I’m going to the therapist today

I’m so sorry to hear that you are really scared about going to the therapist today. But just remember that it is a huge step in the right direction and you should be so proud of yourself!

I also had these thoughts, that “the therapist is going to say I don’t have ocd” then I would question myself like “am I really like this, do I really get anxious, or am I just making this up?”

I experienced the exact same thing when I went to my first therapist. But the worrying about this is more proof of ocd. All the best :)

I’m really proud of you for going to therapy. It’s potentially a scary step for people but an important one to get better. Most people with OCD have the fear they don’t have OCD. It’s a pretty good indicator of having it. That’s just OCD telling you the issue is you and not it. OCD would like you to stay out of therapy so it can ruin your life undisturbed. The important thing: are you going to a therapist who uses ERP for OCD? Exposure Response Prevention is the way to go with OCD. If they don’t use ERP for OCD it’s already time to switch therapists. Talk therapy isn’t effective for treating OCD and can actually make it worse. This happened to me with my subtype. If you need more information, let us know and we can help you further.