So my therapy session is in an hour and I’ve been thinking of how to approach my ocd to him . I don’t want him to look at me crazy or not believe me

Okay, I don't want to discredit this guy because I don't know him, but he sounds awful by what you're saying. He definitely does not seem to understand the nature of OCD, just by attempting to rationalise your thoughts suggests to me that he has no idea, because you cannot rationalise irrationality. Do you feel better or worse than before you went? And he was falling asleep! Unbelievable!

When you get the thoughts, don't be afraid of them, don't push them away. Embrace them and don't respond with fear. Respond with understanding that this thought is a byproduct of your condition. It will be hard at first, but eventually they will diminish to nothing. Trust me.

I think you should look for another therapist. Falling asleep is ridiculous of him! Also yeah he doesn’t sound like he knows enough to help you

Don't worry. If he's a good therapist, he'll fully understand and be able to help. Good luck with your session! Let us know how it goes!

I started therapy in January. I made a list of all my compulsions and gave it to him so that I could be sure to tell him everything without getting embarrassed/avoiding it. He won’t look at you like your crazy. This is their job & they know why we are they way we are. Just go in there with confidence and know that he wants to help you get better (:

hey you totally got this :) and also you aren’t crazy and how you’re feeling is justifiable!! he can’t tell you what’s going on isn’t real. It’ll go great

How was it Naj? How do you feel now?

Based on what you just said, he doesn’t seem specialized in OCD :( seems like he was trying to give you reassurance, which doesn’t work. He also tried to help you rationalize your thoughts, which is an old school CBT exercise which usually doesn’t work for OCD either. And you mentioned he was falling asleep during your session? I really encourage you to look for an OCD specialist. Trust me, I’ve been to tons of therapists in my past 9 years and because they weren’t specialized I ended up losing valuable time and money :(

Just stay calm. I completely understand this sensation you're experiencing. Don't be afraid. Do you know why? Because what you're experiencing, is TEXTBOOK ocd. Remember that with time you will get through this. We are all here for you. This app is great for taking your mind off I find. Do you have Netflix? Watch a good series, have some tea, relax, be good to yourself. I have no doubt that you're a good person. This is a condition. Like, someone with diabetes getting a sugar spike.

Thanks so much !

He did tell me that the it’s not likely that what I am worried about would ever happen. But he was falling asleep a lot doing our session and that made me hard to believe him a little. He tried to get me to rationalize it . It did help some but I’m still afraid of them coming back . He told me to keep busy but he didn’t really give any techniques of how to cope . I don’t really think he understood what it was I am experiencing, maybe he’s just not trained in the area. He did say because I have no history of incest that there’s nothing I should be worried about . But again there’s something there’s that worries me . I don’t really know if I should continue seeing him if he’s not giving me proper treatment. He didn’t diagnose me with anything and I didn’t want to say I think I have it cause I kind of wanted him to tell me . But he didn’t

I'm afraid in case this therapist has made you feel worse!

I felt a little better I guess from the reassurance but I’m afraid of them coming back. I still feel it in the back of my mind trying to creep up

Thanks so much. I just feel very vulnerable and I just been thinking . But thank you so much

If a therapist is judging then he's the bad one not you. His job is to help you and understand. And it doesnt seem like he's very knowledgeable about OCD since he was offering you reassurance by saying its not likely to happen (which its not) but still. He should be helping you realize that your thoughts are false on your own.