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Intense and highly personal, A&E’s upcoming docu-series "Obsessed" examines the lives of everyday people imprisoned by unmanageable, repetitive behaviors and sometimes debilitating fear. Tell us some of the obsessions you struggle with.

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	Hi everyone. I am 20 years old and I have OCD. I've had since I was around nine. It used to be worse before, I would talk to my self, and do things that were really noticible. As the years passed by I have learned to sort of deal with it. I dont think that we are ever going to be completely cure, but I do believe there is a way of making life easier. And I felt like I needed to share it with people to see if it could help others as how it has helped me. I think that all of us have something in common. We do rituals because we are scared that something is going to happen. So we are forced to do things in order to "prevent" them from happening. So what I do is that I force my self to think that if I do the rituals or what my mind is forcing me to do then the thing will happen. If I follow them then things could happen. It doesnt always work, but it helps me relax at times. I think we all have thoughts that we would love to get rid off but if we cant then we have to learn how to deal with it and not let it control our lives. I'm so glad that this is out in the open, I use to think that I was crazy and that I wasnt normal that I was the only one suffering from this. I hope this helps at least one person. Like I said it may not always work, but its something. I hope to hear from someone who tries it.


	I have Severe Ocd and I am the mother of 3 kids. My sons are 5 and 14 and my daughter is 9 months. I have a wonderful boyfriend of 7 years who I love dearly. My boyfriend have an almost perfect relationship. We get along great but the one thing we fight about is my Ocd. He hates that I force him and my kids to do my compulsions. I have trouble touching things for fear of germs. My Ocd became worse when my 5 year old was in the hospital for the first 7 weeks of his life. It has progressively gotten worse since then. My Ocd is so bad that I wash my hands and arms 3 to 5 times after using restroom and even more after doing laundry. I probubly wash my hands at least 100 times a day. My worst thing is that I refuse to touch my sons or things they have touched unless they have just been washed. If I read a book to my 5 year old I make him turn the pages. I won't hug my kids goodnight unless they just took a shower. I have gotten so bad that I only go out of my bedroom if it is nessesary. I go to the dr about 1 ime a week and have anxiety the whole time I am there. If I didn't know that I would die without my bloodthinners I would quit going to the dr. My boyfriend recently told me that if my Ocd continues to get worse in the way it affects my kids and I don't get help he will take my kids and leave me. Anyone have any suggestions? Know of any good Ocd Dr's in Los angeles area?


	For me my obessions consist of Trichotillomania, counting, & clothes hangers. I try to control all of them but will "relapse" from time to time. My kids call me the laundry nazi. All of the hangers have to be the same color & they must hang in a certain direction. I will catagorize the clothes (short sleeve, long sleeve, t-shirts, etc.). If I have to have multiple colors then each catagory will have their own color. I am lucky to have all one color right now. But I try to avoid my husbands side of the closet because his hangers are all different colors & even after I organize them it ends up what I call a mess. He, in the mean time, has General Anxiety, Social Anxiety, Panic Disorder, OCD, & will sometimes get embarressed so easily it will cause him to have an anger outburst. He is also a recovering alcoholic who has also had some issues with prescription drugs. Needless to say, both Intervention & now Obsessed are amung our favorite A & E shows.


	I just watched the first show of Obsessed - THANK YOU! I am 52...1st panic attack at 14 (in those days they weren't called panic attacks - they were called "I think you are going crazy!!)...so I kept them to myself and worried that I might just die from anxiety. Then it got so bad I HOPED I might. After years of panic disorder, depression, depersonalization syndrome, eating disorder, obsessive "put down thoughts" about everything I did/do or might want to achieve....I sought help on a "hotline" for anorexia 14 years ago and have been on medication ever since. During this entire time I married (still married after 30 years) and raised 2 wonderful children who are now adults. Only a handful of people know what I felt/feel on the inside all this time...I am not complaining - you work through the way you are the best you know and I feel blessed and give thanks everyday for my life. I am thankful that I watched OBSESSED tonight (although my heart raced, body tightly curled up into a protective ball, crying at times, laughing at times in understanding - and left with happiness and hope for the people on the show who shared their stories...not only for themselves but for others....you are so very brave and I am better for hearing your stories...to A&E: Thank you for this important and creative series. I look forward to its success!!


	It might not be as serious as alot of other anxiety disorder but it takes take a big role in my life.. some of my obsessions are everything i do has to be 2 or 6 times. I cant have odd numbers. if i see a pair of shoes seperated i have to put them together. if im at the store and i see something off the shelf or misplaced i have to put it in the right spot. everynight i have to check all the doors and make sure their locked and i have to do it 2 times.. when i leave for school i have to make sure everything is unplugged and nothing is touching the power cords.. if i dont i have thought like what if i left my straitner on or the oven and then my house will catch on fire and my dogs will die. i have been to a therapist and was digoses with anxiety disorder and ocd. there are more daily compulsions that i do but its a long list. if you have anyt tips on how to overcome these obessesions please let me know.. thankss..


	about a year or so ago i dealt with a bad case of anxiety attacks and panic attacks. i would rush myself to the hospital in fear of a heart attack only to be sent home after numerous tests saying that i was fine. at the time i had to deal with numerous deaths of family and friends and i felt as if i was trapped. my anxiety has calmed down tremendously even though i still have slight setbacks every once in awhile. panic attacks and anxiety attacks are stressful and i feel for anyone who has to go through them.


	about a year or so ago i dealt with a bad case of anxiety attacks and panic attacks. i would rush myself to the hospital in fear of a heart attack only to be sent home after numerous tests saying that i was fine. at the time i had to deal with numerous deaths of family and friends and i felt as if i was trapped. my anxiety has calmed down tremendously even though i still have slight setbacks every once in awhile. panic attacks and anxiety attacks are stressful and i feel for anyone who has to go through them.


	my obession is cookies. i cannot stop eating them. all kinds. chocolate chips. sugar cookies. oreos. homemade. vanilla wafers. shortbread. crackers. chip ahoys. oatmeal rasins. i am seeking therapy. thelking@live.com http://blackrational.blogspot.com/

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