Hello all. Is it really worth it seeing a therapist here? I have struggled a lot with health anxiety and OCD and I feel like there is nothing will stop this and I will live all my life this way.
Therapy is life changing, it is absolutely worth it❤️
Hey, I feel the same way, I struggle really badly with my ocd and anxiety. I feel really hopeless at times and it’s really rough. I truly believe in seeing a therapist who is trained to treat ocd. Honesty sometimes I really feel like the only person that continues cheering me on when I loose hope in myself is my therapist. She has been my rock for years, and I don’t think I would have made it this far without her. Therapists are so helpful and a huge support system. It’s worth having a therapist, especially with ocd because ocd just tends to only get larger and stronger when left untreated.
Of course it’s worth it.
Hello friend! OCD can bring you into holes you have never imagined you can get out of. The most important thing is that while OCD may not have a cure, you can live a perfectly normal life. Start therapy, it is so worth it for OCD and life in general. All of these feelings you have can be changed with the perspective of a good therapist, you are so so worth it my friend. I love you more than you know because I have felt this pain before, but TRUST in me when I say there is hope. Press that button and get help, you will thank me later!
ERP Therapy is a key to true freedom for people with OCD. It has helped me immensely. I have 59% better than when I started in January. I now know how to approach it and what it really is. Give it a chance!!!
@Anonymous Would it work with HIV OCD? And health as general
@devmoha99 Yes I have in ERP for somatic / health concern ocd since November and I am completely changed since I started. I won't tell you anxiety will go away completely but it fades into the background. I still do exposures and I still talk to someone but its worth it.
@Will86 Really happy to hear this! I hope I can get better soon and get back my life again
I am so anxious as have mammogram next week and was recalled last time so scared
@Jak71 That has happened to me, too.
@Jak71 Happened a lot and the only thing I lost is money lol
@Anonymous How did you cope?
I really do want to go to therapy or psychiatrist to diagnosed my OCD and give me a treatment but it costs a lot. OCD ruins my life and consumes my mind I wish I can take a break from my own brain. Having OCD but undiagnosed feels like I’m crazy because people think I made that up but they don’t know how I’m struggling since I was a kid. So anyone have an advice for treat OCD especially checking OCD that doesn’t cost money? because I don’t work yet..🥲
Hi everyone, I'm in a bit of a difficult situation and I wanted to ask for some advice. I recently finished my studies and I am living from my savings while I look for a job. However this process has turned out to be a lot more difficult and tedious than I expected. I suspect I have OCD as I relate to a lot of the experiences described here, in particular those corresponding to pure OCD. I have continuous intrusive thoughts about how what I'm currently doing is not enough, I constantly need to reassured that what I'm doing is right, with some magical thinking and concerns about my relationship sprinkled in. These intrusive thoughts have made it very difficult to make any significant progress in looking for something. Added to this I'm not even sure I have OCD as I don't have the money to afford therapy right now (my mind keeps telling me that it's silly to write this message because there's no way I have OCD). I live in Switzerland so as far as I understand my insurance won't cover sessions with NOCD. In conclusion I'm a bit stuck, therapy would help with finding a job but I need a job to get therapy. If any of you have had any similar experience and have some piece of advice it would be very welcome.
I'll start by saying, I have not been clinically diagnosed, as I do not have the funds to see therapists or psychiatrists in my current situation. Once I'm in a better spot, I very much intend to. That to say; after months and months of having issues with anxiety, specifically health related, my partner was the one that mentioned OCD. I did have some somewhat OCD related behaviors in my youth, though those likely could be explained by potentially undiagnosed ASD (as my mother is on the spectrum as well as a sibling, both diagnosed.) But I never considered OCD taking form in a health sense. I posted earlier about how I've had 4 days of pretty minimal anxiety and intrusive thoughts, and it has led me to doubt the OCD label I've been working at treating? I don't want to be the person that identifies themselves with a disorder they don't have, which is why I hesitate to self diagnose with OCD or ASD or anything else. At the same time, I've read that a lot of even clinically diagnosed people with OCD doubt their diagnosis. It makes me wonder if I will always have this doubt, and if that means it is worth it or not to get tested? I know that if I do, they can actually do ERP (whereas I've been self taught and self guided so far) so that would be worth it...
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