Dear Anita,

Thank you so much for your reply and your offer to share your experience and thoughts. This really means a lot to me as I have never before spoken to someone who has gone through this thing and knows what it’s like, especially someone who has learned how to deal with it.

So yes, I would love to hear more from you.

I have a few questions if you don’t mind:

– What kind of therapy gave the best results for you? Was it classic Freudian or CBT?

– How do you practice Mindfulness? I find that if I succeed in relaxing and being in the moment, it is usually only after I have reached some sort of calm in my thoughts and not really before. If I am “spiking” and feeling very anxious and lost in these thoughts, Mindfulness usually doesn’t help that much. Or maybe I haven’t tried hard enough or often enough. What kind of method do you use? I sometimes use self-hypnosis and relaxation apps, I don’t really take the time to meditate.

– How can I be sure I really have ROCD? It is probably the most tormenting thought of all. That maybe it’s not really “just in my head”, maybe I’m ignoring my true voice and needs… very scary thought.

I hope that’s not too much for you to answer all at once, please don’t feel obligated to answer right away or in length, I wouldn’t want to take too much of your time. And if you before just telling your thoughts or story in no particular order that’s fine as well:)

Again thank you so much for your response.