OCD: Ocd does not usually improve on its own. Also, the best results come with a combination of appropriate medications and cognitive behavioral psychotherapy. If you have not yet found a medication which helps, are you working with a psychiatrist? That might be a helpful option -- also ask about referrals for psychotherapy if the psychiatrist does not provide this (cbt) himself or herself.
Answered 3/30/2014
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Skills vs pills: Age alone does not seem to make ocd better or worse. You say meds haven't helped. Have you tried therapy? Particularly cognitive and behavioral therapies are helpful. The key is to keep trying new techniques and ways of managing the symptoms, finding enough of the ones that work for you. There isn't a 1 size fits all, unfortunately. Many find erp (exposure/response prevention)treatment effective.
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