I have been telling my therapist about my intrusive thoughts and I think I told him too much , I felt so anxious after the session because he might think I’m a pervert .
If he’s an OCD specialist then he’ll understand.
@Nica He is an ocd therapist , I told him some thoughts and he said it’s just thoughts
@Jk7398 There’s your answer. So, Instead of giving into your OCD, read this article about ERP scripting and do exactly what it says: https://www.shalanicely.com/aha-moments/erp-scripting-for-ocd/
@Nica Great thank you
And even if he doesn’t specialize in that, he should understand that you are having intrusive thoughts and need help and tools to stop them! He should be empathetic not mean
@Booklover420 That’s unfortunately not a realistic expectation if you are dealing with a simple talk therapist.
@Booklover420 He does specialise in ocd but I still feel anxious and I told him my sexual intrusive thoughts and he didn’t react badly
I wouldn’t worry, if he specializes in that he understands they are intrusive thoughts! I would share your anxiety of sharing and see if he has any tools that can help!
Really? I didn’t know that!
my therapist suggested that some of my less bad rocd intrusive thoughts are actually mine, and not intrusive. She ended up taking it back when she saw the alarm on my face and saw how panicked I got. I feel really freaking anxious. We were only talking about it because I mentioned a lot of doubt surrounding those less bad ones, but it only filled me with more doubt. I don’t want those thoughts to be mine. I really don’t. I feel scared and so discouraged after this session. I feel scared about the worst thoughts, what if those aren’t intrusive. I feel so much doubt.
I don’t know how to stop confessing. It’s driving me insane. I confess every little thing to my boyfriend. I confessed that I liked attention (this is so obviously human), that I liked it when people found me pretty (also very human??) I confessed about a million other things and I feel out of control. I felt so safe with him last night that it just started pouring out of me. I felt guilty and awful and I just needed release, I couldn’t breathe I felt like I was dying. I’m stuck in a confessing loop and I know I’m only making things worse. Has anyone experienced this and been able to overcome it? It feels absolutely horrible and impossible. I tried to ERP this and I genuinely feel like I am suffocating if I hold off. I feel so disappointed in myself, but I can’t seem to stop. I even had a dream where I confessed to him and woke up needed to confess that. I’m scared I’ll start sharing my worst intrusive thoughts I’ve had if I feel too safe around my bf. Help please :(
Told my close friend about how I think I have harm ocd and showed a video describing her experience with it so I wouldn’t have to share mine. Told him how when I see the number 22 I get paranoid that I’ll harm someone, and he gave me advice to go to a psychiatrist then left me on read after we were having a conversation prior. I’m so scared to open up to people about it and now I don’t think I will again.
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