Posted by lissy on October 19, 2001, at 10:19:35
In reply to Re: Is there any kind of meds for phobias?, posted by petey on October 19, 2001, at 10:07:17
> > Please help me, I feel like such a complete idiot but I am
> > have been crying for 2 days and can't make myself go to the
> > kitchen or basement all because of a stupid mouse! This is
> > so embarassing but I have been diagnosed w/ocd a couple
> > years ago but went off the meds because of weight gain and
> > tiredness and had been doing okay w/all the other stuff
> > like excessive worries and obsessions and had even cut down
> > the counting stuff quite a bit. I have always been phobic
> > of mice and toads. The toads since I was little I think
> > it started because the neighborhood boys used to chase us
> > girls w/the toads they catch and even put them down our
> > backs so now when I encounter one I actually run away screaming
> > How embarassing for a 35 year old woman Huh? My neighbors
> > just laugh at me we always joke about it. I can deal w/that
> > fear since it is outside. The mouse thing came about
> > in my teens when we used to get mice in our house and they
> > would even get into our bedrooms upstairs and I could hear them while
> > I was trying to sleep and they would go in my closet and
> > scratch at the door and crawl into my shoes so ever since I have been
> > terrified. We have lived here for 10 years and have only
> > had a mouse one other time but caught it w/in the hour.
> > My kids saw it in the basement the other day and we haven't been able
> > to catch it. My husband also told me he had caught one
> > in the kitchen last week. So now that I know that they amble into
> > the kitchen too I can't bring myself to go in there. My kids had
> > to make themselves breakfast and dinner! I am frozen w/fear I can't wash
> > clothes since the washer is in the basement. My husband thinks
> > I am just doing this so I don't have to do work but I
> > swear that is not it! I have company coming over tomorrow and
> > my house is a pit because I haven't been able to clean the downstairs because
> > of my fear so between my fear of the mouse and my hubby's yelling at me '
> > I can't stop crying! My doctor can't see me til next week, by then hopefully
> > the mouse will be gone anyway. So that won't do me much
> > good. Of course my other fear is that they say just because you see just
> > one that means there are probably more than just one. I can't even sleep cuz I
> > think they might come upstairs to our bedrooms like our
> > old house. I know I sound crazy but is there any over the counter meds i
> > could get to calm me down or some kind of techniques to use to get me through
> > ? Should I even bother going to the doctor anyways? There probably
> > isn't anything to take just for phobias anyways. Please
> > someone respond and try not to laugh at me too much.
>
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> I have always hsd a fear of mice,too. As a matter of fact, we saw one last night! Ugh! I find the only way I can get my housework done is to keep the radio on and run the vacuum. This really works because they don't like where there is noise. Please do not go on medication for this! I am already on meds. for depression and the fear of mice has not gone away! I'm still just as terrified. I have had nothing but big problems ever since I went down the medication road! The side-effects are just not worth it. I have found when we do get mice, to make sure all food is put away, bread in the fridge, cereals in plastic containers, etc. If they can't get any food, they'll leave and go somewhere else for food. Think about getting a cat! They are wonderful for catching mice! Just don't go the medication route, I think you'll be sorry like I am! Good luck!
> Petey
Thank you for responding right away and not thinking me an idiot! I realize how silly my crying and
carrying on seem when there is a war going on and
all those poor people that got killed and their families but I
have strange ways of dealing w/things and the therapist
had said it is part of my ocd. I wasn't too keen
about the meds thing anyway I have been on quite
a few a.d.s and the weight gain, tiredness, muscle aches, withdrawals etc. do suck.
The only good thing right now would be that I couldn't squeeze out a tear when I was
on them though. Thanks again
poster:lissy
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