Can anybody recommend a wash basket?

[Fishmanpa]

It’s very difficult to help myself right now I feel so over powered by the ocd

But that's the only way. Words on a screen will not and do not help you and never have

Positive thoughts

[phil06]

Did you tell the psychiatrist about how bad you felt at your appointment?

Yes 100% he told me YouTube and no therapy and said I can come back
In a year again. He said I can keep going with private therapy but she won’t see me again anyway

[pulisa]

Was there a reason why you weren't offered therapy if you had never had it before on the NHS? It does seem very odd to be told to use YouTube. Do you think the psychiatrist realises that therapy is unlikely to be successful because of your diagnosis?

[phil06]

Was there a reason why you weren't offered therapy if you had never had it before on the NHS? It does seem very odd to be told to use YouTube. Do you think the psychiatrist realises that therapy is unlikely to be successful because of your diagnosis?

No I have said many a time now he doesn’t believe in therapy he said exercise and muscular relaxation is the solution to my anxiety and ocd.

He never said such a thing about it not being suitable but if you don’t think it’s suitable for me why ask? Private one failed but that may be because there are better theripst out there or infact self help because self help has been more uselful in the past.

Plus he said I can continue with the therapy if I wanted but it was the theripst who never offered more appointments maybe because I decided to stop

[pulisa]

Then you are left with "self help", exercise and muscular relaxation...and YouTube.

[KK77]

Very odd, if you ask me... Psychiatrists are usually concerned with prescribing meds. And I find it hard to believe Phil has tried them ALL, and that there isn't a med that could at least help to alleviate some of his symptoms.

[phil06]

Basically I got a new iron board took that back I went for a shower before the new one came I changed towels three times, changed clothes three times and the new iron came and I worried my clothes were dirty I bashed that thought off then I had a false thought I went into the bathroom with the iron and touched dirty laundry even though that wasnt true so basically I couldn’t track my mind back to how I carried it in. Anyway I now own 5 irons! That’s how bad my ocd is obviously I have to sell some or something as I don’t need all these but it shows how much effort I have put into avoiding feeling unforgettable and these dirty washing thoughts. Basically my mind wants to believe every iron is dirty or not a safe colour I don’t know why my mind has went in this loop.

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Very odd, if you ask me... Psychiatrists are usually concerned with prescribing meds. And I find it hard to believe Phil has tried them ALL, and that there isn't a med that could at least help to alleviate some of his symptoms.

You can’t take anti depressants with the medication I’m on.

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Very odd, if you ask me... Psychiatrists are usually concerned with prescribing meds. And I find it hard to believe Phil has tried them ALL, and that there isn't a med that could at least help to alleviate some of his symptoms.

I mean a year ago he did offer me Lithium in an alternative to Risperidone but that’s not an ocd med

[pulisa]

Lithium and now YouTube...Your psychiatrist has some interesting theories.

[phil06]

Lithium and now YouTube...Your psychiatrist has some interesting theories.

Not really he’s just not wanting to treat the ocd I only mentioned it in my last session

[MyNameIsTerry]

You can’t take anti depressants with the medication I’m on.[COLOR="blue"]

If you mean Risperidone, I think you can.

I just punched that into a drugs interaction checker with 7 other commonly used antidepressants in the SSRI & SNRI families. Only two had Major warnings (about Long QT, Citalpram/Escitalopram), the rest had Moderate warnings. The Moderate warnings were split between increasing blood levels of Risperidone and one about feet shuffling, I think that was all of them as I didn't keep count.

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Not really he’s just not wanting to treat the ocd I only mentioned it in my last session

I thought so, he is sticking to what you were referred to him for and not getting involved in anything new. A jobsworth.

Does he need your GP to refer you again for the OCD side...just so it's dots his i's and crosses his t's?