ocdhelplol
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- 3y
Misdiagnosed
Hi i just had my first NOCD session and i feel like she wasn’t sure if I had ocd or not. I have been diagnosed with it in the past but has this happened to anyone??
It Is I ! It Is I !
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- 3y
What exactly did you tell the therapist ?
ocdhelplolocdhelplol
- Date posted
- 3y
She just asked questions the whole time and i answered them. She never said i “didn’t have it” but she phrased it in a way that “there’s a moderate chance you have ocd”
It Is I ! It Is I !
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- 3y
Samee
It Is I ! It Is I !
- Date posted
- 3y
& you still ask yourself what if I don’t have OCD ?
ocdhelplolocdhelplol
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- 3y
yeah it was just the way she said it, like she made it seem like i didn’t have it ya know! i don’t know if i’m going to stick with her anyways because i started crying and it was awkward but yeah!
It Is I ! It Is I !
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- 3y
Ohhh my started crying because of what exactly ?
ocdhelplolocdhelplol
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- 3y
i was just feeling sad and distressed like i do because of the thoughts in my head. I suffer from soocd and i always get scared that the therapist will think it’s a sexuality issue based on my curiousity when i was 13
It Is I ! It Is I !
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- 3y
I definitely understand that ! I kind of go through the same stuff bro
ocdhelplolocdhelplol
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- 3y
that’s nice to know!! it’s just so distressing because i know it’s not a sexuality issue yet my brain constantly finds proof why i’m not straight
AnonymousAnonymous
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- Staff
- Date posted
- 3y
I am so sorry that this was your experience. Please know that you can always contact NOCD and request a different therapist. We want your experience to be the best as possible. ERP can be life changing for the positive- sometimes it means you just have to find the right fit in terms of a therapist. The other thing I would wonder is that ERP therapists are also trained to help clients sit with distress and uncertainty- maybe them not "reassuring" you that you have OCD was part of the treatment and purposeful. It is hard to say but certainly you have a right to know your diagnosis and you should ask at your next appointment if that and any other diagnosis was given. There is nothing wrong with that and if you are still not happy please, please call NOCD and be switched, this is far too important for you not to get treatment. Also a ERP/OCD specialist should never judge you for thoughts, feelings, urges, etc. we know they are just that- they don't need any meaning when you have OCD. Themes surrounding sexuality is VERY common.
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