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Ocd bathing problem
Hi.I am Darshan.I have diagnosed with ocd and under medication.I use lot of water for bathing and my bathing style is different from normal people.I think I have forgotten how to bath and how to brush teeth.I don't take bath because I use lot of water and it leads me to be tired.I shared it with my psychiatrist but he is not teaching or suggesting me how to bath and he is keep on prescribing clomipramine tablet.it is very difficult to mingle with people and respecting God without taking bath so I avoid God and some people who are nearer to me.pls help me in this regard...I have other ocd problems like Doubting,checking,counting,sexual thoughts,performing meaningless activities..Now because of medicine all problems are solved and I am got rid from those symptoms except bathing.pls help me.pls help me.pls help me
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So you have not fully recovered from OCD. Response rate of medicines vary from 50 to 60 percent. I think you should go for CBT or BT along with medicines. Kindly ask your doctor to plan for above therapies. If he is busy he can send you to psychologist for this.
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