Help please

You cannot reassure her. But as her parent that is going to be difficult. The reassurance will never stop if you keep giving it... She needs professional help... OCD rarely gives up without it :(

@bablti I know she needs help but why is help so inaccessible….. $170 a session is bs. Only the rich can afford help.

I went back and forth about questions because she has me so mentally frazzled I was honest but her doubt is creating so many issues.

@mamakarin Last time you posted I advised that you reach out to a local OCD charity for further advice… have you looked for one? There should also be local support groups

@thrutheweather There are none

@mamakarin Just this overly expensive therapy

@mamakarin Where do you live? - https://iocdf.org use the location search function on here and local OCD specialists should come up but if you tell me where you live I don’t mind browsing to see if I can find any charities that work within your state (if you live in the US).

20 minutes outside of Ithaca ny

@mamakarin https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/ny/ithaca?category=obsessive-compulsive-ocd - it’s worth checking that they meet your state requirements for practise and that they do ERP especially. Bonus if they also do ACT. https://peaceofmind.com/resources/for-caregivers/ https://peaceofmind.com/resources/support-groups/ ——- I’m unable to find any support groups in Ithaca but found these people http://www.mhaedu.org/ —— here are some for the state.. a few are online https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/groups/new-york?category=obsessive-compulsive-ocd & a list of recommended support groups https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/ocd-support-groups ———— I’d highly advise that your daughter download the NOCD app. It could help her find another outlet for her questions and hear different stories and opinions from other OCD sufferers. This could help her find a community and learn how to manage her OCD and behaviours. NOCD have recommended books: https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/5-must-read-books-for-people-struggling-with-ocd - id highly recommend buying even one from the list and telling her to just read through it. She doesn’t have to do any of the exercises initially just read through. I really like ‘The complete OCD workbook by Scott M.Granet’ within the first few pages I was like wow… eye opening and even those few pages helped me in recovery. But I’d highly highly recommend that she download this app herself if she hasn’t already. It’s free and there are a lot of people who set up online support groups on here too.

@mamakarin For some reason some support groups are pay to get in 🙄… but again on this app people share support groups they’ve made and I think it’d be a good step in her learning to independently manage her OCD.