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I have severe ocd of health issues and am also facing an auto immune diagnosis i can't stop crying and basixally planning my funeral i have tried zoloft (sertraline) and prozac nit working any advice?

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Dr. Jon Katz answered

Mindfulness Meditate: This is a very terrifying time for you, i can see that. One approach to helping you to "detach" in a way from your fears is through a practice called mindfulness meditation. In this practice, you learn to merely observe the fears, thoughts, images that may be troubling, and just let them come and go. This gives you a separtion from that which troubles you. This does take practice, though!

Answered 1/28/2017

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Dr. Pamela Pappas answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Talk w/therapist: First, you need to know that an autoimmune diagnosis can be serious, but is not an automatic death sentence. Second, please know that medications do not replace the benefit of talking regularly with a skilled psychotherapist -- you should look for one who's comfortable with people going through medical procedures & what that's like. This could certainly be a psychiatrist if s/he does therapy!

Answered 12/9/2013

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