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- 3y
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- 3y
The fact that you’ve made no progress in 4 months isn’t a good sign. From what I’ve heard, results from good OCD therapy are seen pretty quickly. Also, I think she shouldn’t constantly be changing her mind on whether or not you have OCD. I don’t think it’s good that she’s ignoring your concerns either. If I were you, I’d probably get a new therapist.
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- 3y
She's a therapist in training at my local uni clinic and they get strictly supervised, but even her supervisor seemed to agree that I "just have anxiety" when I know, deep in my bones, even though it's difficult for me to believe sometimes, that this is NOT anxiety. I've literally forced myself to tell her every embarrassing detail of my thoughts, I told her all of the mental rituals I think I do and that bother me, and in the end it was just treated as nothing serious. I'm considering going to a specialist, but they are rare in my country and the waiting times will be insanely long. I just feel really sad and angry about being so blatantly dismissed by someone I put my hopes in.
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- 3y
I’m so sorry that’s happening to you. The therapist shouldn’t be dismissing your concerns. What type of therapy has she been doing with you, if you don’t mind me asking?
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- 3y
She's a CBT therapist, but we haven't really done any meaningful work, beyond her encouraging me to be more active and take up my hobbies again, which I've told her repeatedly is almost impossible because every one of my interests and hobbies has ended up having an obsession attached to it. It's a big reason why I'm seeking help, because I am avoiding all of my hobbies and are practically incapable of doing them, even though I desperately want to. She has also given weekly plans to fill out while tracking my mood, which went very wrong, since it encouraged my compulsion to constantly check my feelings, mind and mood. All in all, most of the homework she has given me has backfired on me in one way or another, except when I modify her homework to be an exposure. And I tell her what I do and why I think this is the way for me to get better, but she just doesn't seem to really listen or understand.
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- 3y
@Philomena Yeah, this therapist clearly doesn’t understand OCD. I would suggest that you stop seeing her and see an OCD specialist . If the waitlist is long, I’d reccomend doing your own research and start doing response prevention and disregarding your OCD thoughts in the meantime. Saying something like “I hear and understand you, OCD, but I don’t really care what you have to say. You can tell me this all day long, but I refuse to believe it.” This might feel fake at first, but it will eventually make you see your OCD thoughts are what they are, which is irrelevant nonsense. I hope this helps!
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- 24w
I've been in and out of talk therapy for OCD-related issues for years, but it hasn't been effective long-term. I am struggling with body image / eating disorder adjacent obsessions and I am really hopeful that ERP might actually give me some relief. I had my first session with my NOCD therapist a few weeks ago. It felt like a good match and I was ready to unpack my obsessions and compulsions to try ERP for the first time. The day of my second session she canceled due to personal illness. Then this happened a second time. Yesterday all of my future booked sessions were canceled without explanation. I went to schedule with a new therapist and the ones that seemed could be a good fit are filled up until at least early April. I booked a slot and sent the therapist a message letting her know I would be interested in starting sooner if a slot opened up. I am just disappointed. I could just meet with another therapist who has earlier availability, but it's most important to me that the therapist be a good fit since I've been through therapy so many times. I feel like I'm in limbo until I have an ERP plan set up and I'm not sure how to move forward in the meantime. I'm planning try out a support group but I need a personalized exposure plan and I'm not sure if that's something I should just try to set up myself? Anyone have something similar happen to them? Any thoughts or advice would be helpful.
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- 22w
So I’ve been going to an ocd therapist for abt 2-3 months now and she’s starting to make me feel very nervous and anxious I even started crying, she wanted me to do exposures that were to much for me and I got rlly upset and Burt out into tears and she just didn’t say anything and just sat there for a good 10 seconds doing nothing this is starting to repeat nearly every session and I’m very frustrated should I get a new therapist or do I just be nice and tough it out?
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- 16w
i’ve been seeing the same therapist for over two years now. she does not specialize in ocd and i often find myself too afraid to talk about it with her. it’s not necessarily her fault, but i feel like ive reached a point with her where she feels more like a friend than a therapist. i know that isn’t good and i should not feel that way. she is a very very kind person but i also feel like she doesn’t fully listen to me sometimes. we talk more about our day to day lives with one another rather than anxiety and worries at this point and i feel like i can’t suddenly reverse it? also, i’ve expressed certain thoughts with her that she has laughed at or has not taken very seriously. this has made me really upset in the past and makes me feel awkward and not listened to. i’ve mentioned these moments to friends and they think i should get a new therapist, but i feel so terrible because i am so used to her and i do like her as a person. i don’t really feel like ive been benefiting from therapy with her lately. again, we don’t really talk about ocd or anxiety which are my main issues. i want an ocd therapist so i can actually seek help but i can’t find one in person. i’ve considered doing it through this app but im not a big fan of online therapy as i find it uncomfortable and awkward. i’m willing to try tho. anyone have tips on how to “end things” with my therapist? i’d rather not, but i know i need to prioritize my mental health over making her feel bad. and if anything, im sure she’d understand. i just feel bad
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