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- 6y
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- 6y
It really depends. Some people go to both a psychiatrist and a psychologist. Usually the psychologist would see if a psychiatrist would be needed in your case, as using meds usually comes with some nasty effects. Having said that, an OCD specialist is usually a bit more expensive than normal, but it's very important that you choose them regardless, as they basically know ocd better. Their prices range from 100 to 400 dollars per session. If there aren't any in your town, you can have appointments by video call. There's this therapist called Dr. Phillipson, who's very well known in this area. He's quite expensive and highly requested, though. From what I can remember, he guides other therapists with their own cases and patients, and those specialists are more affordable. If you search for him on the internet, you will easily find a website called OCD Online, where there's more info on this and how to set an appointment. I really recommend it!
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- 6y
Anyone else have good coping strategies for misophonia? I cannot describe the rage I feel when someone is chewing gum or eating around me. Or even clicking pens, etc. Any noises out of my control make me want to jump off a bridge. I try earplugs and such, but I can’t always do that at work. I’ve tried medication (Escitalopram) and exposure therapy to no avail. Desperate here.
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- 6y
That's "works" ugh. Having an episode of anxiety because of neighbor's dog running across the floor upstairs?
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- 6y
I have it! I think the best way to deal with it is with proper therapy, but it doesn't have a cure, from what I can remember. What noises are you sensible to? For me it's snores and chewing noises. There are more, but these ones... it's just unbelievable.
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- 6y
Loud noises The dog running upstairs sounds like a rhinoceros. This spikes my anxiety which sparks my want to do a ritual to rid myself of the bad thought. It's nightmarish at times. Thing is, if that trigger is gone my OCD just moves to a different one. I was thinking of paying the $100 or $200 more a month to move to the top floor of my building but I know from past experience it would just make me fixate on something else.
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- 6y
I can't imagine how hard it must be to have OCD associated with misophonia. Mine are isolated, thank God. I think to stay in your current home is a nice way to do some ERP. I'll go as far as saying that you could invest that money in a good ocd specialist. It would be much more compensating in the long run.
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- 6y
How much do therapists run? My doctor recommended a psychiatrist but his receptionist literally told me all he does is prescribe meds. Not a lot of other treatments. We dont really have many, if any, that I've seen in my town for OCD.
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- 6y
I used to have it really severely but it eventually went away as I dealt with my other anxiety. I actually have a friend who has it so badly that she has a hearing aid that plays white noise to block it out.
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- 24w
Cranial osteopathy was one I tried, that worked alongside a specific meditation that I will not share for safety reasons. That brought up memories of events that were the birth of some of my compulsions, fears and behaviours. It mainly targeted the traumas in my life in which my ocd is comorbid. Next on my list to try is reiki, to see if that has any effect in calming me down or grounding me. I'll respond with results next week. 3rd is hypnotherapy which I'm excited to start as it's something I wish to go into. I want to experience it first hand before I consider investing in an education on it. 4th is neurofeedback therapy which looks really promising with all the stuff I've seen. I think there may be a real good combination of things in which we can rewire our brain and body. I feel so excited about this, that I don't know where to start 😅🤯
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- 15w
This is my first time posting - I have a fear of throw up and I’ve been told it is cause from my OCD (repetitive thoughts) which makes sense because if someone gets sick it replays over and over again and I can’t get it out of my head. It’s gotten a lot worse in the past maybe two years. I’m always on edge that someone is going to get sick around me. I’ve heard the “best or most common” way to help with this is exposure therapy and OBVIOUSLY I don’t want to do that. Anyone have any tips or anything for this (or maybe have done the exposure therapy)?
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- 15w
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..🥲
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