One of my biggest fears of speaking out about my mental issues and depression is for my psychiatrist to send me to one of those teen or young adult facilities like the bad ones. Even though I’m 18!! Any tips I can over come this fear? Cause I want help but I’m scared of having to be sent away…
OCD is a peculiar disorder and requires an OCD-trained therapist who knows how to use ERP, the gold standard for OCD treatment. General therapists are a waste of time and money. I state this because I have been through both, but I concede it's just my opinion. NOCD can help you find a qualified one. Their consults are free.
@Steven55! I don’t have the money for that.. :((
@Steven55! Could a psychiatrist refer one??
@1000anonymous1000 - Are you paying for a psychiatrist now? Do you have insurance?
@Steven55! Yes I have an appointment with one later this week. Idk what to say
@1000anonymous1000 I'm sure the therapist will guide you through it. No reason why you can't mention OCD.
I know what you mean, I was scared of that too. You can try and ask them if they know about ocd (I think most of them know if not all but I’m nut sure though)… or what I did was to start talking about the “not taboo” themes that I had and then the taboo ones. Or you can say that you think your suffering from intrusive thoughts… and I know it’s scary to tell that to someone else but your not going to be sent to those places for just having thoughts… I was scared at this too luckily my psychiatrist told me that many people have this thoughts
@OrMsB Mine are rather unique though and is based off around anime and the internet so I’m afraid they would not understand
@1000anonymous1000 Intrusive thoughts can be about everything, I have a lot of thoughts that I think no one ever had you don’t have to tell all of your thoughts , to my psychiatrist I told like one intrusive thought of every theme. And I’m sure that if they know about ocd they will know that intrusive thoughts can be about everything cause that is ocd
@OrMsB I just hope they know what anime is or else I’m fucked
@1000anonymous1000 You can tell them, but you don’t have to go in detail with the thoughts
@OrMsB I feel like I have to though
@1000anonymous1000 For example to my psychiatrist I told the general “thoughts” and with my therapist I’m working on the specific ones. But even to her I’m not telling all my thoughts because they are literally the weirdest ever
@OrMsB Mine are rather kind of ridiculous cause it’s based around pocd but it involves only fictional characters..?? Like…
@1000anonymous1000 Yea I get it I felt that too, that if I don’t tell them about it all (all thoughts and compulsions)then I’m lie to them. But in the end from what I know psychiatrist don’t do erp right? They just giving meds from what I know and if you tell them about general thought is ok you don’t have to tell everything. But to a therapist I would, a therapist that knows about ocd
@1000anonymous1000 Yea that is ocd core to makes us worry about everything
The OCD Stories podcast recently made an episode about residential treatment (episode #457). I think you would profit from understanding it a bit more.
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! ✌️🧡
It's going to be a year since I started the worst POCD episode of my life. I got diagnosed almost a year ago too, but the frequency of our sessions wasn't ideal and also I was in a very bad state (24/7 anxious and couldn't leave my bed) so I started taking medication a few months ago. But when I started with the meds my therapist kind of ghosted me? She said she's going to be very busy until May this year. That's why I booked an appointment with a new therapist my psychiatrist recommended. But I am deeply scared the moment I tell her everything she's going to send the police to my house and my life is going to end. Please help! How do I calm down? Can that actually happen?
Therapist put it on the table that I should see a psychiatrist that she recommends. I felt relief because maybe the psychiatrist can tell me what's wrong and the plan going forward but im scared because what if my symptoms vanish or i miraculously get better (i doubt it) then what if i've been making a mountain of a mole hill. Or what if i dont know how to express myself. im obviously not scared of getting better, but i just don't want to seem like im making people scramble to treat me and then it turns out theres nothing wrong. like what if i don't have OCD and im just making all this stuff up in my head. what if i just want something to stress about
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