floatingspirit
- Date posted
- 2y ago
Has therapy helped you?
I’ve been debating on it for a while… mainly because of how expensive it is..
cl2016cl2016
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y ago
I’ve been putting my sessions on a credit card cause it isn’t covered by my insurance. But honestly my mental health has been bad for so long and I need to put myself first. It sucks but we gotta do what we gotta do
LowellTLowellT
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y ago
I don’t know if you have OCD or what type of therapy your thinking of. As for myself I’ve had OCD since my 20’s and I’m 62 now. I didn’t know I had OCD but about 2 years it skyrocketed. That was when I started getting counseling with NOCD. It has been a huge help. If someone has OCD talk therapy will not work and it could possibly make the OCD worse. Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) works. ERP is where I do the trigger that causes anxiety and I don’t do the compulsion to stop the anxiety but I let the brain know it is a false alarm. Is it tough? Yes. Is it worth it? Absolutely. There is the free 15 minute call to NOCD. It has been a huge help for me.
blazedblazed
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y ago
I’ve been in therapy for several years for other issues and it has helped me immensely. I’d say it’s definitely worth the investment to help you improve your quality of life ❤️🩹
Jesse M.Jesse M.
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y ago
NoCD has been a huge help for me over the last 6 months. I can sleep, do chores, travel, and I'm ready to look for a job. ERP is really hard work and it takes discipline to do the homework. I also have a regular talk therapist and I like doing that too but it would not have helped me very much with OCD by itself. My other therapist was just too interested in validating and exploring my fears. My NoCD therapy feels like going to the brain gym, and that's what really has helped me get my life back.
Related posts
Joe87
- Date posted
- 23w ago
Talk therapy and counselling can be bad for you.
Who else agrees?
meglucy
- Date posted
- 21w ago
Started therapy & unsure 😔 ADVICE WOULD BE GREAT!!
I feel like my therapist knows my issues well enough by now, why haven’t we started erp or why hasn’t she given me any strategies to help when I’m triggered? I’ve had 4 sessions. She just says we have to stick to the method that she works by, but if I don’t know when we will start the work that actually helps me, how can I feel confident in sticking with the therapy? I am so unsure. I keep asking her but she never gives me an answer. It’s not too much to ask to know when the help will actually start is it?! If the next couple of sessions go by and we still haven’t talked about strategies or erp, I will get so anxious because I can only afford 12 sessions 😔 I don’t know what to do. People are saying to be patient and go with it, but I can’t trust it. I would have expected to start some sort of erp plan. If in the next couple of sessions we haven’t started it, what should I do? (I get really triggered by phrases like red flags or that doesn’t sound good in the comments, just objective advice would be so appreciated 🙏🏻)
Anonymous
- Date posted
- 21w ago
A question!
Hi everybody! I started with a therapist who’s super pricey outside of NOCD, when I had mentioned that I’m struggling with OCD she didn’t seem too well versed she said oh so you’re struggling with intrusive thoughts? Lady you don’t know the half of it!! But I’m afraid of continuing because I don’t want to waste $180 a week for what is sold as someone who can treat and help with OCD then turns out to just be talking about stuff I’ve already talked about with past therapists! Anyway onto the question at hand! If I join NOCD and they don’t cover my insurance but I pay out of pocket fora real OCD/ERP specialist because I really need the help! Is NOCD going to help me? Or am I going to waste my time and should I keep trying my hardest to find ERP specialists on Google. I’m exhausted I just want to know I’m going to get help and relief from this before I put more money into therapy Any advice or honesty would help greatly! ❤️👈🏼
Be a part of the largest OCD Community
Share your thoughts so the Community can respond