Every therapist I’ve tried for OCD has felt dehumanizing and judgy, as if I’m the threat not my OCD. I’m still looking for a good therapist. Have you ever had a bad therapy experience?
I’m sorry you’re going through this. I had the same thing happen to me when I was only 10 years old, put off therapy until I was 15. Now I’m 18, and have a great therapist who is very supportive and kind. There are always good people who will listen, even if others don’t, you can’t let them discourage you from recovering. Good luck finding a good therapist, I hope you find them soon and can recover.
@ghostballZ420 Thank you, I’m so sorry I’m not the only ones who’s experienced that, it first happened when I was around 11, The difference is now I know I’m not the problem. :))
@rosecarman You worded it great, I wish when we were all kids we were actually diagnosed instead of mistreated. But at least now that we are older we can understand this disorder more and have this community as well :)
@ghostballZ420 I know, what I would do to give that little kid a hug. That’s why I wrote a book about it so that maybe somebody else will know there not the problem. :)
Have you switched between a few what do you suffer with?
@Jessie- Well, when I didn’t know what OCD was back in adolescence I saw a “Christian counselor” (which I have no problem with the Christian part) but I told her about my OCD intrusive thoughts and she just made me feel bad. About a month and half ago I realized what I have is OCD, so I set up an appointment with a new therapist who says she “specializes” in OCD. Even though later I found out she wasn’t certified in ERP and I get she was asking the required questions but she really shouldn’t talk to a person with OCD in the manner she did. So I’m still looking for a therapist.
Thank you for sharing your experience. It takes courage to keep searching for help after feeling misunderstood and judged by previous therapists. It's crucial to work with someone who understands that OCD is the challenge, not you. Finding a therapist trained specifically in OCD treatment can make a significant difference. Help is here at NOCD and we can assist you in finding outside help if needed too. Also here are some helpful resources: https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/how-to-find-an-ocd-therapist/ https://www.treatmyocd.com/what-is-ocd/common-fears/how-can-i-stop-overthinking-after-i-was-cheated-on-a-therapists-advice https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/3-green-flags-to-look-for-in-an-ocd-therapist/
The other day I made a post about being kind and supportive and not being judgmental when commenting on other people’s posts because someone made a comment on my post insinuating that I don’t have ocd and i’m actually just a bad person. At first it didn’t really bother me because I know i’m not a bad person but now my ocd is latching onto their comment and it’s making me feel horrible. My post that they commented on was about how whenever I think things to myself like how my pre teen daughter is blessed to have slim legs and not chubby thighs like mine and she’s growing up into a nice shape or my teen son has a nice shape jawline and neck and it’s good that he’s slim but he’s too slim or how all of my adult kids are so handsome/beautiful my ocd turns my random normal mom thoughts into something inappropriate. I know I don’t think of or look at my kids or any kids or young person in an inappropriate way. My ocd says I do and I was seeking support. That persons comment was so damaging for me. I tried to think maybe they have never had dark disturbing intrusive thoughts with their ocd themes and maybe they just don’t understand or maybe they have never had pocd theme or maybe they are not a parent but even if all of that were true, their comment was still so judgmental and damaging. I am struggling even more now because my ocd is latching onto that persons comment and making me feel like a horrible person. Has anyone else had this happen? How did you get through it?
So I've had OCD since I was a child. Like really young. The first intrusive thought I can remember was when I was 5. It just keeps getting worse and lately they've been making me physically ill or throwing me into extreme panic attacks again ( ones where I can't move my body ) the other night I thought God was trying to kill me because I was thinking about ending myself from OCD+ life issues but in reality I was just having a panic attack😭😭it affects me daily. It gets a little better with therapy but I don't see therapy coming into my life any time soon and I'm not even sure if I would want to go (for multiple reasons). To wrap this up if you have severe ocd can you tell me what it's like?? I don't want to label anything without proper research and hearing others perspectives. Thank you!! <3 (My profile says all of my subtypes if that helps any)
I feel like in some ways receiving a diagnosis for OCD has in some ways made things worse. I’ve always had what I called “phases” throughout life, which I now know were ocd episodes, but I didn’t really make too much of them and even if it was over several long difficult months, they’d always seem to kind of just pass. Recently I’ve begun my worse flare up in the last few years and now that I’m older I seemed professional help which led to my diagnosis. This all sounds great of course but I can’t actually afford therapy right now so I kinda just have the diagnosis but not the support so now that I realize these phases are actually this incurable mental illness I just feel like I’ve lost all hope that I’ll ever be happy and I feel like I basically obsess about obsessing at this point and it just sucks. Has anyone else had this or a similar experience?
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