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[savon19]

I'm CONVINCED is "obsessive-compulsive" disorder.

I feel this is truly a "light-bulb" moment. While most of us don't wash our hands a hundred times a day... there is that element. And I think it's a connection that hasn't really been made.

Some may say, well, it's an Addiction (duh) - that's why we drink. But - at least speaking for myself - it's more the mental aspect than the physical that keeps me drinking!

It's when you get the "IDEA" of drinking into your mind and can't seem to put it aside... thus... compulsive... and Obsessive! - that puts ya under the bus.

So, now I'm thinking... that maybe (as much as I hate "drugs")... I wonder if I took something for O-C disorder... ... ...... ? Maybe that would help more than anything.

Just something to think about. Obsessive-Compulsive disorder doesn't have to be about... washing hands 100 times per day. I'm thinking there's the same component involved.

... I think there's some merit to this stream of thought...

YOU?

[cymru]

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Hey Sav.
My experience is that there is most def a mental obsession with alcohol. Once I get that mental obsession, I think of nothing but that first drink, and become restless, irritable and discontent until I can get it. A craving some say.
Once that first drink has gone down though the mental obsession leaves, and I am then overcome with the physical allergy of drinking. My body is addicted to alcohol, and I react differently to normal drinkers when drinking. Once I start, the physical addiction will not let me stop until blackout. And so the cycle continues.
So, for me, obsession is certainly a componant in my drinking. It is the start of the madness!
Cy.

[rubywillow]

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I too believe there is something about the compulsion. AL affects everyone in dif ways, it seems, and finding what works for us is the key.

[gyco]

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hi 19 its been a while how was treatment look at it a s a greater xperience,you no more then most, now your in my world.hope i dont offnd u

[gyco]

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ive beeen waiting for u to see how things went

[Lavande]

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Savon,

OCD is often treated with drugs such as Zoloft, Prozac, Paxil, etc. to increase serotonin levels.
I personally don't like these drugs and opted for a natural method. I use an herbal product called Amoryn, get the same effect with no side effects. I've been on it for 6 months with great results - check it out

[Prest4time]

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I have a daughter with OCD... or at least she was diagnosed with it in the 8th grade. She was not a hand washer, but was/ is extremely meticulous. She is now at an engineering school 1,500 miles from home and making A's. She refused and has never taken any meds. She is doing really well now that she in her element... research projects, campus life, others who share her intellectual passion.

I was given Zoloft for depression... I can honestly say that it DID make me numb to pain in my life as well as numb to intimacy. It temporarily made me feel better. But sadly, as many people here have discovered, that sense of "euphoria and numbness" created by Zoloft and other anti-depressants can make you crave and desire alcohol more. This has been my experience as well as many others, but that is not to say it is the case for everyone. Just be careful... journal... keep a log of your drinking patterns should you choose to take an anti-depressant. I thought it would cure my root problems for wanting to drink. NOT. I have done much better when I deal with life head on, un-medicated!