Breaking barriers 💪

BIGGEST HURDEL? Getting diagnosed!!! It took 33 yrs. Once finally medicated for adhd (dx at 5) I was like " hey honey, do I do weird shit like x, y,, z." " yes, you do x, y & z plus A, b, c ,d etc* Then the HURDEL of telling my psychiatrist, & a few weeks to accept it, then I was like NOCD sign me up.

Stigma and a lot of the negative messages that everyone, but especially men, receive about “sucking it up” and “going it alone”. It is not “weak” to reach out for help, it’s actually a sign of incredible strength and resilience.

My parents told me growing up if I ever sought therapy for my OCD that I would have to put my hands in a toilet and play with poop. They scared me from going to therapy until I was 30.

For decades being misdiagnosed even though I would tell the pdoc/therapist of being afraid of my own thoughts. And in return given the WTF look by them. However, I was told by NOCD ’you can be treated and you have to put in the work’. After having an emotional moment or two, I couldn’t wait to get started!!!

Being told twice that I had ocd and not being given an explanation about what it actually is (not just handwashing) and not suggesting erp or any therapy for it over the course of a decade :(. Telling the rep on the phone one of the hardest things I started experiencing. Staring at others inappropriately 😳 🙈 . 😂.

Being mentally healthy enough to start it. I have issues with depression and trauma too. Being at a point in my life I cab truly work on it.

For me, the biggest barrier was finally acknowledging that I had a problem and needed help solving it instead of going at it myself with very little clue of what I was actually going up against.

Finding a therapist via NOCD. (Not a paid advertisement! It took forever to find a therapist, then found this thing, and I am appreciative.)

Giving up drugs has helped a lot with me taking accountability for my mental health.

The cost…. I’m sure it’s totally worth it, but I’m hopeful NOCD adds additional insurance options over time as I’d really like to try.

Fear of the unknown

Honestly just wondering how ERP would work in general and being pretty skeptical but also desperate and willing to give anything a try!

Telling my parents i have ocd

It’s wild, so I’ve always suspected that I have OCD- but I didn’t fully understand what it was. I’ve downloaded and deleted the app a couple of times over years- and done at least two of the over the phone consultations. It wasn’t until I had an acute episode of OCD that landed me in a facility. EVEN THEN- they told me I was bi polar ll. I spent the next four months researching BPll. The irony! Even then- I made an appointment for my first session but scheduled it like two months out. So stubborn.

I havent gotten therapy yet, because I haven't told my parents 😬 it started in COVID 2020 lockdown when I was 14 and I became convinced my parents would die of COVID if I didn't do things like pray in multiples of 5, repeat prayers in my head, etc. then when I started school it turned to homosexual OCD, health OCD, magical thinking OCD, contamination (I felt this for the first time yesterday!), hocd, and more. I haven't gotten therapy but I've done lots and lots of research and used this app and now spend wayyyy less time on compulsions. Thank you so so much for this app I wouldn't have gotten better without it!

Honestly just had to accept that it was going to cost some money to get the help I needed. A fear of spending too much held me back but I'm so glad I reached out and finally am getting the treatment I need. Self care sometimes involves financial sacrifices.

i havent yet because getting a therapist is extremely difficult with issues like insurance/cost, finding someone who specializes in and understands ocd, finding someone who is taking clients, etc.

my fear of being judged!

Honestly for me it was mustering up the hope that things could get better. Finding the right therapist was hard and I was beginning to believe there would be no end to my troubles. But finding an OCD specialist was absolutely worth it and im soso grateful

Trying to open up about it to others that don't fully understand OCD. It's totally fine that people do not understand OCD because it's such a complex oddity that really affects our lives in many different ways. Still, I'm glad I told my family about it and I'm glad that we're patient and understanding enough for me to get into therapy. I still remember the first couple of days with OCD. I genuinely didn't know why I kept thinking these same thoughts and why they weren't going away. I kept looking up things surrounding my OCD to ensure I wasn't a bad person or that I wasn't evil for what I did in high school. I kept searching and searching online until I found NOCD!

Stepping outside of all of the talk therapy and trying something new.

Send ocd tools

Being able to talk about my Pure O thoughts.