u/Brownchoccy

So I think for clarity as it seems I’m the only body out there that suffers from sensorimotor ocd that is what I have. It’s debilitating and awful! So just recently I got on Sertraline and I went from 50mg for 4 weeks, 75mg for 5-6 days, then now I’m almost at 3 weeks on 100mg.

I would say for the most part it has kinda helped with my anxiety and underlying mood but it hasn’t really done an awful lot in terms of my OCD symptoms. It’s made life a bit more manageable but unfortunately hasn’t helped tons with the OCD. Maybe a little bit at the start.

I started R-ERP last week (rumination erp) with a therapist in the UK. His take on erp is a little different more about not giving the attention and not focusing on it as opposed to classical erp which is focus on it so much consciously so that it doesn’t bother you anymore.

Anyway after the session and the 3 days sine my OCD has gone into absolute overdrive! It’s been constant manual breathing all weekend constant deep breaths it’s absolutely awful it was just like this when I was in the crisis period that I thought I had come out of.

Does anyone have any experience with sertraline? I tried fluoxetine 40mg and stopped that last year.

Any advice is appreciated

So my mum is 57, I’m 31. She is hard of walking and has a very portable electric mobility scooter that folds up and fits in a trunk of a normal car without an issue at all. I’m planning a surprise trip to the USA for her and me next year and I’ve had people suggest SF but I’ve also had probably more people say it’s way too hilly and steep don’t bother. Is it actually that bad? Or with a little planning could we make it work?

The more I look into SF the more I think my mum would enjoy it. If I just avoided areas like nob hill, Russian hill and twin peaks could I make it work or am I wasting my time? Thanks

So somewhere in between the middle to the end of next year I’m looking to take my mum to America. This will be my second time outside of Europe, and my mums first time ever. She is hard of walking and has a mobility scooter, she can walk but very slowly and not very far.

I’ve been considering far and wide my options and I think I need to reassess my plans. My absolute dream place is New Orleans and I’ve been trying to recreate that southern feel by looking for alternatives like San Antonio, Dallas and Houston. But I think I may need to reassess the plan. For information I’m planning on being in the USA for a total of 7-9 days.

My considerations are San Francisco, New York, Boston, Orlando, Chicago. They are easy flights from the UK and fairly good prices and non stop. I think it’s important to have an affordable direct flight for my mum.

I want to experience some real ‘American’ culture but not obviously overly touristy more authentic if that makes sense, cool bars/diners, comedy/theatre shows, music, live events, animals and consider anything that someone can do that uses a mobility scooter.

Thanks!

So for my mums Christmas present the last two years I have taken her on holidays. I started because she hadn’t been on a plane in 20 years and was absolutely petrified of flying and I wanted to make some nice memories with my mum together. In 2024 I took her to Paris and Milan. 2025 me, my mum, grandad and a family friend went to Ireland to appease my grandads wish to go back to where his family were from and to see if he had any left.

For Christmas my mums birthday present was me taking her to Spain in May, my grandad then booked for her and my mum to also go to Spain a month later just them two.

So for this Christmas I want to book flights to USA. Reason being my mum has never been outside of Europe, I have only once and I’m all for helping my mum face her fears and anxieties and a long haul flight is something she would never dream of in her life ever and I love to try and get my mum to experience new things and since she is hard of walking (mobility scooter) I like to show my mum she doesn’t have to limit herself.

Now when we went to Ireland last year it was pretty tough for me because it felt like it was up to me to organise what we did, when we did it and how we got there. I had to end up renting my grandad a mobility scooter because he just couldn’t walk very far and it was a lot for me. I had a family friend to help a bit but at times it was quite stressful looking out for two people hard of walking. Me and the family friend left my mum and my grandad for 15 minutes and we came back to him having fell off the mobility scooter flat on his back in the street. I always felt like I had to look after them both at all times.

Now since my grandad lost my nan he has heavily relied on my mum for support, they go out 2-4 times a week and have multiple short calls every day. My mum is my grandads rock really and visa versa in all honesty although they have a fractious relationship that’s not for relevant now.

In an ideal world this trip would just be for me and my mum because my grandad is also a bit miserable he just wants to sit in a pub and he’s quite happy there all day whereas I want to go to see a show, go to an event, site see and make the most out of everything. If he did come then it would also make transport way more difficult as we’ve been using a mobility scooter that folds up and goes into the boot of a car if we need a taxi but with two people that makes that pretty much impossible to fit both in. But obviously I’d feel pretty bad leaving a 82 year old lonely man on his own for a week there’d be a sense of guilt there I suppose.

He has a son and another grandson but they are absolutely useless and don’t really care about him but he stills holds them in high regard which absolutely infuriates me but again not relevant for now lol. So what should I do? Can anyone shed some perspective on what decision I should make please? Thanks.

Im looking to visit USA mid next year with my mum. Im 31 and she is 57. She is also hard of walking so needs a mobility scooter to get around everywhere. We do have a portable one that folds up very easily.

My interest in USA is the Southern vibe. Im fascinated by the food, culture, the redneck bars, comedy shows, theatre, music.

I’ve come down to Atlanta and Chicago. Golden nugget in Chicago would be a good enough waffle house swap (I wanna visit), I feel like there would be nice jazz bars and good things to do.

If anyone has any suggestions for the kind of things that I have mentioned I’d be really grateful. Up for almost anything entertainment wise as long as it can be done with a mobility scooter at some point. Thanks guys.

Im looking to visit USA mid next year with my mum. Im 31 and she is 57. She is also hard of walking so needs a mobility scooter to get around everywhere. We do have a portable one that folds up very easily.

My interest in USA is the Southern vibe. Im fascinated by the food, culture, the redneck bars, comedy shows, theatre, music.

I’ve come down to Atlanta and Chicago. Golden nugget in Chicago would be a good enough waffle house swap (I wanna visit), I feel like there would be nice jazz bars and good things to do.

If anyone has any suggestions for the kind of things that I have mentioned I’d be really grateful. Up for almost anything entertainment wise as long as it can be done with a mobility scooter at some point. Thanks guys.