Progress

@Anonymous here Thank you SO much. ❤️ and absolutely! So I had OCD starting at the age of 6 after moving back to the states from overseas. My family was active duty military at the time. It was a very stressful move which I believe caused the ocd. I do not remember having any type of ocd behavior UNTIL that stressful move. It was awful even as a child I had contamination ocd. Then my ocd dissapered for a long time and came back to me in early adulthood. I have contimination ocd, perfectionistic ocd, health concerns ocd. It started becoming unmanageable around this time last year. I was deliberating to the point where I wasn’t able to complete tasks. I was also constantly bothering my supervisor with my ocd behavior to the point that he was like LEAVE ME ALONE!! I was a serious mess. I was showering and washing my hands all the time, it was exhausting and terrifying. I started out with another ocd treatment in my area but the cost for tx was so high and they didn’t take insurance. I got in a couple of sessions it really helped me but I was still struggling. I found NOCD from my parents they had seen commercials and told me they will most likely take my insurance. I started with my therapist at NOCD in September. My therapist really took the time to process things, my ocd everything. We met 1-2x a week. We did a LOT of exposure therapy. Many times I would cry in my sessions and we had very challenging conversations, a lot of crying on my half. My therapist was very patient with me and walked me through everything so gently. It was very hard at first but is what I needed. Slowly I started progressing. We met pretty frequently. We also talked off line, I would message him outside of sessions if I was feeling stressed. After some time we started meeting every other week and we are monthly. We practice exposures everyday, I am consistent, some days are harder than others, I still have my ticks but it’s a lot more manageable and I can move forward. I think my supervisor has noticed a significant change as well. My parents can see it too. Treatment works but you have to be consistent. OCD is a bully but you can beat it. If I can do this, you can too. I’m always here for you. Please feel free to reach out!! I love talking about my OCD now!!