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i had my therapy today i think it's going well but she's the second person to say to me i'm not showing ocd signs and think it's more the anxiety side i struggle with it makes me feel rubbish when i get told it's not ocd because when i research into ocd it's like everything adds up but because the questions you have to fill in before every session they're more like cleaning and things ha being neat etc and that's not what i deal with i deal with real event so i don't get how they can say i don't have ocd 😥

curtkobain :>

Date posted: 1y

I’m so sorry that sucks :(

NaggingOCD

Date posted: 1y

@panda hope i just feel abit defeated because i feel i have ocd that way my brain is and works etc but when it comes to filling questions out to add to a diagram of your progression i feel they don't apply to other ocd themes so i feel i get miss judged on my condition

curtkobain :>

Date posted: 1y

Yea I get what you mean, it sucks that OCD is only seen for its cleaning or symmetry side not the mental themes or other themes 😭

NaggingOCD

Date posted: 1y

@panda hope exactly i wish more was done

curtkobain :>

Date posted: 1y

@NaggingOCD I’m thinking maybe u could try seeing a therapist that specializes in ocd? They have more knowledge on the different themes and could probs diagnose you and give u more specific treatment

NaggingOCD

Date posted: 1y

@panda hope the therapist i have has been taught to deal with ocd patients so into k she already so specialises in ocd

anonymous1315

Date posted: 1y

You know better than anyone else in the world what you’re experiencing and have experienced. It sounds like you’ve spent time researching, and understanding your symptoms. Your therapist doesn’t necessarily understand all of that through just talking with you or looking at questionnaires. Have you been scored on the DOCS? I know that has a specific section for contamination, but a section for harm/mistakes and another section for unwanted/taboo thoughts.

Estrid

Date posted: 1y

I have been to several therapists who said they treat OCD - they couldn't help me and they didn't get how OCD works! Search for another therapist or try NOCD. You know if you have OCD and it's a waste of money to be in treatment with a unqualified therapist!

NaggingOCD

Date posted: 1y

@Estrid so far she's been giving me techniques to help such as the anchor method to help ground me saying the word stop and re gain focus of the present etc

Huskydog

Date posted: 21w

I have a question.

I had my second session with a therapist and they told me they don’t think I have OCD. They think that I have just intrusive thoughts. They also said they don’t do diagnosis. I also noticed they did not ask me questions about my different themes.This has made me so confused. Even though I had a terrible fear that a therapist will tell that I don’t have it, (which is the main reason why I had not gone to one) I did suspect I had it because I identify with many of the symptoms. On the website it says that they treat it but I don’t think they are like a specialist. On the first session they described OCD mainly as needing to have things symmetrical and fear of contamination. I have a feeling that they don’t know much about it. I also didn’t mentioned all the themes I think I have because I’m scared to be misunderstood. I am not sure what to do. I can’t afford seeing an OCD therapist at NOCD. Can anyone give an insight, has something similar happened to you? Thank you!

avantika 🪻

Date posted: 19w

Lost

I had like a really bad argument with my mom basically about her complaining about my “attitude” and “constant arrogance” like okay firstly 😭 yes i do have an attitude and am irritable but im not THAT bad 😭🙏 she was saying that im a “pest” and that “its not enjoyable to live with someone who makes other people miserable” like 😅🧍‍♀️ oh ☺️ and then i tell her that i know im struggling and that im going to therapy to try to get better and trying to possibly get a diagnosis and she says “your generation just wants something to deal with. You want something to be wrong with you. ‘Trying to get better’ isn’t good enough… would you be able to stand someone like yourself? You’re just choosing this antisocial, narcissistic behaviour and harass everyone… You need to pull yourself together. No matter how much effort we put into you, you will never be happy. You want some medicine? Some diagnosis? Because that will solve everything?” 😭😭😭 and the way she said “some medication”- she sounded so disgusted and appalled and now i feel ashamed… i mean im not officially diagnosed with ocd and it is never my intention to self diagnose- but im sorry its VERY obvious when you have ocd and know of ocd- its so distinct. Everything- the compulsions, reassurance, intrusive thoughts, themes, patterns, perfectionism- but she has me overthinking- what if i dont have ocd 😭 and ive just been lying to myself and everyone maybe its not ocd and im just sick in the head or trying to self sabotage- and especially when my supposed ocd is calm or not as loud i get so anxious “what if i dont have ocd…”

miagrace.

Date posted: 15w

therapist made my ocd worse

just been to therapy and i was explaining my contamination ocd and says i don’t diagnose ocd but this doesn’t seem severe enough? so now im spiralling am i just lying to myself and im just a freak. does she mean my other ocds aren’t real either? i’m just honestly so upset. need advice please im just spiralling so much i take medication for ocd and basically have every symptom and subtype of ocd:(

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