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Tired of pretending I'm fine

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luisesepulveda · 07/05/2021 09:26

I've been suffering from OCD since forever; I got a course of CBT to deal with it and it was useless, really. It was delivered via Zoom and we were about 8 people in the meetings. Not enough time to deal with everybody, I think even the therapist found it hard to deliver the sessions online.

Nobody knows what goes on in my mind, I told DH but he largely ignored what I said (which is fine, most people would agree it's my responsibility to deal with my mental health). I haven't seen my family in 2 years, my DC are very little (under 4).

I feel like exploding, most people I know think I'm happy, functioning, enjoy life, and quite optimistic. I really don't know what to do, I have always tried not to take any meds, as apparently they work only marginally with OCD, but I'm exploding, I keep thinking I should run away, my kids will be much better without me around Sad.

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denverRegina · 07/05/2021 09:53

"I have always tried not to take any meds, as apparently they work only marginally with OCD, but I'm exploding, I keep thinking I should run away, my kids will be much better without me around ."

Ok, well your kids will be infinitely much better off if you stay.

Surely trying medication would be the first thing to do. If you had a headache you'd take a paracetamol.

Good luck.

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