Therapy advice

Yesterday I had an ending session with a therapist I had been seeing for almost 2 years. This is because she doesn’t specialise in OCD and actually when I spoke to her about my diagnosis it was quite triggering for me as she didn’t think I had OCD (she thinks it’s only excessive cleanliness etc). She’s a humanistic therapist and I have worked with her through so much that i’ve formed a really strong attachment. I’m so nervous to start doing ERP/ CBT work and i’m really frightened that it won’t work for me. My old therapist has said i can always come back whenever, but I feel alone and scared and like my safety blanket has completely gone. I realise this is probably because she provided me with so much reassurance. Does anyone have any advice or can give me any words of wisdom if they’ve gone through similar things? I can’t stop crying and feel very depressed.

Username: 0cd0cd

Date posted: 42w ago

i can’t speak from your experience but you are very brave to end with that therapist. that is huge progress to be willing to try something else and i’m sorry your previous therapist said a harmful misconception about ocd, that’s so harmful! for me, cbt doesn’t work for me but everyone is different! it’s very brave to try different things and for being aware that your previous therapist may have been giving you a lot of reassurance. that i can speak from experience.

Username: Aliceclark1Aliceclark1

Date posted: 42w ago

@0cd thank you! it was a huge step and i’m proud of myself. what type of therapies have helped you? my therapist i’m hoping to work with works specifically with clients that suffer from ROCD, and offers ACT and CBT

Username: 0cd0cd

Date posted: 42w ago

@Aliceclark1 i’m not sure what works for me to be honest! i’m wanting to try erp and i practiced exposures on myself when i can! but good luck and it’s not a one size fits all so try different things and see what works for you ! good luck with it all!!

Username: Mikey_MikeMikey_Mike

Date posted: 42w ago

Keep on fighting, new things are scary but trust me…… it helps to have a therapist who specializes in OCD. It is like 10x worth the sessions, especially when you are paying for it!! Keep up the good work and stay positive please

Username: Aliceclark1Aliceclark1

Date posted: 42w ago

@Mikey_Mike thanks so much 🙂

Username: OCDFamilyOCDFamily

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 42w ago

You are on the right path now

Username: AshleyWilliams45AshleyWillia...

Date posted: 42w ago

hey, i can totally hear how tough this transition is for you. leaving a therapist you've formed a deep connection with is super hard and starting something new like ERP/CBT is super scary. it's okay to feel all these things, it really is. 🤗 by the way, have you heard about unstuck? it's this really cool AI-powered therapy tool specifically for OCD (unstuckmyocd.com/try). it's helped me a ton over the last month and it might be worth checking out for you too. another member on this forum recommended it to me and i actually wish i found out about it sooner! 💛

Username: Amanda1988

Date posted: 3y ago

Hello I am looking to start ERP on here with a therapist. I am quite nervous about it incase it doesn't work, I've had BWRT Therapy, CBT privately for months and I'm still horrified and scared of these thoughts. I haven't been officially diagnosed either which leads me down a horrible thought path.. but every therapist I have seen has said I have got harm ocd/pure o. Any advice on starting ERP? Thank you

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.

Username: Iwanttobreak...

Date posted: 32w ago

What do you think about this therapist? 👇

Today was kinda hard😵‍💫 I tried to go to a new therapist who does ERP (my current therapist doesn't - I've read a lot about it on NOCD but never tried it with a therapist). However, telling her my intrusive thoughts, I got so triggered. I don't know, but the more she asked and the more I answered, my brain was like: "She thinks you like girls and you are in denial... and you know, it's probably the most logical thing. That's it". I somehow went out there convinced that was the truth. Then I had a really ugly cry with my mother 💀 and now I don't know what to do! I don't know if it's her "fault" that I got triggered or if it's a good thing... like, she didn't reassure me or give me an answer ("oh don't worry, you certainly love your boyfriend!" or "uh yeah, you're absolutely lying, you're in denial"), so maybe that's a good thing?

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