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- 29w
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- OCD Conqueror
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- 29w
This platform changed my life for the better with ERP. Give it a go and you’ll see if it helps you. Sounds like your OCD doesn’t want you to show up to your session so you can stay stuck with it instead. Fucking OCD. 😤
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- OCD Conqueror
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- 29w
I get being nervous, I really do, but this is all your OCD/anxiety weighing you down. Push through those fears, it WILL be worth it. NOCD changed my life and there's no reason it can't change yours, too.
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- OCD Conqueror
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- 29w
It makes sense to be nervous! Especially because OCD hates the unknown, and there is no way to know how therapy will go until it happens. And OCD will have us fearing the worst case scenario too. It can even make you doubt treatment and therapy itself, I have experienced that too. NOCD is definitely the right platform for OCD and ROCD, but I know that OCD will still have you doubting that. As someone who understands how you feel and has also been through ERP therapy, I want to encourage you to power through the fears and uncertainties, and see how the first session goes. You can talk about all these fears and concerns with your therapist too and they can help. I am rooting for you! I know it's scary.
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 28w
I was nervous for my first session too. My compulsions were increasing significantly and I couldn't focus on anything. I didn't think I could go through with my first session. I was worried about many of the same things, if I talk too much, if I share too much, etc. My first session came, and my therapist asked her first question and I just poured my heart out and cried for almost the whole hour. In just a couple of months, NOCD and my therapist changed my life. I was able to start getting back to my life and I couldn't be more grateful that I took the first step. It's the hardest step, but I promise it will be okay. You can do this❤️❤️
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- 24w
About the beginning to middle of February I went into the doctor and requested to see a counselor. I’m starting to see a counselor about anxiety in a few days and I’m extremely nervous. I’m nervous my counselor is going to say I have to break up with my bf otherwise I’ll be stuck with ocd for the rest of my life. I’m nervous my counselor is going to think I’m crazy and not know anything about ocd. I’m nervous my counselor is going to tell my aunt how crazy and messed up I am because my aunt works in the clinic I’m going to therapy at, and if she tells my aunt everyone in my family may find out. I’m nervous I’m going to hell because I’m going to counseling and not fully leaning on God instead to fix it all for me. I’m nervous I’m a bad Christian for going to therapy and not believing Jesus is going to fix it all. I’m nervous that my future is ruined because of my mental health. I’m worried that my boyfriend is going to break up with me because I’m too much to handle and too anxious. I’m just scared for my future because of my ocd and because I am not as passionate about my faith as I used to be so I feel like I’m gonna go to hell for that or like my sister is going to die because of her seizures because of my ocd. Idk I’m so scared.
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- 17w
(21+ ONLY: TRIGGER WARNING) I have therapy today and I’m nervous. I just started going to therapy and I really like my therapist. She talked to me about doing ERP and I’m really nervous about it. I’m scared to tell her the extent of my OCD, and my themes. I’m scared to tell her about my false memory OCD, because I’m scared that what I did was real and I’m just excusing it as false memory, although I have no memory of it. I’m scared that I am truly a monster and I’m using OCD as an excuse—and that she’ll find out and distance herself. I’m just scared that my whole world is gonna fall apart, all around me.
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- 15w
I’m on track to getting my diagnosis and i’m already questioning it. Pocd feels so real, and even though i once saw someone say “it has to feel real or you wouldn’t worry” which is like god level reassurance honestly, it hurts. I can’t look at children, they deserve better. My usual attraction seems to be gone and i can not think about anything else. At the same time i don’t really feel anxiety. I’m scared i don’t feel bad enough, if i just smiled maybe i honestly wouldn’t feel bad? I don’t have many other ocd symptoms either, except for some stuff when i was a kid and like questioning everything about myself. I’m clinging to the hope that this is Pocd instead of me being a Monster and at the same time i’m so sad that i have to go trough this. I don’t like myself but i’m sorry for my younger self. I just want to be held and be told that everything will be okay but how can i know? Even then i feel like comfort of that kind only really applies to others who are struggling and aren’t horrible like me. In so many ways i sm convinced i am a monster even though it might be a bit irrational. Maybe i’m a monster after all and then i should really get away from everyone i love. They deserve better :( After a lifetime of struggles (nothing super serious) i’m just getting started with therapy and i’m so.. scared. What if it won’t help? What if it turns out i’m the bad person i fear to be. Is there any way i can prepare or some tips or literally anything else? I would appreciate any wise words
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