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Repeated behaviour feels compulsive and distressing

k7Q

I've had repeated behviours since as long as i am able to remember. For example when opening a website i open every hyperlink on the page in a new tab. This usually goes on for several hours at a time. And i am unable to stop. This leaves me wishing i was dead every single day. I have sought treatment from an ocd specialist to be told that these behaviours are due to autism. This means that there is no treatment. 

Please what do i do?

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  • Hello k7Q

    k7Q said:
    I've had repeated behviours since as long as i am able to remember.
    k7Q said:
    This usually goes on for several hours at a time. And i am unable to stop

    This sounds like OCD - obsessive because you have to do every task and compulsive because you have to do it every time.

    We cannot offer medical advice on how to treat it but I would recommend engaging with a psychotherapist with experience in helping people with this issue - they are trained to help with just this sort of issue and if you can find one who has a track record of helping autists too then they should be able to formulate an effective approach that works well for you.

    I've not had a lot of experience with helping with this specific trait and would love to hear back on the tactics they use to help, especially if it is effective.

    If this is beyond your budget then you may be able to ask your GP for a referral to a specialist. It is a long shot and I'm not sure the NHS will cover it unfortunately but there is nothing to be lost by asking.

    Good luck in finding a good strategy.

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  • Hello k7Q

    k7Q said:
    I've had repeated behviours since as long as i am able to remember.
    k7Q said:
    This usually goes on for several hours at a time. And i am unable to stop

    This sounds like OCD - obsessive because you have to do every task and compulsive because you have to do it every time.

    We cannot offer medical advice on how to treat it but I would recommend engaging with a psychotherapist with experience in helping people with this issue - they are trained to help with just this sort of issue and if you can find one who has a track record of helping autists too then they should be able to formulate an effective approach that works well for you.

    I've not had a lot of experience with helping with this specific trait and would love to hear back on the tactics they use to help, especially if it is effective.

    If this is beyond your budget then you may be able to ask your GP for a referral to a specialist. It is a long shot and I'm not sure the NHS will cover it unfortunately but there is nothing to be lost by asking.

    Good luck in finding a good strategy.

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  • in reply to Iain

    Thank you - I have engaged with numerous therapists none of whom made up their mind about whether this was autism or OCD. 

    The last therapist said that I was unable to identify any actual obsessive thoughts and it was all compulsive so he would be wasting my time and money. 

    I have been on the NHS waiting list for secondary care psychological therapy for 15 months, this is a step beyond IAPT though I have lost count of the amount of useless IAPT ''treatment'' I have engaged with. 

    I am not well enough to put a case together for my GP to ask for a specialist referral. 

    At the time of diagnosis the doctor sent a set of therapy adaptations suggestions suitable for autists so I will seek private treatment and suggest these adaptations. 

    Thanks again for the response.