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thank you, i wasn’t sure if it was just how erp is.
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I am so sorry that this has been your experience. This actually breaks my heart. ERP is challenging and I believe a therapist can challenge you and be supportive at the same time. Have you tried NOCD? I know we accept many insurances and offer payment plans. We do see people in the UK and in many other countries- not just the US. Either way please let your parents know how are you feeling and that you would like to change therapists- you need to feel heard and valued. It is important to recognize that no case is ever hopeless! You can get better from OCD and live the life that you envision. You may always have the OCD but you can find it way more manageable. Some people take longer than others to get to a place where they are ready and committed to treatment for whatever reasons. That's okay. You are not a lost cause!!!
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Rude as hell for no reason. Absolutely continue with ERP therapy with another therapist. Though please note that there’s no cure for any mental illness, but you can recover. Recovery time takes a while; I was in intense therapy for 3 years before recovering from my mental illnesses. There’s definitely benchmarks that you should hit but they’re flexible because everyone is an individual.
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thank you!
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My therapist is horrendous also. I have asked to change her 3 times now and had to put in a complaint about her, which I hate as it's the NHS
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i hope you find a better fit :)
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Kelly do you mind me asking if your nhs therapist is using ERP therapy? I’m in UK too and have previously had CBT through IAPT but didn’t find it very helpful.
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You did nothing wrong. You were just trapped in an unfortunate situation with a psycho therapist who should not be allowed near anyone with OCD. Reading this was shocking because I cannot believe someone like that could still be in practice without having had a lawsuit on their hands for malpractice. That’s just insane to me.
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No, you aren’t incurable. I understand how you might feel this way because unfortunately, we all do. Just because a therapist tells you these things doesn’t mean it’s true. At the end of the day, we have to realize that liscensed therapists and professionals are humans too. They aren’t perfect and will sometimes make mistakes much like in your case. It wasn’t right of her to make you feel so low about yourself. I highly suggest finding another therapist that is more patient with your thoughts and compulsions
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thank you so so much
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I had a very bad session with a therapist today (NOT FROM NOCD). She basically told me I can’t be helped without medication, said I am too needy and if I keep being needy, people will continue to leave me, and my past trauma from relationships is my fault. I then had a second session with my old therapist who helped process and explain that OCD is lifelong and some people manage it but others have flare ups and I think I’m having a bad flare up (a month long basically) and that I may need medication which I’m terrified to go back on. Does it get better? Will I need meds? I’m scared. I don’t want to get worse and I don’t want these thoughts to scare me.
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