anyone feel rushed in therapy sessions

I want everyone to advocate for their ideal therapy experience, and bringing this up to your therapist is important to do. But, keep in mind that OCD may tell you that any pace is too fast, so as you have this discussion, please talk about this from an OCD perspective as well. There is a middle ground.

Absolutely, that was my experience with NOCD. I asked the member advocates if the program was meant to be fast-paced, and they said that for some therapists, there’s definitely an emphasis on quick progress. Honestly, it felt like my therapist was focused on maintaining a perfect track record of fast recoveries, and I just did not fit that mold. At one point, she even suggested I switch to someone else. I brought it up with her, and while she agreed that everyone moves at their own pace, things still felt rushed. Two sessions later, I told her I needed to reduce our sessions because I was starting work. She said that wouldn’t be beneficial, and that Fridays were no longer available. I offered to try a different day, and she said that was not guaranteed either so basically, everything felt up in the air. I ended up texting her to say that it was getting kind of difficult and maybe we should rethink things, and she offered to discharged me from her care. At that point it didn’t even feel an option, I said yes and she did it immediately. Keep in mind she was advised to treat me me 3-4 times a week which I was willing to pay, but when I said yes, she said let’s try only 3 and did it twice and then reverted back to 2 sessions a week which was against the program’s advice 😃. So yeah, I’ve always felt like if I was not recovering fast enough, I would just be dropped. That is why I’m so hesitant to try NOCD again. I love their emphasis on ERP therapy. I love that they express the possibility of a quick recovery. But I strongly dislike that it seems like quickness and stats matter more (at least to the therapist I saw).

No unfortunately I'm too traumatized

NOCD does have a mix of good and bad therapists, I’ll be completely honest. I had a therapist recently who was rude and dismissive of my feelings. But I’ve also had amazinggg therapists here who helped me tremendously so it’s a process of trial and error. If something seems “off” with the therapist, probably good to switch who you’re seeing 👍

I haven’t had this experience. Maybe try putting your communication in writing via messaging so that it’s very clear what you need?

I had to switch therapists a couple times to find a good match, once I found a good match, everything flowed really well. Don’t give up!

Yes

Is it possible you find someone else that may be a better match?