I talked to my therapist abt Harm OCD thoughts but I don’t think she completely understands OCD and thought I enjoyed my thoughts. I tried to clarify but I’m scared she’s going to call someone and think I’m a bad person
you talked about your thoughts but you did not talk about acting on them If you enjoyed them you wouldn’t be worried Im sure she understands and if she doesn’t you should find a new therapist who has more knowledge on ocd as a whole You are not a bad person You are not your thoughts You are not alone
My therapist kinda plays the same mind games with me.
Mpopla28 does your therapist specialize in OCD treatment with ERP as the treatment approach?
@NOCD Therapist - Ruthie B. No she doesn’t, we mostly do talk therapy!
@mpopla28 Talk therapy isn’t the best for ocd. Find an ocd specialist asap please. Talk therapy alone can make ocd worse.
@mpopla28 Talk therapy isn't effective in treatment of OCD and often provides resurrance which is counterproductive in learning the acceptance of uncertainty
@Itsheathersocd I agree Heather
I got a bit of everything.I know you were joking because I’m the same way have to make sure people know.
Yah my weird autistic uncle and me get along real well we really relate lol
Hi, I have been to therapists before that didn’t understand OCD. I made the most progress after finding a therapist who specializes in OCD. I would recommend finding a therapist on here or use this website if your insurance doesn’t cover NOCD: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/obsessive-compulsive-ocd
@Weezer that’s really selfless of you to love your daughter so much.don’t rush the process too much though.I’m sure she love you.
My old therapist specializes in ocd and she said bc of my intrusive thoughts she can’t trust me 100% that im not going to harm someone. Im trying therapy here soon… hopefully cops aren’t called to my house bc of a “homicidal case” smh. Its a shame what therapy is putting me through vs helping.
They can’t share things with others unless they have your consent
@Anonymous They can depending on the laws. Where im from if a therapist feels like you’re a threat to self or others they can legally break the confidential agreement. It’s happened to me unfortunately when i shared about my intrusive thoughts/images..
Aww really I am too paranoid to share those things so I didn’t know.
@Anonymous 😭 yeah i am too. Pls be careful with who you share it with… trying out ERP on this app. You can dm me if yw :)
What type of OCD you have? Just curious
@Anonymous Haven’t been diagnosed. My previous therapist said i was passively homicidal 💀 yeah bc i really want to hurt people *sarcasm* im pretty sure its harm ocd though. Will figure out soon. Wby
I also have ADHD and probably social aniexty
@Anonymous Ah. Ive only been diagnosed w depression and anxiety. How does your therapist help you treat ocd?
Don’t really have one right now lol.apparently I have too much of a guard and don’t trust them.
Have went though like three so far
@Anonymous Right, i dont blame you tho. Considering what i went through w regular therapists. I don’t want to lose hope, i want erp therapy to work. I want to be able to share without being forced to go to the er 😔 do you have support?
How about you??
@Anonymous Most friends on discord lol also my daughter whos turning 5 in a couple of months. Shes the only reason why i want to get better 😩
Today I had my first appointment with my new therapist in a clinic and she told me that my thoughts could be because of my past trauma and that it’s what makes most people pedos. I’m so in distress right now, I don’t want to hurt people but she made me feel like I’m disgusting
I went to talk to a psychiatrist based off my Nocd therapists recommendation. I had a very hard week beforehand where I had anxiety so bad I couldn't leave my bed. It seems like once I get my period my anxiety and everything dissipated some so I talked to the psychiatrist. Anyways, I was immediately put off by her because she told me she didn't have any information on me included in the referral for one reason or another. So I had to basically "fill her in" on my life story. I have anxiety disorder, panic disorder, OCD and PTSD. I told her these things and how hard the last week had been. She started asking questions like I had bipolar disorder, which I don't have. She then wanted me to take buspar and Zoloft TOGETHER daily. I know for a fact you never start two medications daily at once. You don't know which one is causing symptoms if you do. So I immediately didn't like that. I asked her about Zoloft specifically daily because it is an SSRI what I should do if it gave me thoughts of harm for myself. She told me "just go to the hospital".... Now, I don't wanna say that was the worst possible thing she could have said to me, but it was. Because now my OCD is spiraling that just my general harm OCD thoughts are enough to mean I need to go to the hospital. It had been 2 days and I cannot stop obsessing that maybe I'm depressed or suicidal because of this. I know I don't want anything to happen to me. I love my family and my friends. I am scared of death. But the thought is sticky and it's been so, so frustrating. My anxiety has been so frustrating. I feel so lost and like nothing I'm trying to fix my issues is working very well. NOCD therapy has been one of the only things to help in the long term, but I still get terrified of certain obsessions like suicide. I don't really know what to do, if anyone has any advice or any personal experience that may help, anything would be nice right now. I've felt so lost trying to figure it all out.
(21+ ONLY: TRIGGER WARNING) I have therapy today and I’m nervous. I just started going to therapy and I really like my therapist. She talked to me about doing ERP and I’m really nervous about it. I’m scared to tell her the extent of my OCD, and my themes. I’m scared to tell her about my false memory OCD, because I’m scared that what I did was real and I’m just excusing it as false memory, although I have no memory of it. I’m scared that I am truly a monster and I’m using OCD as an excuse—and that she’ll find out and distance herself. I’m just scared that my whole world is gonna fall apart, all around me.
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