Someone wrote in [personal profile] ecosophia 2024-07-30 08:00 pm (UTC)

Re: OCD

In answer to your question— Many years ago, as a child, I suffered from a brief spell of OCD. It lasted about 2-3 months, tapering off. Honestly I could never identify as pyshological / emotional source for the OCD. Turns out, as I found out only recently, that it was most likely an after effect of a strep infection (which I experienced as a bad cold with a really, really sore throat). It's a thing, OCD after strep. A kind of brain inflammation.

What I take from that is that, whether strep is the cause of the OCD or not, is that what should probably help would be natural remedies to bring down inflamation and also to be sure to keep the body well hydrated, and with blood and lymph circulating. To wit: I would drink a lot of healthy drinks and broths with approrpiate herbs and spices, plus loads of onion, ginger, and lemon. Also, every day, I would be sure to get some walking in, and some light exercise, possibly also some therapeutic massage or reflexology, and also take some sunlight every day.

Also: I would avoid TV news and social media like the plague.

I am not a doctor, this is not medical advice, just the thoughts of a person who has lived a long time and seen many things.

May you find the healing that is best for you.

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