Guys I'm very interested in your opinion as OCD patients, especially opinion of those who have therapists. I would like to know if my therapist is doing something good or bad for me as an OCD patient, and do you think he is the right choice for treating my condition. So my therapist is not actually a pshychologist, he is an NLP coach. Something like a life coach. He helped me a lot before with my social anxiety before I had OCD. But now, not only that he completely ignored when I said I have OCD, he thinks that treating the root of what caused my condition (which he refuse to call OCD) is what will help me. The root is fear of abandoment by my partner and extremely low self asteem. I know that is true but everytime I bring up my OCD it's almost like he's annoyed by that and he accused me of doing that to myself like I don't want OCD to stop! Now he wants me to talk to my partner about my fears, but I'm just not ready. I'm in such vulnerable state of mind I just can't do that. I will when I get a bit better, but right now I can't, and everytime I come to the session and I say I haven't spoke to my partner he is upset at me. The most important part is he just doesn't take OCD seriousy. I said it and he's like: "well maybe you do have OCD but that's not important." How is that not important?? Can you guys please give me advice, should I stop going to his sessions or is he doing the right thing by making me speak to my partner about that fear? I mean, he's pretty much expensive and my condition isn't changed at all.

Cat_attack

Date posted: 6y

Yes definitely don’t have a person who is a life coach treat you for OCD that is the first step. And Also ignoring your OCD to treat the root cause doesn’t make sense. I meant it along the lines of it isn’t something to be avoided. I know what my root cause is as well, but therapy to overcome how you feel because of the root cause is what’s important. The people in my life growing up, family, friends, people who are supposed to care about you, did the opposite for me. And the root of most OCD is believing you aren’t good enough and trying to find a reason to hate yourself. When you work through those issues it becomes easier to work through OCD as a whole.

Anonymous

Date posted: 6y

My advise is consult with an ocd specialist. People who are not trained in treating ocd arent usually helpful and can even make things worse if they give the wrong kinds of advise or reassurance. There is value in getting to the root of what you are afraid of so you can design treatment program around that. But trying to find out what caused your ocd wont make ocd go away. How can you even say what caused it? Genetics, childhood, a bad event, enviroment? Its not a question that can be answered really in most cases.

Anonymous

Date posted: 6y

Thank you for your advices ❤ I agree that the root is important but it doesn't make the symptoms of OCD go away. And most importantly he's ignoring the OCD diagnosis. I will definitely try to find specialist cause work with that person is going nowhere and it costs me a lot of money.

Anonymous

Date posted: 6y

Thank you for your advice! Yes, I noticed that! I thought if I find a root the OCD will stop, but it didn't. I will definitely try to find someone else. I think he doesn't have any experience with OCD and most imortantly he doesn't know how serious it is since he constantly ignores it.

Cat_attack

Date posted: 6y

Actually finding the root cause DOES work. It’s the reason you have these issues in the first place. It’s the only thing that will make your ocd go away permanently otherwise we will be fighting it our entire lives and every time we think it’s gone an event will happen that will trigger stress and old trauma old anything and bring it right back and you’re right where you started.

Huskydog

Date posted: 21w

I have a question.

I had my second session with a therapist and they told me they don’t think I have OCD. They think that I have just intrusive thoughts. They also said they don’t do diagnosis. I also noticed they did not ask me questions about my different themes.This has made me so confused. Even though I had a terrible fear that a therapist will tell that I don’t have it, (which is the main reason why I had not gone to one) I did suspect I had it because I identify with many of the symptoms. On the website it says that they treat it but I don’t think they are like a specialist. On the first session they described OCD mainly as needing to have things symmetrical and fear of contamination. I have a feeling that they don’t know much about it. I also didn’t mentioned all the themes I think I have because I’m scared to be misunderstood. I am not sure what to do. I can’t afford seeing an OCD therapist at NOCD. Can anyone give an insight, has something similar happened to you? Thank you!

Anonymouus

Date posted: 11w

wanting to fire my OCD therapist

A couple of weeks ago I went through a breakup and was mental reviewing and ruminating the entire relationship. My therapist asked me if we can’t talk about and focus on the OCD treatment (my main themes). I am surprised that my therapist did not recognize that this new situation in my life is turning into another one of my obsession. And the constant talking about it is ruminating and my inability to sit with uncertainly and discomfort of the breakup (ROCD) is OCD and thus needs to be worked on. I am really beginning to question how much he understands OCD and I’m surprised that as the client I have to educate him on it. I have been working with him for many months and I don’t think I’m making process. I’m also having a hard time connecting with him. I want to terminate. I can’t do this. Also in terms of my main theme, I also had to teach him that to some degree. He also doesn’t know terms like “mental review” or “ROCD”. Like the words we all associate with when it comes to OCD. I’m getting not so good vibes. How do I leave?!?

Relationship OCD

Anonymous

Date posted: 7w

Question to everyone here

Hey everyone I am new here. I had my third session here and I am quite confused — one of my therapist told me that what I was talking about was not about ocd and quickly shut me down. I am not going to lie when he said that I felt really bad and was too embarrassed to ask him if our conversations are exclusively about ocd. Are they? Thx guys 💕💕💕

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