My Panic Attack Solution

I have OCD, the type that I have the most problems with is pure-o, purely obsessional & I get really disturbing thoughts & images which makes me freak out, I feel guilty when I get them & then I’ll get panic attacks from them. Does anyone else have this & if so, have you found anything that has helped? I started taking Zoloft 100mg & that has helped a lot because it was so bad at one point I could convince myself that these thoughts were real, like they really happened & I don’t do that anymore & it helped with other aspects of my OCD such as checking ( I only do that mildly now) washing my hands & disinfecting things, bad numbers & such but my pure-o, I haven’t found anything to help too much. I take 0.5 mg of Xanax when the anxiety becomes unbearable but other than that, I’m at a loss. Breathing techniques & similar things they tell people to do when having a panic attack don’t really help that much because I can’t stop obsessing about the thing causing my anxiety in the first place.

Wow your story sounds like my life. Except for that I take prozac and not Zoloft. If I dont fulfill my compusions it makes me really really anxious to the point where it comes into a full blow panic attack. Honestly, with OCD i try counting before and after I have to do my routines. And say to yourself, I can do this, I am not going to die if I dont, Walk away walk away. It seems to help and sike myself out of it. Give this a try it may help. Good luck to you!

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