I will be having my 5th session and feel as though I am behind. I misunderstood the 4th session which was ERP and wonder if anyone has had this happen. What are recommendations?
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@Mike in PA The therapist also got my fear and response list a little messed up and we did something that made no sense. Then she realized that she did not understand fully what I meant. For the last few days I have been feeling down and is this all life is? What are the joys? I feel I have nothing in life to look forward to.
@Mike in PA I fear death and dying. Harm OCD and now this Existential OCD. She thought I feared I was going to harm someone and cause their death.
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@Mike in PA Sorry to hear. I basically was so overwhelmed and depressed and obsessed about everything to cause me hospitalization. The anxiety was HUGE. Sounds like you are “getting there”. Good for you!
Im 43 and in the same boat as you all who are mid life and had it since i was a kid and never got diagnosed even though i was sent to people. I am not a big fan of antidepressants or antipsychotics for treatment of ocd. I think they make things worse. So many side effects.
@Mike in PA - One the problems is insurance doesnt cover therapy from psychologists. If they do its minimal and you have to submit the claim. Hassle. Hell, even most psychiatrists dont accept insurance. Thats my experience. And physcians arent educated in cognitive-behavioral therapy and all that stuff. They dont have time for it. They have to focus solely on medicine, understandably. I wish these ssris had no side effects. Then i would take them all day long.
@Mike in PA Yes, they do.
@Mike in PA - I went off 40 mg of paxil cold turkey several years ago and eventually ocd hit me like a ton of bricks. First time in my life i decided to google ocd and went to a therapist. Didnt have a clue what he was talking about when he brought up erp. But i do now. Right now i am antidepressant free and not doing too bad. We'll see how it unfolds.
I have had this since birth. Got official diagnosis in 1990 and started with therapy and meds then. I am in my mid fifties. I just HATE HATE this.
@Mike in PA I understand. What meds are you on? I was hospitalized once for 10 days in June then in July for 6. I was on Lexapro for many years and it basically stopped working. Now I am on Zoloft which is still an SSRI and I don’t know how good it is helping. I see my psychiatrist tomorrow.
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