hannah
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- 3y
chattachanachattachana
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- 3y
I have my very first session today with a nocd and I'm so scared (in less than an hour). I'll let you know how it went
hannahhannah
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- 3y
Good luck! I hope it goes well!!
chattachanachattachana
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- 3y
@hannah It went really well!!! We haven't had the time to finish my assessment, but so far it's going well, and I've been fully validated. It felt good :)
Lms526Lms526
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- 3y
@trying my fkn best Thats great!
hannahhannah
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- 3y
@trying my fkn best Great! You’re inspiring me to schedule a call with them
chattachanachattachana
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- 3y
@hannah You totally should! It is definitely worth it
NicaNica
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- 3y
That’s very common.
Lms526Lms526
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- 3y
I went into my 90 minute assessment, I was convinced my therapist was going to tell me I didn't meet the criteria for OCD. So I was thrown for a loop when I got diagnosed. Pretty much everyone with OCD doubts they have it.
hannahhannah
- Date posted
- 3y
you* not pupils lol
excalibre-hotmessexpressexcalibre-ho...
- Date posted
- 3y
yes. I was so, so terrified of this-- that I was actually my thoughts-- and I already had diagnosed OCD since I was 7 years old. but it didn't come true. and whatever the outcome, isn't it best to know?
Tyler DevineTyler Devine
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- 3y
Hannah, Hi! My name is Tyler Devine and I am an advocate here at NOCD! Super cool to meet ya! Welcome to the both the coolest, strongest, and sometimes the scariest (depending on your anxiety levels) community that exists within mental health🙏 I have battled OCD (specifically themes that surround SO-OCD, sexual orientation ocd) for the past 5 years. OCD is a super unique side of mental health because all of the topics that our community struggle with are super hard to face let alone talk about to a friend, therapist or even to god in your prayers. I remember when I first gave my inner monster a name and faced him head on. It feels like just yesterday I was in your shoes, worried about what all this was. Im so proud as an advocate to say congratulations! You figured it out! The hardest part is over👏. Now, its time work💪🏼. Time to grow your knowledge of what you deal with, help others in this community, grow your faith, and get better every day here forward. OCD is a blessing and a curse. Some days will be tough. However, from my experience, smile on those days as tough as that may be because those are the days to get the upper hand on OCD. Be fearless. Help others. Never settle. Far from alone, Ty D
Lms526Lms526
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- 3y
How do you become a NOCD advocate? I would like to be one too.
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- Date posted
- 20w
Tips for someone starting out with Therapy?
I’m on track to getting my diagnosis and i’m already questioning it. Pocd feels so real, and even though i once saw someone say “it has to feel real or you wouldn’t worry” which is like god level reassurance honestly, it hurts. I can’t look at children, they deserve better. My usual attraction seems to be gone and i can not think about anything else. At the same time i don’t really feel anxiety. I’m scared i don’t feel bad enough, if i just smiled maybe i honestly wouldn’t feel bad? I don’t have many other ocd symptoms either, except for some stuff when i was a kid and like questioning everything about myself. I’m clinging to the hope that this is Pocd instead of me being a Monster and at the same time i’m so sad that i have to go trough this. I don’t like myself but i’m sorry for my younger self. I just want to be held and be told that everything will be okay but how can i know? Even then i feel like comfort of that kind only really applies to others who are struggling and aren’t horrible like me. In so many ways i sm convinced i am a monster even though it might be a bit irrational. Maybe i’m a monster after all and then i should really get away from everyone i love. They deserve better :( After a lifetime of struggles (nothing super serious) i’m just getting started with therapy and i’m so.. scared. What if it won’t help? What if it turns out i’m the bad person i fear to be. Is there any way i can prepare or some tips or literally anything else? I would appreciate any wise words
Kristy
- Date posted
- 19w
Help with starting therapy
My ocd is very cyclic so its themes change monthly, and they can feel so so inappropriate and scary to discuss. I’d love to start therapy and feel ready but my only concern is because my intrusive thoughts come in waves, I can have periods where I feel amazing and don’t experience what I’m experiencing now so what if that’s the case when I start? Any advice would be appreciated. It makes me feel like I’m a fake or that It isn’t bad enough to receive help.
Confused_human
- Date posted
- 16w
Maybe I don’t have ocd
Ok basically I’ve had OCD symptoms since I can remember but now that I’m thinking about it maybe I don’t have OCD what if I believe it so much I have the symptoms I’m not sure and I’m so confused I guess. And I wanna get tested or therapy but I don’t even know if I have it so I’m scared to and I have to remind myself of the time I had a symptom before finding out about it so I can confirm it I don’t know how to explain what I mean I wanna get help but don’t know if I have it
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