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NiceHamster330

What is going on with me. Depression and OCPD Link?

seeking support/information (member has diagnosed OCPD)

I've been in years of therapy and I'm not currently on meds for OCPD (if there is such a thing?). I have OCD, and ADHD (I do take low doses of ritalin for that, but not every day).

Ever since I went off fluoxetine in April, I have slowly felt worse and worse. I only really took the prozac for anxiety, not depression. But now I'm feeling off in a new way - I can't tell if this is OCD/OCDP or just regular depression though. I used to tend more towards anxiety honestly which the prozac did help with. I went off of it bc my anxiety was better and the circumstances that lead me to need it had shifted and i wanted to see how I was doing on my own.

I'm wondering if my OCPD is starting to make me depressed? I don't think it used to feel like this.

Current feels I don't like:

- everything feels a bit off, most of the time, with few momentary exceptions

- disappointment in any fashion feels extremely painful

- feel easily irritated

- my husband is a nice guy but he drives me crazy

- I feel like my husband is mad at me or doesn't like me even though he assures me that is not the case

- have had several nights where I get super down about myself and feel like a bad person that no one likes (even though I have friends and support system)

-often feel like something is wrong but I can't remember what, or why I'm upset/what triggered it

- so hard to manage emotions - I almost always say something rude or snappy before I even realize I've said it or even realizing I was irritated. It's almost like I should just go through life assuming I'm irritated and be extra careful what I say bc it comes out so poorly so often.

I'm starting to feel like I should just take the prozac again bc it did take the edge off and I feel like day to day life is just so tedious...the constant irritation is overwhelming. It was just just thanksgiving and I tried so hard to be grateful about a few things (I do have a lot to be grateful for) and it was really so hard! I just kept thinking of the negative things, or the things that feel "wrong". I'm worried I'm getting kind of intolerable. Or maybe I was like this before!

I am not seeking medical advice (I have a good therapist, she's not that familiar with OCD/OCPD overlap though), just thoughts or experiences and if you relate. For context, I've also been dealing with 2 years of infertility which is probably not helping my mood. I do try to take care of myself - go on walks, sleep, eat, take supplements etc. I could be better but it's not terrible. I'm probably online too much but I live in an isolated place so it's hard to not rely on tech to some extent.

Posted Dec 8, 2025, 3:44 AM UTC

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