This morning i was at work and suddenly turned my neck to crack it(without use of hands, etc) and it was an INTENSE FIRECRAKER of POPS that was EXHILARATING!!! Usually nothing happens or i get faint pops…..but today for some reason it was like the dam breaking.....I will remember this one for a long time!

You dont take advice…...ive mentioned several times about OCD message boards......not the boards you mentioned....i just googled and found this one

http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-bhivhocd

its a forum…ie message board....whatever you want to call it.....the donations are optional.....that board is just an example.....but its for panic disorder....you need to find one for OCD....jointcrackers is not an anxiety disorders board...

panicend is totally a FORUM with people who post about panic disorder and its a VERY positive FORUM…...you need to find one for OCD....this is not a forum for OCD but rather about people who enjoy cracking......good luck

Im a member of an anxiety disorders forum for panic attacks and its very active….www.panicend.com....OCD is a form of anxiety but im sure there must be 'active' OCD forums.....the fact that they banned you is concerning......

well the post was OCD thinking…obsessional repetitive thoughts....but the memory of the event is ptsd.....but ptsd is normally associated with war and other trauma....many people have ptsd to a minor extent over an illness or death, etc....

dj.....you should bring up the question about meds to your therapist......also.....this board is more about jointcracking, etc.....you might find it more helpful to join an anxiety disorders support group online, etc.....more specific to what you are going thru, etc...

good luck

dj…..i know you came off your meds recently....but your post really leads me to think you need to go back on them or find a new one......your thought process seems like classic OCD...obesessive compulsive disorder.....your thoughts are intruding and you cant stop them......you need professional help with therapy/meds....ocd is REAL but treatable......please go back to your doctor...GOOD LUCK

i cant even imagine how mine would ever click if someone pinched my spine and pulled it up…...i think everyone is differant in what triggers a click

DJ…..if you need medication.....there is nothing wrong with taking it.....if it wasnt helping you./....perhaps another med would....its trial and error....i understand how you prefer to do it naturally......so....i would recommend.....lots of excercise...no sugar, no caffeine....no liquor....no cigs....breathing meditation......prayer.......and if you can.....physical therapy......plus perhaps some herbal remedies(speak to a naturapathic doctor) - ie rhodiola, Same, st johns wort,valerian root, camomile tea, kava kava......all natural but need to talk to doctor...since they are potent if taken in incorrect quantities....

I use to click my neck all the time...and i LOVED it...unfortunately it doesnt really click anymore and im very frustrated because i miss it.......and yes, it would click automatically......but it was never painful......if your neck in pain when it clicks automatically? if not....i would enjoy it.......and realize that people can move on from trauma........how many years has it been?

DJ…....take it from someone who suffers from anxiety and ocd thoughts.....your problem although physically manifesting in your neck is now more psychiatric.......can i ask why you stopped the medication ? Was it not helping? Also, how is the cbt therapy going? Lastly......i realize that your neck clicking started with the trauma of getting punched......many on this board LOVE the neck clicking.......is your neck clicking not enjoyable? is it painful? Also, remember....many many people have been thru much worse trauma...rape, stabbed, kidnapped/tortured and they have come out the other side....and im sure you will also