My mental health status

[Oz67]

Sometimes I have severe OCD with derealization and lack of insight/delusional beliefs and nightmares.

 

[vergil96]

Have you reached out to a doctor already? It doesn't seem like a normal OCD symptom to have delusions and lack of insight.

 

[tree]

@Oz67
Are all of those officially diagnosed?

 

[vergil96]

@Oz67
Are all of those officially diagnosed?

Yeah, I mean, we can't diagnose someone over the internet, as we're not professionals and internet posts offer limited perspective as well. Whatever it is, though, it sounds very worrisome and like it needs immediate attention, especially since you've been posting on here about similar issues for quite a bit of time already. I thought you were going to see a doctor and get help, because it sounds deliberating. Having rushed thoughts to the degree that you describe, that you can't second-guess them or can't resist them, can lead to very serious problems.

 

[Oz67]

@Oz67
Are all of those officially diagnosed?

I don't know, but I am taking medications for it and it helps.

I will ask my psychiatrist if I can retrieve my medical records.

 

[Oz67]

Yeah, I mean, we can't diagnose someone over the internet, as we're not professionals and internet posts offer limited perspective as well. Whatever it is, though, it sounds very worrisome and like it needs immediate attention, especially since you've been posting on here about similar issues for quite a bit of time already. I thought you were going to see a doctor and get help, because it sounds deliberating. Having rushed thoughts to the degree that you describe, that you can't second-guess them or can't resist them, can lead to very serious problems.

I feel bad for being annoying. I wasn't feeling well, I am sorry

 

[Judge]

I see my own brand of OCD (formally diagnosed 1982) as having some routine experiences that might amount to very brief, "micro-delusions". Such as the moment I look for my parked car in a crowded lot and can't see it. When I momentarily panic thinking my car has been stolen- again. Classic PTSD stuff.

Of course the feeling immediately dissipates once I see my car again. And yet the process will happen again and again and again, as it has for decades. Where CBT simply didn't work in my case. Equally I manage to check my front door to be locked....often at least four times every day.

You are not alone...

 

[Oz67]

Have you reached out to a doctor already? It doesn't seem like a normal OCD symptom to have delusions and lack of insight.

I will talk to my counselor and psychiatrist.

 

[Oz67]

I see my own brand of OCD (formally diagnosed 1982) as having some routine experiences that might amount to very brief, "micro-delusions". Such as the moment I look for my parked car in a crowded lot and can't see it. When I momentarily panic thinking my car has been stolen- again. Classic PTSD stuff.

Of course the feeling immediately dissipates once I see my car again. And yet the process will happen again and again and again, as it has for decades. Where CBT simply didn't work in my case.

That makes sense.

 

[tree]

I feel bad for being annoying. I wasn't feeling well, I am sorry

You haven't annoyed me.

 

[Oz67]

You haven't annoyed me.

I have this anxiety that I am doing something wrong until someone reassures me that I am a good person and a friendly guy.

 

[vergil96]

I feel bad for being annoying. I wasn't feeling well, I am sorry

You're not annoying, it's okay. You post whatever you feel like posting, and that's fine. I wasn't angry, I don't know why I would seem annoyed, but I'm not. Perhaps my responses are just long-winded and it's all there is to it.

 

[vergil96]

I have this anxiety that I am doing something wrong until someone reassures me that I am a good person and a friendly guy.

You are a good friendly person

 

[Rodafina]

I have this anxiety that I am doing something wrong until someone reassures me that I am a good person and a friendly guy.

I agree with @tree that you have not annoyed me. It does seem like a common worry for you though (being annoying to others).

Perhaps, when you have that feeling you can practice reassuring yourself that you are okay. You have a few instances here on the forum where you felt like you were being annoying, but then people reassured you that you were not. Maybe you can use this evidence to help calm your worries about being annoying.

 

[Oz67]

I agree with @tree that you have not annoyed me. It does seem like a common worry for you though (being annoying to others).

Perhaps, when you have that feeling you can practice reassuring yourself that you are okay. You have a few instances here on the forum where you felt like you were being annoying, but then people reassured you that you were not. Maybe you can use this evidence to help calm your worries about being annoying.

Thanks

 

[Oz67]

You're not annoying, it's okay. You post whatever you feel like posting, and that's fine. I wasn't angry, I don't know why I would seem annoyed, but I'm not. Perhaps my responses are just long-winded and it's all there is to it.

Thanks

 

[Oz67]

You are a good friendly person

That is so sweet

 

[Wolfnox]

Yeah, I mean, we can't diagnose someone over the internet,

I got diagnosed as a werewolf that way.

 

[Ivi]

Hi! I have read sometimes that OCD can be quite common with ASD persons. I have BDD (body dysmorphic disorder), which is often misunderstood, as it's not commonly known that it is "just" another form of OCD. I often get other non-related strange intrusive thoughts too, that may prevent me from sleeping or doing things (they might be trauma related at times though, but sometimes they seem to be unrelated to my traumas). These happen more commonly when I'm even a little stressed out.
I developed this OCD/BDD at the age of 4, but was only diagnosed at 30 because the diagnosis of BDD wasn't known by my psychiatrists before, and I also felt too ashamed to talk about it anyway as I didn't know it existed as a diagnosis either.
I also have medications for this, and I try to do some self-therapy the best I can (official therapy methods haven't worked in my case).
I hope your medication helps you a bit. OCD type of illness can definitely be difficult to handle at times.

 

[Oz67]

Hi! I have read sometimes that OCD can be quite common with ASD persons. I have BDD (body dysmorphic disorder), which is often misunderstood, as it's not commonly known that it is "just" another form of OCD. I often get other non-related strange intrusive thoughts too, that may prevent me from sleeping or doing things (they might be trauma related at times though, but sometimes they seem to be unrelated to my traumas). These happen more commonly when I'm even a little stressed out.
I developed this OCD/BDD at the age of 4, but was only diagnosed at 30 because the diagnosis of BDD wasn't known by my psychiatrists before, and I also felt too ashamed to talk about it anyway as I didn't know it existed as a diagnosis either.
I also have medications for this, and I try to do some self-therapy the best I can (official therapy methods haven't worked in my case).
I hope your medication helps you a bit. OCD type of illness can definitely be difficult to handle at times.