feeling sad

[kandcmom]

hello all,
I been having a bad week with ocd. I'm on zoloft and ativan but this week i've been reallt having obsessive harmful thoughts. I also have been depressed about my ocd and I really haven't had alot of depression before. Just needed to vent to someone and get some support. Thanks, Kathy

 

[keryakos]

kathy ..i have harm thoughts too so i understand ..i have them about family members and even people i dont know i find that the closer emotionally i get to someone or the more i admire them the worse it becomes ..it is very normal to feel sad or even guilty for these thoughts BUT you are not guilty for any of them no more than a mother is guilting for having thoughts like these during PPD ..it is a malfunction of our brains and in some cases hormonese ect ... God understands that its not what we want ..OCD plays on the fear that well maybe i really did want to think this ...but that is simply not true ..and there is nothing wrong with needing to be reminded of this ..

 

[kaykay9.0]

Praying for you. I think sometimes we do get down after a siege of dealing with the OCD.

 

[stacii]

Praying that you feel better soon.

 

[RachelZ]

Hi kandcmom...hope you're feeling at least a little better. I think feeling down and even depressed is prolly quite a normal reaction to having to deal with all the stress and anxiety OCD flings at us. That doesn't make it any nicer I know...are there any things you find help you at all? Certainly doing what you've done here by sharing how you're feeling is a really positive thing to do...I find the more I keep all my feelings inside the more toxic they seem to become. Have you recently started new meds cos I know sometimes they can make you feel worse before they start to improve things. Sorry I haven't got much helpful to say but just wanted you to know that you're not alone in your experience...hope it lifts soon...take care, Rachel