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- 6y
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- 6y
Thank you both for the replies :) i appreciate it a lot, Ill check out the links tomorrow as I'm about to sleep, and yeah, I've been trying to get specialised help because my faith in basic psychologists after 2.5 years is kinda gone.. a lot of them flat out admit that they do not know how to help too. I'm kinda glad though, I'd rather have them be honest than pretend they know what they're doing when they do not. Anyway thanks a lot again ♡
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- 6y
Have you read any self help books yet? Jw I have a few that have really helped me i also am on my own. Can’t afford a therapist lol
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- 6y
Unsure how to reply but no I haven't, do you recommend anything?
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- 6y
I’m sorry you’ve had such a bad experience with therapy! Unfortunately, OCD is its own weird monster that generally requires a specialist. What works for other mental illnesses doesn’t necessarily work for OCD and vice versa. And certain things can actually make it worse. Some books might be helpful! Here are some recommendations: https://ocdla.com/ocdreadings You should also check out this resource in ERP: https://ocdla.com/imaginal-exposure-ocd-anxiety-4847
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- 6y
Yes, the book brain lock really helped me and also awaken the giant within by tony robbins. I know its sounds to simple but when you really immerse yourself it what these books are teaching you get a sense of self empowerment and it really helps you to help yourself which is imo the best kind of help
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- 22w
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- 19w
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- 12w
Hello! I’m new here. Unfortunately I’m not able to afford a therapist but I’ve been doing a lot of research and I think a lot of my symptoms/thoughts align with OCD. I want to share some of what I experience and see if anyone else experiences the same and what resources helped you. I think I mostly experience contamination OCD. I’m constantly worried that something I do/touch is going to make me really sick and/or die. Especially with food, I’m constantly worried that I’ll accidentally have something on my hands when I eat, then I’ll touch the food and get that on the food, eat it and get sick. So I’ll wash my hands every time my hands touch any little tiny thing again and again before I eat, same with any forks/spoons, or I’ll even think I touched cleaner a few hours ago and I’ve washed my hands several times since then and I just washed them again but they still feel dirty so even if impractical I’ll use a fork and if my hands touch the part of the fork that touches the food then I can’t eat the food any longer or use that fork. Also at work I have these thoughts that I know are ridiculous but also give me very real anxiety. Like “if I don’t finish this order before that machine beeps its a sign I’m going to die” and then I have to rush to make sure I finish fast and then I’ll be like ok that’s so stressful I’m not going to think like that any more it’s ridiculous but then the thoughts keep coming back so I have to keep rushing. This is just a little tad bit of what I experience and I would love to hear from others as I haven’t met anyone else like me before. Thank you!
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