u/Artistic_Impress_876

*note illigal drug talk please exercise caution

I have an extremely bad case of OCD and Depression that I have suffered from for 20 years now. I have been on every med in the books. I have even done Electroconvulsive therapy, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), and Ketermine Therapy. None of those treatments worked unfortunately.

I saw a documentary a few years ago on Netflix called How to change your mind. Its about the history of psychedelics and how they can treat mental health conditions. Someone on there I believe did MDMA or Psilocybin mushrooms and their OCD and Depression was 10 times better.

I know these drugs are all illegal and should only ever be used in a clinical setting or a special retreat center. In the documentary they showed patients doing psychedelics in clinic settings.

There are not many clinics that treat people with psychedelics as they are illegal. There are retreats down in parts of costa rica and parts of Mexico that give you psychedelics. Its a week long process with a special ceremonial leader and people to help guide you. However they are very expensive and not sure I would wanna go alone either.

They are pretty close to making Psilocybin legal in medical settings for treating mental health. They are doing trials of it now. I tried applying to participate in a clinical trial for it but wasn't chosen.

Has anyone tried psychedelics for treating OCD? What was your experience? Did it work or not work?

Does anyone have contamination Ocd but related to bathroom rituals and specifically when going poop? After I poop I go to wipe my but and become obsessed and worried I still have poop on my butt. I will wipe obviously even after the poop is gone. I also use those flushable wipes too. I even sometimes get in the shower to wash myself after. It's been a huge ongoing issue for years now that I can't seem to get over. Its caused me to have anal fishers, bleeding and even hemorrhoids. I have wiped myself so much I currently have external hemorrhoids from wiping too much. I was told by a surgeon that it's so bad only surgery will repair the hemorrhoids. I am afraid if I have the surgery they will just come back if I don't stop doing this. I have been on every med in the book and been going to therapy for over 20 years. Anyone else have this issue?

Hpv and Miss Information

So I am currently 41 years old and was diagnosed with HPV back in 2015. As someone who has extreme anxiety and metal health issues I freaked out. By the time the shot came out I was too old to get it. After I had a pap smear they called me on the phone and just said we found some suspicious cells on your cervix you have HPV.

I was shocked they told me over the phone first off. Back in 2015 there wasn't alot of good information that was direct and clear about hpv on the internet. All the information I found had so many different opinions in it and I felt like I was going down a rabbit hole of trying to just figure out what I had without being panicked. They would lump the low risk HPV which causes warts in with the high risk.

Also i got two different opinions from two different doctors. I was freaking out because I didn't know if moving forward that meant I had to tell all my future partners about it that I chose to sleep with. One doctor said I should tell my partners and the other said I didn't need to. Also my friend who was married and had it told me too that because men don't know they have it there is no need to tell your sexual partners.

This was the narrative going around back in 2015 at least. I wasn't getting clear answers and not telling a future boyfriend I had it didn't sit right with me either. I fell into a super deep depression and was suicidal for about a year because of all this. Hearing the words cancer and STD's is very stressful especially when I was getting misinformation.

Long story short is about a year later It had cleared up and gone away thankfully. Because most insurances only cover 1 pap smear a year and the virus can take 1 to 2 years to go away. The first doctor was telling me to take green tea to boost my emune system. I poped green tea pills like candy for a year straight. I had also not had a pap in like 3 years. So I was thinking how do I know how long the virus has been in my system?

Technically we don't so for all I know it could go away at anytime depending on how long I had it and my emune system. I bring this up now because everytime I go to get a pap now the nurse reminds me that I had a pap 11 years ago that wasn't normal. It brings me right back to that awful year and what I went through.

My question is why isn't this more talked about? That all could have been prevented had there been awareness and correct information given to me. I know I am over thinking it and hpv can be a tricky virus. Still to this day I see people ask about it once they get it or assume the worst. Its really unfortunate because especially for someone who grew up in the 90s and 2000's anything STD related was very highly stigmatized. Just seems like doctors need to explain it better. Its can be complex and cause so much worry.