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nychick89

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I Hate This, Please Read & Help.
Posted: 10-29-06 12:42pm

I'm a 17 year old female, who's been dealing with some issues for a long time. Back in 2003 my mother, whom I wasn't very close with died of a cocaine overdose. I guess I didn't realize how much it bothered me. Shortly after that I was hospitalize at a psychiatric ward for self-mutilating (cutting my wrists), and for drugs/alcohol abuse. Being at the place really did nothing for me at all. At the time I now realize I was depressed, and did have extreme stress and anxiety. Now, 3 years later.. I don't feel depressed, just constantly paranoid. I've looked up a lot of information on paranoid personality disorder, and I indeed believe thats what I have. I never realized it until I read about this. Whenever i'm talking to someone, I constantly read in between the lines, and think that they are trying to insult me, or harm me. I always am scared that people are talking about me, or formulating a way to harm me. Always this is a constant thing, it never had bothered me before because I always thought it was everyone else just being rude/ignorant, but now I see my role in things. After an argument or dispute once i've calmed down I can see where I was at fault.. I still believe that i'm right but I can see that its me being paranoid. I say hurtful things to people, in order to get a response from them.. So I can interepret how they "really" feel about me. I'm just bullshiting myself, and causing drama 24/7. I can't stop it though, no matter how hard I try I find myself right back where I started. I have tough times keeping steady relationships, not just with boyfriends, I mean with anyone in general because of my lack of trust. Also I constantly seek attention, and I know it. I'm the most defensive person on this planet, I have extreme bouts of anger, which gets me into a lot of fights, and unwanted arguments at school. I'm so worried about whats going on around me that I can't pay attention in school. I want everyone to like me. I have this huge fear of people leaving me. I've also developed ocd like symptoms, which I read goes hand in hand with paranoid personality disorder. I have these compulsive thoughts of my house catching on fire, which posesses me to unplug everything in my house before I go upstairs to sleep. As i'm halfway up the stairs, i'll run back down and re-check the toasters/coffee maker. I do this repeatidly for about 10 minutes. Also my front door seems to be the biggest problem. If i'm going anywhere, regardless of if its 5 minutes down the road, I have to do this "push-pull" ritual. Everytime. First I slam the door, then re-open it, then I close it, then I push it, repeatidly, and then I pull the handle repeatidly. This has gone on for over 10 minutes at a time. I feel like if I dont touch it a certain way, the whole handle has been screwed up and I have to re-do it again. I can see these horrible images in my head, and I think thats what posesses me to do it. Well I know its kind of a long message, I just wanted to explain it fully. I'm not in counselling right now, I just got out of it back in janaury. I do believe i'm going to start it back up.. But i've been on a few medications since I was 13, medications for depression and anxiety I believe and I know which ones didn't work with me, or I hated the side affects. Those medications are zoloft, abilify, rispirdal,concerta. Are there any medications for anxiety that I should look into or mention to my doctor? Please write back!!
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stacylady

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Posted: 11-01-06 10:06am

It sounds like to me that you may have o.C.D. (obsessive compulsive disorder). My brother has that and he is on some great medication for it. His got so bad that at one point he couldn't drive because he was so busy counting the spaces between windows on buildings and between the yellow lines on the road. He has been doing really well for quite a long time. I would start going back to your doctor and discuss this with him/her. I hope this helps you and that you have a blessed day.
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reneblack

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Posted: 11-19-06 23:01pm

Try to think positive thoughts. Dont feel guilty. Enjoy life possitively to the fullest! Good luck. Have a happy hollidays.
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johnR

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Posted: 12-07-06 18:58pm

It does sound like ocd/anxiety. Give cbt therapy a try. If you can't afford a cbt group pick up a copy of been there, done that? Do this! By sam obitz and start doing the tea form exercise which will teach you how to keep your thinking more objective and help you learn to stop jumping to conclusions and blowing things out of proportion. Take care and know you can get better if you learn to think more objectively about your symptoms through the cbt exercises.
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