a post by Janet Singer for the World of Psychology bog
For many people, the journey through obsessive-compulsive disorder and back to good health is a long one. Getting the correct diagnosis, or even just recognising you have OCD, often takes years. Then comes the search for appropriate treatment, followed by a long-term commitment to therapy and hard work. We know recovery is possible, but it is rarely a “quick fix.”
I try to imagine what it must feel like, after being controlled by OCD for so long, to finally have your life back? Relief. Gratitude. Excitement!
Yes, but for many, also add trepidation and confusion, with a helping of uncertainty.
What do I do – NOW?
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One of the things I learned the hard way from many meetings with various Al-Anon groups is that the alcoholic partner you have lived with for x number of years will not be the non-drinker that he becomes as a sober person.
As a sober person he suddenly has to learn how to fill the hours that were previously taken up with finding money for alcohol, drinking same and then sleeping it off again. Also he would have to face the demons that disappeared when the bottom of the bottle was reached.
What Janet is saying in this post is similar. You’ve given so much money and time to your OCD. What DO you do now?
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