Posted by madison88 on December 25, 2003, at 17:26:20
In reply to Re: cyclothymic OCD anybody?/info on a newer article » madison88, posted by Dinah on December 25, 2003, at 12:51:48
i have read that if you have OCD and are depressed, you are more likely to become manic on antidepressants than if you are just depressed. it is because of this that there seems to be a link between OCD and bipolar disorder. i know that when i am depressed, my obsessions are darker and can become delusions. for example, i have obsessed about how little money i have when i really have enough. i have twice been convinced i was pregnant even when all the medical tests indicated otherwise. (pregnancy at this point in my life would have been a nightmare.) when my moods have been high, i have become obsessed if the way my apartment looks and have ran out and bought all kinds of crap to try and make it look better. the depressive and manic symptoms intertwine with the obsessive and produce delusions.
"I *have* noticed that when I'm not really in touch with my feelings my OCD tends to flare up a lot more"
this makes sense. it makes sense that the further you are from conscious awareness of your innner states the less able you are to regulate them. isn't OCD a condition that involves bombardments of disturbing thoughts/perceptions/etc that result in compulsions to try and rid yourself of them? so if you are not aware of your feelings, you can't possibly distinguish between "normal" sensations and those that are pathological and not at all helpful.
i am interested in what kind of OCD symptoms you have. one of the things i am wondering is if people like us with comorbid OCD and cyclothymia/soft bipolar disorder have unique symptomology or symptoms that are less likely to be found in those with only OCD or only cyclothymia. what do you think? thanks for writing!
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