OCD Cured. You CAN Win The Battle!

Hey Guys,

You may recognize the username, maybe not, but basically I had been struggling BAD with OCD/Pure O since last November, and thought I would never escape. It started with HOCD, then it switched to Harm OCD, and then kind of went back and fourth between the two. As most of you can relate, it was a very hard time, very painful and most of the time scary.I went to a therapist who talked me through my thoughts and compulsions for about two months, and after a while I decided I didn't need to anymore because every single time I went, i felt like we repeated the same things and it was just for reassurance. I stopped going, and started making proactive choices both mentally and physically...here are some of those.

Mentally:
- You MUST realize that EVERYONE HAS THESE THOUGHTS. Everyone, (even if they don't admit it), thinks weird thoughts. THEY DO. But you just don't know this because its not like you hang out with friends, and they say, Hey I had a thought that I would pick up a knife and accidentally harm roommate today!" That would be weird right? But the more and more I TALKED about my OCD, the more and more I realized that, these "Unnatural" thoughts were just the creation of the brain - it happens. So it is HOW WE REACT that makes us OCD. You can't expect to not have weird thoughts, and if you do, don't react. You are normal.
-Stop attending to the thoughts, it'll come up, but after a while (weeks months, years) go by, have you killed someone yet? (harm ocd), have you turned gay yet? (hocd), have you molested a child yet? (pocd). Most likely the answer is no - most likely this is spiking you, BUT THATS BECAUSE YOU HAVE OCD.
-Stop reassuring. So there is your reassurance, I know its addicting to seek it, but HOW MANY TIMES do you have to seek reassurance to prove you have OCD. Its a vicious cycle.

Physically:
-For me, my OCD was onset by a strong course of antibiotics. I had tonsillitis last october and was put on Sulfamethoxazole and I wasn't right ever since I took that. For a brief science lesson, medications are not good for you - of course, they may alleviate symptoms, but the bottom line is, it is affecting you somehow. In my case, the antibiotics helped rid my infection, but while getting rid of the bad bacteria, it also wiped the good. The gut (stomach), is just as important, if not more important when regulating your mental health. Sounds weird, but your gut is responsible for how you feel (Article for extra reading: http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/21/45957 ... ur-stomach).
-It isn't rocket science, and when you think about it, it does make sense. There is a reason why we have to eat healthy, it affects up physically and mentally. Anyways, so it was after some research and desperation that I realized my gut had been robbed of all the 'good' and it was effecting me mentally.

What Should I Take?
-Theralac Probiotic, it is the best one on the market. This replaces good bacteria in your gut. I believe this is what "cured" my OCD. It took about 2-3 months to get my gut back to normal I believe, but it was a miracle when I would go to sleep at night and think, "Wow I didnt obsess at all today."

-Natural Calm Magnesium: magnesium is one of the most important minerals in our body, and 3/4 people are LACKING it! Not only does it calm you down, and make you less anxious (and sleep better!), it also is vital for the nervous system. Do some research, but this helped me a lot as well.

- Eat with your brain and body in mind. Think, "How will this positively benefit me? Will it? Will it not?" Eating better has given me more energy and to just feel better all around!

Sorry this is so lengthy, but I truly truly know what it is like to feel anxious everyday and have this constant battle with OCD and I feel obligated to come back and help those who may be suffering. I can't guarantee that this will 'cure' you because I do believe that everyone is a little bit OCD anyways, however I have felt that it has helped me, and the freedom of my thoughts is the greatest. If you have any questions, feel free to email me if you would like. Don't let OCD take over your life, YOU HAVE THE POWER TO CONQUER IT. Let that come from someone like me who has been through the thick and thin! Stay Strong!

So what helped you more, changing ur perspective to the thoughts u were having, or taking the supplements?

It was definitely a combination of the two. But also once I kept busy with work or something I was passionate about my OCD waned. I remember being in the darkest of places and yet I managed to get out. My OCD came I waves and there were times when I'd not fall into the trap or cycle. Once that starts to happen that's good. I know at times it's hard to think about anything else but I would highly recommend seeing a therapist that specializes in cbt. It helped me rationalize my thoughts. Like I said my onset of moderate OCD stemmed from the antibiotic use. It took at least 6 months of agonizing pain of thoughts to recover. Just start taking care of your body. Feed it well. Exercise. Take the supps I recommended and be patient. It doesn't happen over night. Learn to rationalize your thoughts. It will be ok! Even when it gets tough keep trying. If you're religious, pray! God helped me through all the dark times. So grateful I have emerged.

I must say that my OCD has gotten a lot better.

What probably helped me was a three month trip to ASIA, split between Philippines and Bangkok.
During this time I backpacked and lived in some really filthy places.

One hotel I stayed at for a month had roaches in the room, just the filth of a lot of what I was forced to live in probably desensitized me a bit to contamination issues. I think if any of you want to face your contamination issues then move to a 3rd world country.

After this I was forced to move back home with my parents and live in the living room with all my belongings out in the open, I had no bedroom as the house was under construction. Usually I locked all my stuff up because I worried people would contaminate my belongings but now I had no choice.

After living like that for over 6 months it has really exposed me to a lot! Now when I finally moved back to my room I don't even feel the need to lock the door because, well, if anyone wanted to contaminate my stuff they would have done so already. Really everything I have could have been contaminated.

SO what really helped me was being forced to live in what I consider bad conditions and with long exposure over many months to it I just got over a lot of my OCD. I would not have done this if I was not forced to do it so I was just lucky that I was forced to do it.

Just a bump for newer users to read. It's been many months now and I am still COMPLETELY OCD/PRE OCD FREE. Please post if you're needing encouragement or help! Just know that PROBIOTICS are so important for your mental health! Educate yourself!

How long did it take while taking the theralac and the natural calm magnesium for results start showing. And what was eating like for exp. Was there specific foods.

Ab144 wrote:How long did it take while taking the theralac and the natural calm magnesium for results start showing. And what was eating like for exp. Was there specific foods.

It took about 1.5 months for the probiotics to take effect, of course gradually over that time I started to feel better. It takes time for your body and mind to restore. Cut back on GLUTEN and SUGARS! Try to do some more research on how the "mind and the gut" are connected, and how antibiotics or medicines etc can throw off that balance and cause OCD and anxiety! Knowledge is power! The magnesium is vital when you feel stressed, it always helped calm me and help rationalize thoughts. The biggest thing for me was also to see a therapist so he could explain why these thoughts were happening and make me realize theres no reason to ruminate! I know its hard, but you eventually recognize an anxious thought and label it and move on because to be honest, this $#%^ gets old after a while and you just dont want to deal with it anymore, and neither will your brain! Take care of yourself and stay healthy! Exercise helps too Feel free to ask more questions if need be!

Thanks, highly appreciate it. Just had another question, while taking the Theralac was it just once a day and then continue it like that for two weeks. Then take once or twice a week from there on, such as it is described for many probiotics?

Ab144 wrote:Thanks, highly appreciate it. Just had another question, while taking the Theralac was it just once a day and then continue it like that for two weeks. Then take once or twice a week from there on, such as it is described for many probiotics?

I took it everyday, then eventually once a week once I started to level out.

Sounds like the kind of alternative medicine advice you'd hear on Dr. Oz.