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- 28w ago
Talk therapy and counselling can be bad for you.
Who else agrees?
Who else agrees?
If it offers reassurance then yeh, it'll make ocd worse
Depends on the situation, but if you mean talk therapy for those with OCD, then yes.
I agree and disagree. Some aspects talk therapy helps. After 8 years of same treatment of talk therapy. I stepped over to hypnosis/deep meditation, mind mapping . I was in control of how deep of a hypnosis/meditation state. Healed a lot in 6 sessions than I did in 8 years. Only to have the original therapist tell me that they could do the same thing, but never even mentioned it or try different techniques for mind mapping/meditation therapy techniques. It was mind opening and blowing at the same time. Never went back to that therapist. Like Freud said “ if you do the same thing and expect a different outcome, then you’ll have to change how you do things to get a different result “ . The sessions were not helping , they were upsetting and regressive to me. I lost hope in western medicine. Hope this helps.
I did psychotherapy for 2-3 months, until I saw a Psychiatrist, got diagnosed with OCD, and then was referred to a CBT Psychologist. The psychotherapy/talk therapy I was getting had its positives. It helped make me find out some more about myself. Helped me identify some trauma. And was good just to have someone to talk to. The problem with it (especially cause I hadnt yet been diagnosed with OCD) was that my therapist often tried to find a reason for everything. Any intrusive thought I had, my therapist would try find a reason for it. This is obviously not good for OCD. I have nothing against talk therapy, and my therapist was otherwise good, just wasn't really right for my OCD. But everyone is different
I am wanting to go to therapy to hopefully lower my OCD symptoms but I am terrified to tell anyone else, like a therapist, about my intrusive thoughts. Has anyone else had this experience and if so how did you get over it?
I tried contacting NOCD, but they said that they didn't accept my insurance, and even if they did, I'd have to provide co-payment. I felt devastated because I'm afraid of going to a therapist who will misunderstand me. I can't afford therapy at the moment but I might be able to in a few months. Are there any alternatives for self therapy?
My name is Abbey and I’m a 14 year old girl struggling with OCD, I don’t like to say my OCD is severe but it’s the truth. I haven’t been officially diagnosed but I’m still being treated for it kinda via medication by my doctor. The reason I’m nervous about starting my therapy journey is I’m worried the therapist won’t understand what im saying or take it the wrong way and think I’m a bad person even though I know I’m a good hearted person. If you have any tips to overcome my fear of therapy please share! ✌️🧡
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