I've been struggling with obsessive compulsive thoughts ever since I was a little girl (maybe between 5-8) and I'm 23 now and still having a hard time getting through life normally. I think most of it had to do with my emotional dependency with a toxic friend and living with an extremely toxic father, if not family growing up and now I can't seem to do most of the simple things that some people can do, like relax mentally and physically, think things through, let go of an issue when it's long past, or talk to friends. I don't know what else to do with myself. I've been keeping journals for over 10 years, but that doesn't take away the pain, I've spoken to a therapist who didn't really help me get to the root of the matter, taken some medication from the past but it either was too much or not effective. My brain is constantly hurting and in pain, I can't seem to relieve the tension inside my head no matter what I do.
Can anybody give me some advice about this issue?
Can anybody give me some advice about this issue?