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Debi's Text and Verse on OCD Me and my OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder); it's too long of a story to tell in detail but OCD survivors learn how to live life with a chemical imbalance in the brain. They are born with this and sometimes it never emerges and sometimes it is there from day one, such as my case. I ended up saving myself by joining Recovery, Inc. which is a national group. It teaches you that you can live with a mental disorder and it IS NOT as bad as you may think. Society paints us into that corner, not us. OCD 's biggest symptoms are constant (and I do mean constant) hand washing, worrying, etc. In my case it was a compulsion to spend $$$$$$ we did not have. Only after a near break down and almost losing my family did I get help. I am still OCD to date (and I always will be) but I am in control now, not the disease. Born way back in '55 sure was glad to be alive my years as a babe seemd just fine and then one day I crossed the line Seems I had a temper made Mom and Dad real mad me, I just remember being real sad Seems every light had to be in the same postion and my clothes had to be in the drawer, no transition Even silverware pointed just one way and I still do this very thing yep to this very day Now I went from one to another therapist for the cure but no one knew the problem and some just weren't real sure I would go to my room when OCD did hit rearrange every drawer and my room I would just split I shared it with my sister who had her own thing to relieve some pressure I would really sing Now I got married and had some kids and when I was 30 some I had what I thought a heart attack when that was wrong I felt dumb. I went once more to therapy for I wanted to be right hubby backed me and held me every night That is when I found out I had a thing called OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder this was news to me Well, I found a group called Recovery a self help support you know and this group helped me be right and helped me to grow OCD will never leave but I have learne dto live and with Recovery, Inc I have learned to give So search your phone books high and low check it out and see what helped me to survive was a group called Recovery Debi F. Research links to "RECOVERY": http://www.umdnj.edu/psyevnts/meetingsRREHZ.html#Conts http://www.appi.org/psjournal/dec96/murray.html http://www.umdnj.edu/psyevnts/meetingsRREHZ.html#RECOVINC   |