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    Thumbs up Hello everyone

    Hi everyone,

    Well I find this site by accident and thought it would be a great forum to sign up to. I am 40 and have suffered from agoraphobia and a huge range of OCD's for many years. I suffer from tinnitus also which causes further anxiety.

    It all started when I lost my job though redundancy 17 years ago, I will not bore you with all the info but since then I have been trapped in a minefield of OCD whereby I can be stuck in a particular counting phase for hours at a time. This obviously stopped my normal life and by 2014 I had over 40 different counting rituals throughout the house that could keep me locked in place for up to 5 - 6 hours a day. I had counselling etc but nothing seemed to work. Since then I have battled through some terrible times including thoughts of ending it all. I have had a very eventful life up until this time so I have a strong character and glad I didn't give in to those thoughts.

    Fast forward to now and I only have a few counting rituals left which take a mere few minutes out of my day, I have gradually weaned myself away from them through determination and trying different coping strategies. I have attended college as a mature student which I never thought I could do and just passed my exams and on my way to a new life. I still have some bad days but on the whole things are starting to get easier.

    I wanted to sign up here and hopefully share my thoughts and journey with others and provide a listening ear where I can to other people going through similar problems, and perhaps even pick up some extra help that I have not tried myself. Thanks.

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    Welcome to No More Panic!

    Hiya Upgrade and welcome to NMP

    Why not take a look at our articles on our home page, they contain a wealth of information and are a great starting place for your time on the forum.

    I hope you find the as site helpful and informative as I have and that you get the help and support you need here and hope that you meet a few friends along the way
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    Re: Hello everyone

    Welcome to the forum. It's good to hear a story of somebody who has really struggled but is now seeing real progress!

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    Re: Hello everyone

    Really inspiring Upgrade! That's quite a journey you have been on and I'm sure you will be an amazing help to others with OCD etc. Counselling, medication etc can be a great help but hearing tips from people who have got themselves back on track has to be one of the best therapies too!

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    Re: Hello everyone

    Hello & welcome. I hope you find the site helpful

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    Re: Hello everyone

    Thank you for your welcome guys

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