I tried Prozac but it didn't help a lot and I found my gf so I didn't want the sexual side effects, then after a lot of anxiety tried Lyrica and it worked decently for a bit less than a year but I think that now it doesn't help that much (either because my circumstances are more anxiety inducing in general or because of tolerance).

There aren't that many CBT therapists in my country either let alone ERP specialists (most are talk therapists or psychoanalysts). I'm not sure how much it would help anyways because I mainly have mental obsessions which might are more difficult to prevent.

What did you do in a similar position? Did you manage to find some semblance of inner peace? Thanks for your time

  • Pluto [he/him, he/him]
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    11 months ago

    True enough, yeah.

    CBT can be useful depending on who administers it.

    This person should find a neurodivergent therapist like I did.

    • ratboy [they/them]
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      11 months ago

      I had a therapist who was neurodivergent as well and they were who helped me recognize that I was also, it really is so helpful to have people with lived experience, sucks that it's so rare to find

    • AdmiralDoohickey@lemmygrad.ml
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      11 months ago

      This person should find a neurodivergent therapist like I did

      Lucky, last therapist I had used some really old terminology which categorized me (probably autistic) as "psychotic" and we had some conflicts about that. She did help me on understanding some things about how other humans act though, which I am grateful to her for.

      I wouldn’t think that OCD is something that can be treated through medication

      I have more or less reached the same conclusion, it is pretty interesting because the meds lessen the actual body anxiety, but the rumination / mental reassurance never goes away completely. They do help with allowing me to distract myself from the thoughts by doing something else, but I will still get overwhelmed if left alone with them

      Anyway, if you can speak English, consider tele-therapy with someone outside the country. This is what I was going to suggest

      @ratboy@hexbear.net

      I did those during the lockdowns with yet another therapist but they didn't go that well, but I could try it again bc I found an ERP therapist in Greece who does them

      • Pluto [he/him, he/him]
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        11 months ago

        Perhaps there could be a resource to help you? Like this?

        https://madwepi.notion.site/madwepi/f65a3a240c974e7da6c48e0961134dd8?v=105fda6abc7645c893df483fc8810b51

      • ratboy [they/them]
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        11 months ago

        That's awesome that the meds can help with the anxiety; the feedback loop between the obsessive thoughts and the central nervous system is something important to address, I think. But I would imagine that being able to dissect the obsessions may help to relieve them with someone trained in talk therapy/CBT. At least for me, I feel like sometimes when I am able to figure out the root issue of a particular behavior, it can kinda resolve itself. Not always, of course, but being able to let go of the tiniest bad habit or stressor makes such a difference. I hope you can find the support you need!