Getting the Right Care

It has been the worst year of my life and I really thought I wasn’t going to make it. Last summer I had an OCD attack that would last almost 8 months after quitting birth control pills while in Hawaii on vacation. My husband flew me home and I locked myself in my room with fear of doing the horrible thoughts I had. I had no idea it was OCD until my husband came across it while researching. My life fell apart and I could barely function-eat, sleep, and even watch TV. My very supportive family put me in a partial hospitalization program that ended up making me worse. The program claimed to have an OCD track however I found myself being told to continue my compulsions of ruminating and figuring out how I felt about every thought. Not once did they do ERP effectively. Instead I would be given “thought changing” reflection sheets to analyze my thoughts when they did indeed not matter. After a month, I decided to leave. My husband found NOCD and the best therapist I have ever come across.I thank God for her every day! I have slowly come back to life- I still have a lot of work to do but I am feeling so much better. ERP is the best thing that ever happened even though it sucked so much. If you are doubtful about therapy because of past wrongful therapy, know that you will be taken care of here.

anonymous or...

Date posted: Yesterday

great job putting in the work! so happy to hear to you were able to find treatment and get back to living your life more

smsmith_14

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: Yesterday

Great work!

England101!

Date posted: Yesterday

i’m currently going through the same thing and thoughts about harming my loved ones and always “figuring it out” and picturing and testing in my head to see if i actually do and it’s AWFUL. Im going home for Easter and a part of me is terrified to go :( I also just stopped the birth control pill so im now worried it’s gonna affect it more but im trying to not “figure it out” and say maybe maybe not, it’s just very hard. I am proud of you for feeling alot better, I hope i can truly get there myself. Sending lots of love to you ❤️

Zoey98

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 23h ago

@England101! Holidays are the hardest! I always have worse thoughts during that time. My husband started saying to me during these times, “what a great opportunity to practice not figuring it out!” At first it made me really upset when he would say that and now I say it to myself. I will be thinking of you and praying for you this weekend!

England101!

Date posted: 22h ago

@Zoey98 Thank you so much. It will be my first time going home this weekend since having these thoughts. Seriously thank you💕

$Braylon09

Date posted: Yesterday

Wow this gives me hope! My OCD attack started a yr ago and I'm 8 weeks in on ERP! When did you notice the biggest improvement when starting ERP?? My heart is shattered for how much hurt I've been through! Was in talk therapy for 8 month before this and only got worse! Did any medications work for you??

Zoey98

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: Yesterday

@$Braylon09 For me it took 12 weeks to feel noticeable relief. I’m still struggling but not like I was! My therapist said that the talk therapy made me worse and she and I worked through ERP even with that. I take 250 mg of Zoloft and 150 mg of seroquel for sleeping and eating. They have both helped a ton

lyanan66

Date posted: Yesterday

can you explain the feelings you were having or what this time looked like to you? i’m curious and i think im going through the same thing. i also love to know im not alone

Zoey98

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: Yesterday

@lyanan66 I was having a lot of intrusive thoughts with several themes but my compulsions were mainly around figuring out how I feel about the thoughts and people I love. OCD would trick me into thinking i had feelings that weren’t real like anger and not liking the people I love. I dissociated for a while because of my fear.It’s so complicated but that’s the only way I can explain it

lyanan66

Date posted: Yesterday

@Zoey98 - thanks for explaining to me. those feelings are really hard to go through, as i have struggled with them myself but much support to you now!! and you worded that well thanks !

Zoey98

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: Yesterday

@lyanan66 Know you’re not alone! I am so sorry you have gone through that too

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