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Hey guys so today I went to my physiatrist and she basically told me I don’t have ocd and that I need to fast for 30 ways off my phone and she told me to replace bad thoughts with good thoughts and my parents believe her because she’s a specialist and I told them that I don’t need normal therapy like she suggested to me that I need erp therapy and I’m so overwhelmed because I feel so misunderstood. And I already tried therapy here but it didn’t last long because he left and online it didn’t really help plus it was to expensive so I had to stop it . So I’m doing this all on my own if anyone has tips on how to concentrate with bad thoughts and get through your day without them bothering you . Thanks (sorry if it didn’t make sense I tried ) 😅

nikoni

Date posted: 2y

Getting away from your phone can help somewhat but you should really switch psychiatrists or insist on the possibility of having ocd

Anonymous

Date posted: 2y

@nikoni Right I agree on that part I will def try to work on it ! but some of the things she told me didn’t make sense but it’s ok at least she gave me meds .

JordTheNord

Date posted: 2y

What does she specialize in?

Anonymous

Date posted: 2y

@JordTheNord I’m not sure I just know she’s my physiatrist & she told me she would try to give me therapy as well and that she would do her research with erp to help me . But I’m not going to accept it because it’s not gonna help 😅

JordTheNord

Date posted: 2y

@Anonymous Wait so you don’t want to do ERP? And do you believe you have OCD?

Anonymous

Date posted: 2y

@JordTheNord No i do but she said that she would try her best to give me cognitive therapy and that she would do her research to add in some erp to try and help me but I don’t know if she’s experienced that why I don’t really want her help..

Anonymous

Date posted: 2y

@JordTheNord I believe I do if I don’t than I would feel horrible for the thoughts I get ..

JordTheNord

Date posted: 2y

@Anonymous So I would definitely try another therapist especially if you are uncomfortable with the one you have. I would first accept the thoughts as “ok here come the OCD thoughts” remember ppl without OCD have them too it’s just we ruminate through them so much more and are more worried about them. But everyone experiences these thoughts. You can also do things that bring you joy to shift your focus. Know you’re not alone in this. None of us are. Some days will be easier than others and it takes time! Be patient. It’s definitely hard but you can do it. Also, don’t focus on “I don’t want to be bothered by my thoughts” focus on “oh this thought is bothersome but it’s not real” you being bothered by it is normal. Just don’t put all focus on being perfect or you have any bad thoughts. They all come and go. Learn to just not be as bothered by them and it’s ok that you are. I know I kind of related myself there. Hope that helps

Erick K

Date posted: 2y

To be honest, the only way to get through your day is to do it. Don’t let OCD dictate what you do. That said, I’m kind of in the same boat with the online therapy thing. Having a good therapist is probably the best but I’ve found a good resource in some YouTube channels. My current preference is ‘OCD and Anxiety’. He comes off as patronizing, but he does explain things very well.

Gmoki

Date posted: 24w

How to be alone with your thoughts besides ERP?

Hi - just for some context, I have OCD and ADHD. I hate bringing this up, but with these diagnoses, when intertwined, there is ALWAYS a thought. I never stop thinking. This is really hard, especially because I feel like I always need to be talking to someone. Whether it’s my friends or family, talking to people brings me down to earth from certain kinds of thought spirals. However, when I’m alone it is the hardest. When my friends don’t reply I have this compulsion to text again or I need to constantly check my notifications so that I have none left to check. But then to them or new people I talk to, this behavior probably comes across as overwhelming or too much. I’m trying to control it and use erp, but also, I have my moments where I’m just vunerable and give into the compulsion. It’s genuinely so embarassing and maybe not as big a deal as I’m making it out to be but, how do I manage? And how do I relax?

Anonymous

Date posted: 23w

religious OCD

Please help. I have felt so off/wrong all day. I constantly worry that the “bad guy” is going to get me. I have awful thoughts and I constantly want God to know that I don’t mean these thoughts. I am at a point in my therapy where I need to choose to use my ERP but it feels too scary. I then do compulsions, which makes the OCD worse, which makes me want to use ERP less. And the cycle goes on. I am currently sitting in my car crying because I feel so lost and exhausted. I’m not supposed to figure out my thoughts, but today I just went into a spiral of sadness and depression, thinking that I will always feel like this. When my thoughts got really bad at the end of the day, I tried to use ERP even though I was shaking and not believing my responses and I ended up feeling like I missed something and that I gave into the “bad guy.” I have no one to talk when I’m not doing therapy twice a week. I am alone and have no one to talk to when I am like this… please help

ocdisnotaslay

Date posted: 10w

erp of pure ocd

Why is it actually so hard to not do compulsions ive literally not done it for a few hours but then I kept having more and more intrusive thoughts feelings sensations all that stuff that just make it so real where you start feeling like do I like this and why are the thoughts so specific and you can’t stop ur mind from doing what it’s doing, so I gave into compulsions I’m mad at myself I was doing so well but I’m just so scared of what these thoughts/sensations mean about me because when it actually feels like real like yeah that feeling feels like the truth about how I feel about this thought or this thought must be something I actually like,HOW ON EARTH AM I NOT GONNA WANAN DO A COMPULSION AND THEN WHEN I START I CANT STOP MY MIND IS RACING TRYAN DO ALL THE COMPULSIONS. Then my brain slows down and I’m like hey but u still haven’t figured out this part of the thought that could be real,by this time I don’t even really remember. I’m trying my best I really really am what am I doing wrong I need help Also my therapist has been away she’s back this week

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