Is it necessary to go back and heal childhood trauma issues in order to fully heal from anxiety and depression? My therapist (not thru nocd) always wants to go back and address this stuff and idk
Yes, absolutely necessary. You take on each mental illness as needed. I did trauma therapy for my PTSD, then did ERP for my OCD. The other 2 mental illnesses I have, I worked on those with my therapist but they EXTREMELY decreased in symptoms because I handled the 2 main mental illnesses that were causing the most issues for me. I’ve been recovered for 3 years now. It took 6 years in intense therapy.
Omg so recovery is possible ?? Like fully recover ?? That’s what I want so bad but sometimes I’m scared I can’t and my Brain is just ruined. I haven’t tried meds yet but thinking about it . I definitely have trauma to work thru. Ugh. So you feel like therapy really helped you ?
@NrseKris Of course it’s possible. Recovery doesn’t mean cured though; I still have all my mental illnesses and my brain is physically different than those without mental illnesses. I still have issues but they don’t affect my life because I know what to do whenever an issue pops up.
@Nica If there’s one tip you could give me on recovery what would it be
@NrseKris Start practing mindfulness and reading all you can about it now. It takes a while to rewire your brian, but it’s worth it.
@Nica Thank you 💕if there’s any specific books about mindfulness that you recommend please share
@NrseKris There aren’t specific books, just teachings on mindfulness. The best person to go to is Thich Nhat Hanh.
I did EMDR for trauma then later ERP for my ocd
I’ve heard of EMDR, how’d it go for you
I know that they say on here that past trauma isn’t really discussed for ocd treatment. But I’m my opinion having at least an idea of why your certain anxieties exist make me feel like I’m not so crazy, and I can give myself more compassion when I’m having a hard time. That’s my experience. Trauma has a huge effect on who we are and in some cases it really drives a lot of anxiety and depression. So I wouldn’t discount that therapy. I don’t think it helps to dwell on it continuously though.
Yea I agree it kinda helps me feel less crazy to know there’s probably a good reason behind my anxiety. I just wana heal and don’t know the best route but I guess I could always work on things separate like the intrusive thoughts and also do past trauma therapy
@NrseKris I think thats totally fine, I suppose it might be problematic if you start constantly look back instead of forward and healing. This is a journey and I hope you find your way through
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’m considering trying therapy through nocd. This is too heavy for me to try and hold in anymore. I had a really bad night last night. I don’t want to use my mom’s insurance so I’d be self pay. Has anyone tried and is it worth it in your opinion? I’m afraid this is starting to affect my relationship and even my job+ feels more debilitating than ever. I think it might be time I’m also so shy. I wish I could do text therapy rather than phone visit 😫 any advice? I’m sure it’s not as bad as I imagine it’ll be. If anything I’ll bet it’s nice and I won’t feel the need to hold back. I’m also not diagnosed yet, has anyone gotten a diagnosis from doing therapy this way?
I feel like after years of living in survival mode from various back to back traumas, I don’t know how to turn off my brain. It’s always in some sort of overstimulated cycle of overthinking, rumination, self checking, and seeking reassurance. I know there will be more peace after treatment. But just hating like I’m stuck in always feeling like I’m waiting for the next shoe to drop when so many shit things have happened to me early in life. How am I suppose to be excited about what’s next?
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