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
I've been in and out of talk therapy for OCD-related issues for years, but it hasn't been effective long-term. I am struggling with body image / eating disorder adjacent obsessions and I am really hopeful that ERP might actually give me some relief. I had my first session with my NOCD therapist a few weeks ago. It felt like a good match and I was ready to unpack my obsessions and compulsions to try ERP for the first time. The day of my second session she canceled due to personal illness. Then this happened a second time. Yesterday all of my future booked sessions were canceled without explanation. I went to schedule with a new therapist and the ones that seemed could be a good fit are filled up until at least early April. I booked a slot and sent the therapist a message letting her know I would be interested in starting sooner if a slot opened up. I am just disappointed. I could just meet with another therapist who has earlier availability, but it's most important to me that the therapist be a good fit since I've been through therapy so many times. I feel like I'm in limbo until I have an ERP plan set up and I'm not sure how to move forward in the meantime. I'm planning try out a support group but I need a personalized exposure plan and I'm not sure if that's something I should just try to set up myself? Anyone have something similar happen to them? Any thoughts or advice would be helpful.
How to deal with dangerous harm ocd without a therapist… I’m on anxiety medicine and I’m on Zoloft, but I haven’t been able to get a therapist yet still saving money I try to just like ERP sit with the fears. I’m very weak in this moment cause I’ve had a breakdown mentally I went to hospital and when I try to sit through the fears usually becomes too much for me. Any suggestions?
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.
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