Kendvil
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Therapy
What do you guys think, when is the right time to do therapy? How much time should you fight alone against this?
mothmandamothmanda
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y ago
As soon as you’re able. It’s never too early and no one should fight this alone if they can help it. And if therapy isn’t affordable, you still shouldn’t have to go through this alone; find solace in others who understand your struggles (this can be a good place to do that) and do the research to learn ERP on your own. Regardless of how you treat your OCD, you do not need to do it alone. I’ve had OCD for 9 years and I’m only just addressing it now but I wish I had sooner— maybe it wouldn’t have gotten so bad. But it’s also never too late. Still the earlier the better
777Q777Q
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Personally I feel it depends on the individual. Also NOCD is expensive hopefully you have good health insurance coverage.
ReadyForImprovementReadyForImpr...
- Date posted
- 1y ago
There is no right time, IMO. The right time might be now. You might never feel "ready", or it might be when your world is so small you can't function. Everyone is different. What I do know is that sooner tends to be better than later. The longer we train our brains to do compulsions, the more practice it takes to undo those patterns. I've had OCD my whole life and started treatment at 39. I'm 41 and still have a lot of work ahead of me. But even I started seeing things begin to shift slightly within a few weeks and I'm able to do a lot more these days than I could a couple years ago.
JazzCrabJazzCrab
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y ago
ASAP. I struggled for a few years before getting the correct diagnosis, and also didn’t even know about ERP until maybe 8 years after that. So almost a decade of incorrect treatment. I feel like I’d be way further along in my recovery journey had I gotten the correct kind of help sooner.
Joe (53yo)Joe (53yo)
- Date posted
- 1y ago
I’ve just started therapy with a non-OCD counselor, so, we’ll see how it goes. I also listen to alot of YouTube that provide great techniques to manage the anxiety.
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@Joe (53yo) One thing I recommend keeping in mind, when working with someone who isn’t adequately trained to deal with OCD, is that traditional “talk therapy” practices and other forms of counseling can be counterproductive if applied to OCD issues in a way that feeds one’s compulsions/reassurance seeking. For instance, say someone has relationship focused OCD symptoms, and feels anxiety and guilt whenever he finds a girl other than his partner attractive. A counselor repeatedly telling him that it’s normal for people to have those feelings and that he is t a cheater or a bad person, can make his OCD worse in the long run, even if it feels good at first. It’s a tricky disorder, and a lot of people aren’t properly equipped to treat it, so just be careful. Good luck! I hope you feel better, soon.
MreowMreow
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Sometimes ocd will tell us to do something when it’s “the right time”, but the right time is now.
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