- Username
- kim_/
- Date posted
- 5y ago
There is an ocd workbook that really helped me based in mindfulness
I learned all of my tools I use everyday from here not from any of the therapist I have seen
Please can you tell what is your OCD is about
I'm dutch too. Our system sucks, I've also been waiting since april/march I think (on a list) and finally I heard I need to wait 3 more months.
To clarify that's been 7 months of waiting. And honestly I still do not believe it until I see it as my experiences with mental health services has been that they usually do not keep their word with waiting lists, calling or emailing back, etc. Most frustrating field ever I swear.
Hah my doctor lacks empathy personally. Once I get into treatment in the clinic I'll switch doctors, he is known to be uhh very much not a people person lmao. Won't switch now though because I know it is already a mess with the paperwork as it is and switching doctors would complicate that even more. Seriously I had an intake with a clinic, asked multiple times if the other party had sent their stuff to them, and when I arrived there for the intake they said 'We don't have your information and cannot treat you or start without it'. I don't know if I am super unlucky or if administration is some type of rocket science because my god, I have so many stories about paperwork just not being delivered/provided when necessary.
So i was on a wait list for therapy and finally i have someone that can help me. I received a message from a therapist and i lost my shit. I started panicking and my brain is making up all sorts of terrible scenarios. For exemple, i have suicidal ocd and im terrified to potentially be suicidal. Welll my brain is telling me that the therapist will know that im suicidal and will make me go to the hospital. It makes me want to never get help because of all the scenarios. I dont know if its ocd. I want to cry, im so scared
I have been on therapy twice a week for a month now. I am apparently a hard case to think up exposures for. I have done 2 and they seemed so pointless. I need some encouragement bad but I'm not suppose to get reassurance from anyone. It's a very tough situation. My family needs me back so bad. My children, and wife are watching me suffer. It's been a year and I don't see a light at the end of the tunnel. I have been diagnosed with OCD for as long as I can remember, but it's all thoughts. Thoughts of never getting over this extreme anxiety and depression. So I never see stories that I can relate to when it comes to OCD.
it has been almost 9 or so months for me with my theme, i just recently started seeing a ocd therapist so i dont expect to see major changes yet, but still. i struggle with SO-OCD and R-OCD mostly right now. how long has it taken you to get better and feel semi back to normal ?
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