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I've had ocd for a year now, seen 3 therapists (currently seeing my 4th one now). the truth is i feel like i can't find the right therapist. ive isolated myself for almost a year now, only my family has access to me but they don't understand how hard it is for me. the worst part is ocd is incurable and u can never heal from ur triggers. i try to stay positive as much as i can but i dont feel I can make it far enough. even my therapist says "its gonna be all okay" but ik its never gonna be.

Fight ocd

Date posted: 1y

My dear friend i have it 40 years !!!!! Keep strong!!!!!!! 💪💪💪💪😄😄😄😄 I never see any therapist,!!!!!!

Brooke cookie

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y

@Jay is fine You could try looking up response, exposure and compulsion, and how not to do compulsions to treat ocd your self. With OCD you have to learn not to do your compulsions because when you do your compulsions your teaching your subconscious that you’re OCD is real. When you stop doing your compulsions and accept the thoughts, you get used to them and they stop bothering you but it’s really hard and takes a lot of effort and time on your end but it does work. I hope you get better. I’m sorry OCD is hard.

Brooke cookie

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y

It sounds like you’re not seeing therapist that our specialists in OCD the fact that they tell you it’s gonna be all OK it’s not something someone treating else to do and say because that’s just reassurance which is a compulsion and compulsions make ocd worse unfortunately. I started seeing a therapist on this app, which is been nice, because before that I was nervous to talk about my OCD with a therapist because I have the dark intrusive thoughts or harm ocd. I don’t talk to most people about by ocd in person because I am afraid they not understand I have ocd and panic and call the police or think there is something wrong with me. It is frustrating that a lot of medical professionals don’t understand OCD even the 1 out of 50 people have it. I highly look recommend looking up how to treat OCD online look up exposure response, physical and mental compulsions, and how not to do them. With OCD you have to learn not to do your compulsions and be OK with the thoughts so that the OCD will not bother you anymore. I have gotten to the point where some of my OCD thoughts do not bother me, but some of them still do. stay strong, hoped this helped

anonymouss444

Date posted: 1y

its hard for me to find a right therapist. im asian and in asian families, mental health or illness doesn't exist. I've financial issues too, so i really can't afford the specialist.

Brooke cookie

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y

@anonymouss444 There are a lot of great sources online that are free I highly recommend looking them up. I highly recommend up, looking up response exposure for OCD and looking up compulsions, and how not to do them. There’s a YouTube channel called OCD and anxiety. The therapist on there is pretty good. He knows what he’s talking about and his channel is free. I’d give it a look to see if they will help you.

felmasalon

Date posted: 1y

@anonymouss444 I can totally relate to that. I'm Asian too, specifically Filipino. You'd be called crazy if you talk to them about it. Specially the older generations. We can't do anything about it but we can find ways to help ourselves. Whether they believe or not don't let them affect you. You can do this! 💪💪💪

Jesse1982

Date posted: 1y

Im so sorry, I isolate myself too and get triggered very easily, but we can get better

Anonymous

Date posted: 25w

Decades of OCD..confused about my next steps!!!

I have had ocd for decades! Could I still be cured???? (Of you can call it that?) I have seen different therapists but it never had fully left me...not by any stretch of the imagination. I do want to be free of this ocd and its power over me and all the bad that it brought into my life!!! Some days I am strong and feel like I am fighting it put other days...many days...I don't get things done or if I do I take a long time to-do the things I need to get done. I feel like I know this is just then ocd stopping me and that these are just thoughts but nobody in my family understands and though they have shared my journey and hated it a I do.....it just feels like I want so bad to be the best person I coukd be but I avoid places, people, things, that have any reminder of my ocd.......and so it restricts me from getting better and completing tasks the way I used to. Now UI might go and make 2-3 trips cuz I am worried to shop at a place and therefore it takes my time up. The avoidance I do is bad! When I actually don't listen to my ocd and don't avoid something...I feel great! ,However, it happens so rarely!!! I.dont know how finding a therapist through NOCD will help me. It is not in person and two be honest I almost think I need medicine to push me along. I don't have anybsteady and consistent improvements. However, I don't think I want to be on medication for the rest of my life! I am very confused!

anonymous2580

Date posted: 23w

Does it really get better?

I’ve been dealing with ocd my whole life, and just got diagnosed about a year ago. I feel my days becoming occupied with thoughts, urges, fears and worry that completely debilitate me. It’s getting to the point where i feel like it’s taking over my life. I don’t see this getting any better, even with the therapy and medication I’m on. I’m scared my life will be like this forever, I’m tired. My brain is tired of ruminating every second of every day from the moment I wake up to the moment I go to sleep. I’m not sure how much longer I can go on like this.

iluvpink

Date posted: 19w

A small vent

I've been struggling with ocd since I was 7. I'm 18 now and it feels like the older I've gotten the worse it's gotten. I don't know how to deal with it and i feel so lost and alone. Its hard for me to even say what my intrusive thoughts are or to even fully acknowledge it to myself in my head because im scared that if i put it out in the world itll be true or if i acknowledge the thought it solidifies it and makes it true. i feel like im just over exaggerating what im feeling and im turning something that isnt there into something bigger which makes it hard to talk about it with other people. Especially because im not diagnosed but I know it's ocd but what if it isnt? What if im lying to myself or I'm just doing it to get attention and I don't realize it? I just try to deal with it on my own but it's so hard and feels impossible. I feel like ocd has contaminated every part of my life that I enjoy. The things that used to bring me comfort are now filled with things that trigger my ocd and bring me anxiety.

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