Does anyone have any tips on how to feel more comfortable telling your therapist things and how to not feel too nervous to tell him/her everything about your ocd?

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VerboseNerd

Date posted: 5y

It is very good to voice the fears aloud in terms of recovery, but do be sure that you are with someone who understands OCD.

britt1

Date posted: 5y

Therapists are there to help you, not to judge you, it feels odd to tell them certain things, but they are a therapist for a reason and will not judge you or look at you weird or anything like that. If i get something i may not want to say i just simply say first that it may sound stupid, but...such and such, and ive worried that they may think its a serious issue, but they are there to work with you and tailor whatever therapy or medication you may need. They know what to expect and nothing is something they will worry about, thats why you confide in them to help you personally any way they can. ?

loveandhappi...

Date posted: 5y

I’m wondering about that too since I’m seeing my therapist tomorrow. I told her like some of my instrusive thoughts but I didn’t really go into details because I fear what she would think of me or think I have some serious problem.

olivia...

Date posted: 5y

Any tips for real? I struggle with feeling comfortable too with my therapist

peternocd

Date posted: 5y

That’s what i feel like too

em4706

Date posted: 5y

I’ve learned from my personal experience that discussing intrusive thoughts is easier with a CBT (as opposed to dynamic psychotherapist - mine tried to pin them on underlying anger which perpetuated the cycle and was completely untrue/inappropriate...). It’s ok if you’re not initially comfortable, therapy can be an extremely uncomfortable space sometimes initially. Personally, I found with a CBT that voicing my intrusive thoughts out loud to him was the biggest relief. :-)

em4706

Date posted: 5y

Also, if the therapist continues to make you uncomfortable, consider trying a new one. I’ve learned to take what they say with a grain of salt, as opposed to seeing it as a fact. I’ve had three therapists and they’re approaches were quite different.

Imnew@this

Date posted: 18w

Therapy today.

(21+ ONLY: TRIGGER WARNING) I have therapy today and I’m nervous. I just started going to therapy and I really like my therapist. She talked to me about doing ERP and I’m really nervous about it. I’m scared to tell her the extent of my OCD, and my themes. I’m scared to tell her about my false memory OCD, because I’m scared that what I did was real and I’m just excusing it as false memory, although I have no memory of it. I’m scared that I am truly a monster and I’m using OCD as an excuse—and that she’ll find out and distance herself. I’m just scared that my whole world is gonna fall apart, all around me.

1231234

Date posted: 16w

Tips for someone starting out with Therapy?

I’m on track to getting my diagnosis and i’m already questioning it. Pocd feels so real, and even though i once saw someone say “it has to feel real or you wouldn’t worry” which is like god level reassurance honestly, it hurts. I can’t look at children, they deserve better. My usual attraction seems to be gone and i can not think about anything else. At the same time i don’t really feel anxiety. I’m scared i don’t feel bad enough, if i just smiled maybe i honestly wouldn’t feel bad? I don’t have many other ocd symptoms either, except for some stuff when i was a kid and like questioning everything about myself. I’m clinging to the hope that this is Pocd instead of me being a Monster and at the same time i’m so sad that i have to go trough this. I don’t like myself but i’m sorry for my younger self. I just want to be held and be told that everything will be okay but how can i know? Even then i feel like comfort of that kind only really applies to others who are struggling and aren’t horrible like me. In so many ways i sm convinced i am a monster even though it might be a bit irrational. Maybe i’m a monster after all and then i should really get away from everyone i love. They deserve better :( After a lifetime of struggles (nothing super serious) i’m just getting started with therapy and i’m so.. scared. What if it won’t help? What if it turns out i’m the bad person i fear to be. Is there any way i can prepare or some tips or literally anything else? I would appreciate any wise words

emma345

Date posted: 15w

Going to a psychiatrist. Help

17f So I don't have an official diagnosis, but I know I have it, I struggle with it since I was 4, I went through like almost every theme like contamination, symmetry, checking, existential, health anxiety, false memory, moral ocd, sexual ocds, and also a therapist told me I have it (another one said I have generalized anxiety disorder but idk like I was talking about textbook ocd to her) I don't have a therapist now therapy is not working out well for me but I was hoping to maybe get medication For me the absolute hell is POCD and real event ocd. I genuinely don't know how do I start. I also think I will replace POCD with harm ocd cause well I'm to scared to talk about POCD. But what do I even say like do I come in and talk about more obvious ocd stuff I experience and then randomly jump to POCD, seems like a crazy jump idk... Also I thought it will be in the evening and I will have time to prepare but it's in and hour and a half I'm terrified Anyone? Help? How do I start what do I say I'm so scared

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