Posted by yourshadowself on April 10, 2003, at 23:29:22
In reply to Re: to the sensitive ones, posted by leeran on April 10, 2003, at 20:00:22
"Yep, definitely sounds like OCD, but I have never considered that I might have also been depressed at that age as well. "
leeran,
By the above statement, I dont know if you think you were or were not depressed as a child... Maybe you were saying that you dont know either.My therapist told me I had OCD last october, and then when i started doing research on it, everything started making sense. At her urging, I started taking effexor in november. My compulsions subsided, and on top of that EVERYTHING (like the simple things like brushing your teeth) was easier to do. I told my therapist about it and she said that was the depression. But I do have memories of it always being hard to do simple things, even in childhood. So now, I believe that I was born with depression, OCD and anxiety.
I feel normal for the first time, and i finally understand that brushing your teeth isnt that big of a deal. (although before effexor it really was)
leeran, have you tried any meds?
Also, thanks for the compliment on my name. I got it from a book, (not The Light Side of the Shadow Chasers, but do you recommend it?) but from Look At Me, its some recent novel i picked up on a display table at barns and nobles. It wasnt painful to read, but its not that great of a book. Anyway a character in the book likes to look at people and find their shadow self in their face when they are off guard. I think there are alot of books with the shadow theme going on though...
i like you, leeran.
love, shadow
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