applied for therapy but they don’t take my insurance lol!!! not quite sure what to do anymore, does anyone know anything that i can do to cope or self erp while im waiting to find another therapist?
look for therapists in your area using psychology today. i unfortunately was on the same boat as you (places i wanted to go to either didn’t accept my insurance or had a long waitlist) but i was able to find a therapist that specialized in anxiety disorders and OCD. on the website itself, you can tweak the filters to find therapists that specialize in specific disorders, insurance they accept, whether or not they have a sliding scale, etc
@ToniTulipTree oh wow i’ll definitely check that out thank you!!
@figgymarie of course! hope you get the help you need ASAP! stay strong
Take baby steps to live your life as you would, stay away from the triggers maybe? Talk, talk to someone too!
@Viny i will definitely try to keep doing that! it’s just the thoughts and rituals are so life consuming yk? and i feel like i can’t really talk to anyone in my life because they wouldn’t understand what im saying
@figgymarie I totally understand, the mental and physical compulsions are a pain and yeah I feel isolated too, and yes is hard to explain but finding people who will support you even if they don't totally grasp the concept of what is happening to you is also very important, not only that it's necessary to not let the OCD stop you from living and doing things you enjoy.
@Viny thank you i’ll try to keep that in mind:)
@figgymarie And if you want to talk I'm here too
If that’s still not an option, look into Nathan Peterson’s online OCD course which is a fee.
@Nica yeah sadly i’ve checked most places out here and if they do take my insurance there’s a wait list, and i’ll check out the ocd course thank you!
AGONY aghhhh that freaking sucks... I'm not sure what specific themes/symptoms you're experiencing, but what helps me is making my intrusive thoughts as silly as possible. A big one for me is that there will be a murderer in my house the second I walk in. I tell myself, okay, yes. But the murderer will come at me with an inflatable hammer. And they have a big "I LOVE MY MOM" heart tattoo. And they're eating soup with a comically large spoon. And they have a parrot that's mimicking their slurps. Now the intrusive thoughts are a little less scary.
@hemlocctea that’s such a good idea i have that murderer thought whenever im home alone, so i’ll definitelyyyyy be using that method! thank you!
Look for a therapist in your area if you haven’t already done so.
@Nica sadly all of the ones that do take my insurance are booked out for monthssss
Hi everyone, I'm in a bit of a difficult situation and I wanted to ask for some advice. I recently finished my studies and I am living from my savings while I look for a job. However this process has turned out to be a lot more difficult and tedious than I expected. I suspect I have OCD as I relate to a lot of the experiences described here, in particular those corresponding to pure OCD. I have continuous intrusive thoughts about how what I'm currently doing is not enough, I constantly need to reassured that what I'm doing is right, with some magical thinking and concerns about my relationship sprinkled in. These intrusive thoughts have made it very difficult to make any significant progress in looking for something. Added to this I'm not even sure I have OCD as I don't have the money to afford therapy right now (my mind keeps telling me that it's silly to write this message because there's no way I have OCD). I live in Switzerland so as far as I understand my insurance won't cover sessions with NOCD. In conclusion I'm a bit stuck, therapy would help with finding a job but I need a job to get therapy. If any of you have had any similar experience and have some piece of advice it would be very welcome.
Has anyone else had a rough start? I’m 4 sessions in and have had no actual ERP work happen, I have 2 different therapists because none have availability to meet 2 times a week. Both those therapists are not available for the next 2 weeks so now I’m going to see a new 3rd one. Each time I’ve seen a new therapist I feel like the whole first session is spent with them re explaining everything. I’m paying for this out of pocket because they don’t accept Tricare which is my insurance as a Retired Marine. So I’m 960 in, and honestly feel worse than when I started. I get zero suggestions on what to do between sessions and feel so incomplete after my session finishes. I feel like I’ve gotten more help asking chat gpt questions on EPR and how to deal with ROCD than I do in my sessions . Does anyone have any insight or helpful advice here?
My theme is suicidal OCD. I’ve been doing ERP since last year November and the overall intensity of my thoughts have not reduced at all. I have these thoughts 24/7 and my life feels like a living hell. Not two minutes goes by throughout the day where I’m not suffering from relentless thoughts. I don’t want to take meds because of the side effects and my insurance is coming to an end so it’d be difficult to ween off them by myself. I’m starting to feel so hopeless because I’ve done the toughest of the toughest exposures and I’m not getting better at all. My life is a living hell and I don’t see my condition with OCD getting better anytime sooner.
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