Posted by Krazy Kat on January 23, 2002, at 11:23:08
In reply to Do I need a shrink?, posted by MaverickZ on January 21, 2002, at 7:45:35
Mav:
I'm 30. I tried to handle my illness alone until I was 27. Then I went to a psychiatrist. It was the best decision I've ever made for my health.
Your symptoms are so familiar - I would categorize it as OCD, but I think a lot of mental illnesses intermesh.
I have manic depressive and OCD symptoms. Antipsychotics are supposed to help with these intrusive thoughts. Depakote has helped me, but I do still deal with them some.
It took me a long time to understand that I wasn't a horrible person for having these kind of thoughts, and that the likelihood of my acting on them was nil. It's a difficult disease.
Good luck and let us know how you do.
- KK
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