Thank you for the messages venusbluejeans and Bigboyuk
(I was having a very wobbly day yesterday! It definitely helped me to post and thanks again for reading and the kind words)
Bigboyuk, you name it, chances are I have tried it... Medication, counselling, alternative therapies... I was taking Sertraline until the beginning of this year but a combination of weight issues (aaargh, caveat: I can't say for sure that the Sertraline was messing with my weight) and the fact that the intrusive thoughts were still (very) intrusive made me stop taking them.
It hasn't been TOO bad today - work and exercise helps.
Lots of love,
SB (ok, now the "Summer Breeze" song is in my head...)