I am extremely nervous for my first session with a NOCD therapist. I feel myself tapping and counting more, what if he doesn’t like me? What if I’m not open enough? What if I talk too much? What if I tell things I don’t want to tell. Is this the right platform for OCD/ROCD ? Can’t sleep.
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. 😤
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.
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.
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❤️❤️
Hi everybody! I started with a therapist who’s super pricey outside of NOCD, when I had mentioned that I’m struggling with OCD she didn’t seem too well versed she said oh so you’re struggling with intrusive thoughts? Lady you don’t know the half of it!! But I’m afraid of continuing because I don’t want to waste $180 a week for what is sold as someone who can treat and help with OCD then turns out to just be talking about stuff I’ve already talked about with past therapists! Anyway onto the question at hand! If I join NOCD and they don’t cover my insurance but I pay out of pocket fora real OCD/ERP specialist because I really need the help! Is NOCD going to help me? Or am I going to waste my time and should I keep trying my hardest to find ERP specialists on Google. I’m exhausted I just want to know I’m going to get help and relief from this before I put more money into therapy Any advice or honesty would help greatly! ❤️👈🏼
Hi I kept seeing this app on repeat on TikTok over and over and I thought I give it a shot. I have never been diagnosed with OCD but I know that I have it. I’m a young adult and I found out the first time I had OCD was watching lelelons truth video? I was 14 at the time She had to resist sitting back down in a chair after her having sat down she started having a mental break down when she was told to resist. That’s when I knew. It started with myself going up and down a staircase twice buckling unbuckling my seat belt everytime I’m in the car ect I have always been super anti social but trying my best I can socialize but my mind wants to make it sexual with family and friends ughhhh I hate it because that’s not me when I graduated thoughts of hurting my loved ones corrupted my mind I broke down outside of church one time asking if this was really me or not i question if I’m a good enough friend or person in this world to begin with thinking everyone is judging me so so close how can I make this situation better did I do something wrong I struggle with depression as well not to bad but it’s there I come from a loving family but broken as well i believe in god and my OCD makes me go often he’s not real that stuff isn’t real no one is there to save you the list goes on. Anyway I struggle a lot and I really hope that this will help me because I feel extremely hopeless. Lucky for me I do have the ability to seek therapy and I am excited. The only person I ever tell my thoughts to is God no other human has heard so I’m really really hoping this helps me out if your reading this thank you it means a lot because this is my first time ever admitting all this it’s a lot to take in I know and I hope you are ok and that you have a great night and know that we got this
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