How can i self-help myself?

[RichardRodgers]

Hi I know i should go to my GP but I just don't know what i would say to him, I suffer quite badly in my view from OCD it constantly disrupts my day as i constantly have to count 8 times and pinch my stomach if i have an intrusive thought about losing someone, i also constantly have severe anxiety of getting a girl pregnant in the most obscure ways which i know cannot happen but i still fear, or i have anxiety of getting HIV or having Cancer and it causes me intense fear that causes me to have quite bad psorisis on my scalp, I want to know how i can self help myself to stop my OCD or do i need to go to my GP and get this sorted professionally I have many obsessions and compulsions but just have no idea what to do about it I can't take much more I suffer constantly

[hmf099]

for me self help was best combined with therapy. just tell your gp what you told us. they will understand that you have ocd and be able to direct to the right pros to help

[ginger899]

I don't know if you can self-help here. It'd be like trying to see around corners....
Don't be afraid of going to see your GP. He/She may well refer you to a Counsellor, who may be able to help you get your worries into perspective. You need someone else to help you do this, and someone to talk things through with on a regular basis. Good luck.