Tomorrow is my first appointment with a ocd therapist š„and I am going to tell about my ocd theme's for the first time to anyone... And I am terrified that they will say it's not ocd and I gotta figure it out myself. Can anyone here come with helpful tips to make the experience a bit more comfortable? I would also like some encouraging words bc my brain is telling me not to go...
Well done for making the appointment. Being brave enough to essentially face your biggest fear head on is the right attitude and it will serve you well. I felt exactly the same, but I knew I couldn't keep living how I was living. It will feel scary, but know that being able to handle that is key to recovery. Also remember that if the therapist knows about OCD and ERP then they will be understanding and kind with you š around the appointment treat yourself with so much self-compassion. Don't expect too much of yourself and focus on looking after yourself, whatever that means for you. Best of luck
I am wanting to go to therapy to hopefully lower my OCD symptoms but I am terrified to tell anyone else, like a therapist, about my intrusive thoughts. Has anyone else had this experience and if so how did you get over it?
Hi I kept seeing this app on repeat on TikTok over and over and I thought I give it a shot. I have never been diagnosed with OCD but I know that I have it. Iām a young adult and I found out the first time I had OCD was watching lelelons truth video? I was 14 at the time She had to resist sitting back down in a chair after her having sat down she started having a mental break down when she was told to resist. Thatās when I knew. It started with myself going up and down a staircase twice buckling unbuckling my seat belt everytime Iām in the car ect I have always been super anti social but trying my best I can socialize but my mind wants to make it sexual with family and friends ughhhh I hate it because thatās not me when I graduated thoughts of hurting my loved ones corrupted my mind I broke down outside of church one time asking if this was really me or not i question if Iām a good enough friend or person in this world to begin with thinking everyone is judging me so so close how can I make this situation better did I do something wrong I struggle with depression as well not to bad but itās there I come from a loving family but broken as well i believe in god and my OCD makes me go often heās not real that stuff isnāt real no one is there to save you the list goes on. Anyway I struggle a lot and I really hope that this will help me because I feel extremely hopeless. Lucky for me I do have the ability to seek therapy and I am excited. The only person I ever tell my thoughts to is God no other human has heard so Iām really really hoping this helps me out if your reading this thank you it means a lot because this is my first time ever admitting all this itās a lot to take in I know and I hope you are ok and that you have a great night and know that we got this
i am starting NOCD therapy on monday and was just curious on othersā experiences! what happens in your sessions, generally speaking? how do you feel during and after? iām excited but also nervous to start. iāve been in talk therapy for years with minimal improvement with my ocd, so im hopeful to start feeling better.
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