Therapist who specializes in Pocd

@sophea I spoke with a therapist from here and said said that I needed someone who specializes in POCd because it wasn’t her specialty

@Idontknow I've never heard of anything like that before. Interesting.

@sophea Yeah I agree that’s strange. OCD therapists are supposed to be able to treat any theme because they’re all treated the same way-With ERP. That specific therapist just wasn’t trained enough

@OneDayAtATimee That’s crazy that everything bad happens to me and nobody wants to help me like am I such a piece of garbage

@Idontknow Nooo that’s not true. It’s not your fault that some therapists aren’t trained enough. I had a therapist recently who was rude, invalidating, and misdiagnosed me. But then I switched to a different therapist and she’s wonderful :) Also, there are lots of ppl who try to help you. I see people answering your posts all the time, giving you reassurance. Reassurance isn’t helpful of course but it shows that ppl care to give any response

@OneDayAtATimee I’m sick of these people all they care about is money they failed me when I needed them the most so now I have to self medicate and self therapy because my current facility wants to discharge me because I need a higher level care or whatever but that’s crazy I’m sick of my life I don’t want to go so I guess it’s an obligation since they want to discharge me I’m sick of people

@OneDayAtATimee But that’s fine the mental health system is garbage either way why bother getting help 😂😂😂 I can just take a couple p and die and they will care then I can’t stand this world

@Idontknow I totally understand you ❤️‍🩹 The mental health field is frustrating for sure. If it helps- I’ve had POCD before years ago just like you. I even had Harm Ocd at the same exact time 😆 Life was absolutely terrifying and hell. But I did ERP therapy and it completely turned my life around. I’ve never dealt with POCD again and if I ever do- I know how to handle it. There is hope for sure 🙏 Just keep trying. Find a more trained therapist if you can and if not, do ERP on your own. Ocd is not a death sentence. It’s very treatable using ERP, ACT, self-compassion, and support groups. The sooner you resist the rumination and reassurance seeking- the sooner you will be on the track to feeling better. Sadly no one recovers with constant reassurance- seeking. It keeps us stuck in the OCD cycle for years. We have many years ahead of us- and they can be beautiful

@OneDayAtATimee I have to go out more to because I’m stuck looking at four walls and it’s driving me insane

@Idontknow Yeah :) even starting with doing 15 minute walks around your neighborhood can help motivate you. And then you can keep extending the times