be anymore right on the mark than that, unbelievable, but my question is this:

what is the difference in ocd?than racing thoughts??

I have been on Fluvoxomine, and was on the maximum dose, and had built up a tolerence to it, so was put on Colamopine, have only been on that for about 2 mo. but so far my obsessive thoughts have become worse. what are some other meds that ya'll have been on? do they work?what is the mg.?
I DEF have obsessive thoughts also...Racing thoughts are just that...things that keep popping into your head over and over, you feel like your mind is speeding...With me, I notice, if it's something I don't want to keep thinking about it happens more...but it has happened with things that don't bother me... I could be wrong but I believe OCD refers more to, for example, say touching something 3 times before you can walk away, or washing your hands constantly, checking the stove is shut off over and over again before you can leave the house, thinking something bad will happen if you don't do something a certain amount of times...e.t.c.
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