Overthinking my diagnosis

I just got done with an appointment with my psychiatrist and I believe she said that I have ocd, anxiety, and depression but I keep telling myself that she didn’t say ocd. I feel like I held back on a lot of how I actually felt because I was scared she was going to say I was crazy or something so I kinda down played what goes on in my head. I’m over analyzing things I said in the meeting and thinking that I might have said things that aren’t true. I feel like she doesn’t know the severity of it so she doesn’t think I have ocd. I want to text and ask her to confirm or should I just wait until my next appointment.

Ericseal18

Date posted: 28d

Yeah, that’s how I was with my doctor but you gotta realize these people do this for a living and they want to hear what you have to say because it’s important

heretoheal14

Date posted: 28d

Wow! I am going through the exact same thing right now. I don't feel like I did my appointment "correctly" yesterday and I spent the rest of the evening overanalyzing the appointment and whether or not I actually have OCD. (I know I do, it's thankfully not as bad at this current moment) I feel like I held back on explaining things but that's also because I never know how to explain it. Idk my brain always feels scrambled.

Anonymous

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 28d

I found putting together some notes before my appointment helps a lot.

HeartMama

Date posted: 27d

So I absolutely get where you are coming from, but you second guessing yourself and then calling or texting is a compulsion. Getting a jump start on how to live with an accept uncertainty is a big part of healing from ocd and taking away the extreme power it holds over you. Can you sit with the discomfort and say, I'm not doing checking behaviors right now, maybe I do have OCD, Maybe I do not, but I do know that I can ask her for clarity at my next appointment and figure out what other questions I may have for her and take some notes next time. I think if you can start with the small things, it helps managing the bigger themes.

moon0270

Date posted: 20w

Psychiatrist

Therapist put it on the table that I should see a psychiatrist that she recommends. I felt relief because maybe the psychiatrist can tell me what's wrong and the plan going forward but im scared because what if my symptoms vanish or i miraculously get better (i doubt it) then what if i've been making a mountain of a mole hill. Or what if i dont know how to express myself. im obviously not scared of getting better, but i just don't want to seem like im making people scramble to treat me and then it turns out theres nothing wrong. like what if i don't have OCD and im just making all this stuff up in my head. what if i just want something to stress about

thesunwillco...

Date posted: 19w

diagnosis

i’m terrified to get a diagnosis. What if it’s not actually OCD??? I made a list of reasons why i think so and then i think what if im lying and i actually don’t do this stuff and am just dramatic and i just want to have OCD so then my thoughts are justified?? I have struggled in the past year with Pocd & Rocd and then also some bits of thinking im constantly in danger or being watched? I’m scared.

miagrace.

Date posted: 16w

therapist made my ocd worse

just been to therapy and i was explaining my contamination ocd and says i don’t diagnose ocd but this doesn’t seem severe enough? so now im spiralling am i just lying to myself and im just a freak. does she mean my other ocds aren’t real either? i’m just honestly so upset. need advice please im just spiralling so much i take medication for ocd and basically have every symptom and subtype of ocd:(

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