been feeling good no anxiety but yesterday i was thinking about when my therapy appointment will come through and the reason why i'm starting it and now i'm anxious about it and the thing that's troubling me 😣
I’m so sorry to hear your getting some anxiety surrounding why you are starting therapy. It can be very daunting at first to start with a new therapist but it is 100% worth it! It’s never easy opening up right away but it can be so beneficial to your mental health and OCD recovery. You can always reach out to your Member Advisors if you have any specific questions regarding therapy! Best of luck!
Thank you for sharing what you are going through. I think it’s great that you are starting therapy. Please try to keep in mind that OCD is the doubting disease. Therefore, it is not surprising that as you are addressing your OCD, intrusive thoughts and questions are going to come up. Try to just acknowledge the thoughts, but not engage with them. Recovery from OCD is possible. Therapy, time, and patience show us how to manage the symptoms and keep the frequency and intensity of the episodes under control. Be patient with yourself, you are doing a great job.
Hey! I would definitely mention this to your therapist . They will go slow with you and make you feel comfortable. Therapy is hard. I was so nervous when I first went but it was so worth it. You got this!
thanks everyone i'm hoping my appointment will come through soon and can get my recovery process started
my therapist suggested that some of my less bad rocd intrusive thoughts are actually mine, and not intrusive. She ended up taking it back when she saw the alarm on my face and saw how panicked I got. I feel really freaking anxious. We were only talking about it because I mentioned a lot of doubt surrounding those less bad ones, but it only filled me with more doubt. I don’t want those thoughts to be mine. I really don’t. I feel scared and so discouraged after this session. I feel scared about the worst thoughts, what if those aren’t intrusive. I feel so much doubt.
I’ve started ERP therapy with a really great therapist, and I haven’t gave into my compulsions but I still have anxiety and yesterday my brain was telling me that people were zombies😭 is this normal?
I got a therapist appointment in about a week and I'm scared I will get misunderstood, or I feel like Im not telling enough details, I'm scared that I have something else. This week alone was so draining
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