What It's Really Like Growing Up With OCD
since I was running on a few hours of sleep a night. My handwashing got worse. I’d run back into my room repeatedly to make sure the lights were off. My wiping, too, become excessive. I could use up to two rolls of toilet paper every time I used the facilities just to make sure I was “clean” down there. It was a nightmare.What people don’t understand about OCD, which affectsin the U.S. alone, are that obsessions and compulsions aren’t even the worst part of the disorder.
A combination of therapy, medication, and unconditional family support helped Allison’s condition improve. Luckily, Ruth noticed an immediate change in her personality at the age of four and sought psychiatric help immediately. Ruth also got Allison into therapy immediately. “One of my first memories is putting floor cleaner on my leg as exposure therapy,” Allison recalled. This was done to help Allison learn to sit with her legs touching the floor, and the therapist would then remove the cleaner.
Medications, too, can help improve symptoms of OCD drastically, including a specific type of antidepressant called Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors . They have been shown to bein at least a partial reduction of symptoms. Prozac, which Allison took, is an SSRI, and so too is Zoloft, which I’ve been on since I was 8 years old.
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