- Username
- OCD_and_me
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Overwhelmed
Hi, I’m new here. I just started ERP therapy for relationship ocd and health ocd. Today I’m having a particularly rough day. I can’t get out of bed, can’t eat, etc. I found out that we may have to put my family dog down tomorrow, and my heart is broken. I emailed my therapist to let her know that I was particularly struggling, and she told me to stop throwing an “adult temper tantrum” and to not give into the distress and to force myself out of bed. While I do feel that there is some merit in her recommendations, I did not appreciate the fact that she referred to my experience as an “adult temper tantrum.” Does anyone have any advice or any similar experiences with therapists on here? It just made me feel a lot worse about myself.