How do u stop worrying about if ur going to prison if u tell ur therapist about ur ocd or real event ocd ive told a therapist before about it but i dont know if how im feeling is rational like what i keep imagining her judging me finding me weird then calling the police and the police saying infront of everyone what happened and then me being locked up for the rest of my life .?????
Therapists trained in OCD have seen and heard of everything, and they know that your fears and anxieties tend to just live inside your head. They are non judgmental, and if you have no intent of causing harm, etc, they won’t call or inform anyone. After you tell them your fears, they will start a plan, using ERP, that will help combat your fears. Remember, ocd therapists have heard it all.
@sofiaanne thank you that makes me feel abit better idk why my brain keeps circling back to the event no matter what
Been there and actually know someone who did go to the police many many times and hired private investigators and all kinds of stuff, like he got heavily involved with the law due to his OCD but even after reaching out to them so many times he never was locked up and they encouraged him to get help for his OCD. Long story short he is now doing really well, married with a kid and drives a really crazy Mustang which I think is a good accomplishment as well ;) OCD makes us think the worst will happen. Like @sofiaanne said OCD therapists are trained to work through this kind of stuff. They are not shaken by things that WE deem really bad or concerning!
@redline That’s really lovely to hear i definitely have thought about aswell getting the law involved, and ur right it’s just the anxiety feels so real
@Yourfavocdgal Yea I’ve thought of getting them involved too. I’ve realized that it’s not necessary though. It does feel so real but…… keyword there is “feel.” Unfortunately we can’t trust our feelings :)
Legal OCD. By far the hardest theme to battle. Im currently battling and all I can do is sit with the guilt till it subsides. Kinda losing hope but I know when I come down, my rationality comes back and my desire to confess goes away. Its scary though cuz once you think you’re over it, youre just beginning. Any advice would help but I don’t know😔 sorry
@slippery_salad Is that what it’s called??? I’ve dealt with this one too and it totally sucks SMH.
@Jazlyn Cayla Ya its like the fear that youve done something illegal and maybe even the realization that you have…. and yet you just dont know because its in the past and theres no way to prove yourself innocent unless you confess. Which I am told not to do. So you just sit in this limbo state questioning all your life values and all of your goals. It sucks really bad The only thing that helps me is walking. But I cant walk all day long
@slippery_salad Ummm yeah never confess. Confessing is a compulsion and will make the OCD way worse.
IDK if this is reassurance or not but I don’t think therapists call the cops on people unless they suspect that elder and/or child abuse was committed. Or if they think that you are a danger to yourself or to others. I think that you could admit to robbing a bank to your therapist (never done this btw and you haven’t either I’m pretty sure) and they wouldn’t do anything about it.
i’m so scared im going to lose control and end up locked up or something. this is so exhausting!! i worry that what i have isn’t OCD and that im genuinely insane and im gonna end up in big trouble or that the urges i have are going to actually happen. i dont want to think these things ! i feel like a horrible human being!!
It's going to be a year since I started the worst POCD episode of my life. I got diagnosed almost a year ago too, but the frequency of our sessions wasn't ideal and also I was in a very bad state (24/7 anxious and couldn't leave my bed) so I started taking medication a few months ago. But when I started with the meds my therapist kind of ghosted me? She said she's going to be very busy until May this year. That's why I booked an appointment with a new therapist my psychiatrist recommended. But I am deeply scared the moment I tell her everything she's going to send the police to my house and my life is going to end. Please help! How do I calm down? Can that actually happen?
Less than a year ago, I had a very big anxiety flare up to the point that I felt as though I needed to report to the police / harm myself. I ended up leaving an anonymous tip at the police hotline about something that I know I didn’t even do but everything told me I had to or else I will go to jail. And similarly after that I called the help line and explained I had unwanted intrusive thoughts and I didn’t think I deserved to live for having those thoughts. After these many months and working with my therapist, I’ve been able to feel a lot less anxious around this topic and now I’m getting lots of anxiety about what I did that time when I was so anxious. I gave in to my compulsions and confessed for stuff that I know sounds bad saying out loud but only certain people will understand I would never do. So now I’m just looking for someone to relate and perhaps let me know that I don’t have anything to worry about? I know it’s bad to seek reassurance but I’m not sure where to go. And I’m worried I’m going to keep incriminating myself.
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