Just came back from a night session with my therapist. This is the third time I seen her and I mentioned about erp but doesn’t seem like she have a clue about it. Feel like I was more educated about it than her. And I kept telling her that it’s my thoughts that fuel my anxiety. It seem like she was surprised that I have intrusive thoughts like it’s an uncommon thing. She even mentioned I show try “thought stopping” which I know it’s not good for ocd. All she was telling me was I should try medication....feel so disappointed. ??

It does suck so much since this is the third therapist I seen. Before I had no idea what I was going through, I thought I was going crazy. Until I started reading books about it and researching. It just frustrating how clueless some therapists are about it yet they still wants you to schedule the next appointment with them. One therapist after I told her about my harm intrusive thoughts, she was like if that happens you need to call 911. I was like but these are my thoughts, not that I am going to do it. I think I keep rushing to find a therapist that I didn’t take the time to make sure what they are actually expert in.

@loveandhappiness I’m so sorry this keeps happening to you! If you can’t find someone local, you may want to look into online therapy. They can do sessions over Skype. The funny this about ocd treatment is that it’s not actually hard, it’s just that most therapists aren’t taught to do it at all let alone well.

Yeah, it bothered me the whole night because I thought I was on the road to getting better but now just frustrated because I have to look for another therapist again...

@loveandhappiness Don’t you worry i can help! Go to the International OCD Foundation website and there you can find a therapist in your area! If you have anymore questions please let me know.

@alexis2gr8 Hi Alexis, thank you for the suggestion. The sucky thing is most of these therapists don’t take insurance and paying out of pocket is so expensive. Just woke up and feeling like what if I’ll never get better....but yet I don’t want to live like this forever. It’s just so hard..

@loveandhappiness They can be pricey, but if you can afford going at least once or twice a month it will help so much! Do you mind texting me at 8176896607? I’d like to see if I can personally help you with your situation.

@alexis2gr8 I never thought about just going once or twice. In my mind I keep thinking I should go at least once a week. I’m going to find an ocd specialist and try to see if I can go once or twice a month. I just texted you! Sorry I felt sceptical at first about texting you because I didn’t know if u were scam.

@loveandhappiness Oh no you’re totally fine. And I’m sorry I couldn’t answer I was at work all day

@loveandhappiness Oh yeah I go about twice a month and I’ve made incredible progress