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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.
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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. ?
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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.
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Any tips for real? I struggle with feeling comfortable too with my therapist
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That’s what i feel like too
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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. :-)
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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.
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Its been around a year now that ive struggled heavily with intrusive thoughts. I haven’t noticed it in my other years, aside from when i was a young kid. I want to get diagnosed with OCD or try to see what my therapist will say. Ive been summing up the courage to speak about this for months now and i have an appointment on the 26th. I feel like im ready to finally talk about it will someone, yet one thing is holding me back. The doubt. I started struggling HEAVILY with OCD symptoms around march of 2024. I mean rumination, compulsions, shame, disgust, etc. It was one of the worsts points of my like and it cared on from January-Late august of 2024. I was literally in distress everyday of my life. I had constant intrusive thoughts that would go away, and unbearable anxiety. Yet around september hit they started getting EASIER to mange. (remember that, they didnt go away, i just wasnt as effected) I was quite happy i could live a little without pain and that carried from Sept-December 2024. But then January hit again, and everything just seems to flow right back to me. I cant stop thinking about how i used to feel, the pain i was in. Everyday my brain wants me to remember the anguish i was put through. I finally decided i will talk about this to my Therapist. My only doubt is that, everything is much easier for me to deal with, and my anxiety isnt as strong. I still have intrusive thoughts and suffer with performing compulsions, but i dont ruminate anymore. That should be a good thing but my brain tells me that means my feelings arent valid, and i dont have OCD cause things are better. Im sorry for this long read, i just need to get this off my chest. How do i talk to my therapist about wanting to get an evaluation, when most of my main hard aspects in OCD are in the past? (AKA the past i suppressed and shut down)Any help is appreciated. 😕
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(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.
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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
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