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- Date posted
- 3y
I’m on ssi for my ocd had to leave school alot had to go to an alternative smaller school I’ve never been able to work my kids love wit my mom now I make 560 a month I can’t live on my own and that’s left me to stay in horrible relationships when you rely on your abusers it’s hard to leave I can’t support my self in any way I can’t go to the Avalon center cause my ocd I’ve lived a horrible life cause I’m Tennessee there’s no help for ocd it’s been 15 years and I’ve only slowly gotten worse my anxiety has gotten to we’re I can’t wear my bras cause I feel I can’t inhale I can’t leave my home I can’t tlk to ppl over the phone every noise scares me I have no security in my life and noone accepts tenncare that can treat ocd I’ve only been given an antidepressant like it’s a cure all I was told years ago for the first time that I needed to go to an ocd inpatient hospital got a referral from that doctor to a place in Chicago they denied me cause of my insurance it can only be used in Tennessee but there’s no inpatient ocd place here that’s been years ago I gave up staid sick haven’t washed mt own hair in 6 years barely shave myself barely can wash my clothes it’s sucks I thought this app could help that telehealth was perfect for me and my late schedule from not being able to get off my phone to lay down from my raceing thoughts but y’all don’t accept tenncare the creater of this app has the exact story I do haveing to leave school no life parents and him desperate for help and only 1 ocd therapist in his area that was expensive and had months long waiting list to be seen that’s the reality for so many ppl but yet there’s so many mental health places and therapists but none that can treat ocd so many ppl like dependent on little bit of money to survive on and can’t afford therapy wats so different bout ocd that these doctors can’t learn bout it to medicate us properly and therapist to learn bout ocd so they can’t stop provideing tlk therpay which doesn’t help ocd so ppl can’t stop feeling like they need to resend there better out of fear that they should be better but aren’t and ppl who settle for a little relief instead of getting more and better help so they can reach there full potential of getting better haveing more relief this is insane and disgusting the amount of ppl out here suffering haveing no childhood no normal life dependent on others pretending to be normal being embarrassed and misunderstood by everyone there has to be something done if drugs addicts can get free rehabs and can stay for years for free witout jobs and insurance as many times as they want the same needs to be done for ppl wit ocd who are desperately wanting help someone’s got to do something this is no way for anyoen to live all I want is some peace some relief I want to be able to do normal things be normal I’ve missed so much of a life and pretended things were normal for to long to now see there’s all this help out there that’s still not available to everyone but is for drug addicts who has 40000 dollars for 1 months stay at an ocd inpatient facility there’s nothing in Tennessee and this is the only place I can use my insurance so wat am I suppose to do.
@Rainbow sky!! I like that you told your story, thank you so much Rainbow sky!
@Rainbow sky!! Feeling really bad
Are there any promotions for this month?
I still can’t figure out how to message him
Or get on this app to talk to him for my apt
Great
is this nocd therapy apply to people in the u.k.
I don’t think my therapist likes me messaging her
Ok
That is a good thing
I am also on Medicare and can't find help for my OCD either. So very disappointing and frustrating !!!
What does a therapy session with an OCD specialist look like for y’all? This is something I’ve always wondered because I’ve only had one OCD therapist through NOCD. Our sessions always looked like sit there and “reduce anxiety” meaning don’t think for a few minutes and take a few deep breaths and rate your anxiety level every couple of minutes. AND that was it. Is it supposed to look like that? Because I haven’t seen anyone on this app talk about this or how their therapy sessions go. I’m considering restarting therapy but I want to know how therapy goes for you guys before I go back to the same specialist. Any input would be appreciated :)
I haven’t done a Q&A in over a year (my bad) but I used to do these at least once a month. Work is slow today, so please send me any questions you have about OCD and I’ll answer them as best as I can. A little about me: I’ve been subclinical/recovered for going on 5 years and I’ve been on this app volunteering since 2019 in an unofficial capacity—I’m not connected to the NOCD team, so I don’t have any badges. I did ERP treatment with my therapist in-person while I was also being treated for PTSD. I have OCD, PTSD, ADHD, depression, GAD, social anxiety, driving anxiety, and a few speech impediments.
Hi everyone, I'm in a bit of a difficult situation and I wanted to ask for some advice. I recently finished my studies and I am living from my savings while I look for a job. However this process has turned out to be a lot more difficult and tedious than I expected. I suspect I have OCD as I relate to a lot of the experiences described here, in particular those corresponding to pure OCD. I have continuous intrusive thoughts about how what I'm currently doing is not enough, I constantly need to reassured that what I'm doing is right, with some magical thinking and concerns about my relationship sprinkled in. These intrusive thoughts have made it very difficult to make any significant progress in looking for something. Added to this I'm not even sure I have OCD as I don't have the money to afford therapy right now (my mind keeps telling me that it's silly to write this message because there's no way I have OCD). I live in Switzerland so as far as I understand my insurance won't cover sessions with NOCD. In conclusion I'm a bit stuck, therapy would help with finding a job but I need a job to get therapy. If any of you have had any similar experience and have some piece of advice it would be very welcome.
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