Compulsive, intrusive thoughts kind of OCD- anyone know about it?

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I've got depression, possible PND but not sure where that really stops and normal depression kicks in. Been having lots of sucidial thoughts and doc gave me sertraline but im still feeling bad.

Saw a different doc this week who said I might have OCD- the intrusive thoughts kind ( I didnt know there were different types). She said this after me talking to her for 4mins max.

My state of mind doesnt help this but I am really confused and thrown off balance by this. I am not sure whether she is right and then Im thinking (probably obsessively) about whether i've been like this forever. Or I cant decide if Im cross for her so lightly tossing a diagnosis such as OCD into the conversation.

I am not sure what to do really. I guess I'd like a psychiatic assessment but that seems a big deal. I am what I might call high functioning, have a demanding professsional job, 2 kids and a hectic life but these issues are shaping everything.

Anyone know about this?

Go back and ask to be referred to a psychiatrist. No one on here can make a safe diagnoses.

thank you Scarlett. :)

I might do that. I was really just looking for anyone with experience of it here.

My DD had OCD intrusive thoughts when she was 11, she benefited greatly from a CBT therapist.I agree that it takes longer than 4 minutes to diagnose someone.

Good luck.

Thank you

Sorry that your daughter has felt like this

Sorry you're feeling like this. I work in mental health, and I have worked with OCD. However, I am not a psychiatrist, so not in the business of making a diagnosis.
OCD usually emerges in adolescence or early adulthood, although it is not unheard of to develop it postnatally, due to excessive anxiety about the baby. Are your intrusive thoughts about suicide or about anything else as well? Intrusive thoughts about suicide or self-harm are more likely a symptom of depression than OCD. OCD type concerns are often about worrying sexual thoughts, or thoughts about harming others, or maybe fears about contamination.
Do you do anything to manage or control the thoughts? eg rituals, thought control strategies, repeating, counting, checking? These are signs of OCD, although OCD can be diagnosed without these features.
Also, I wondered how long have you taken the sertraline. It takes a while to kick in. Have you been back at work long? Personally, I wouldn't recommend you press too hard to see a psychiatrist right now. It sounds like you are worrying a lot, and that could just escalate the problem. Give your body a chance to recover and also make use of the medication, and see how you feel in a few weeks. Although if you are feeling suicidal, obviously get help immediately.