my parents just made me have a phone call with some psychologist and without going into detail about my POCD, and the psychologist said she doesnt think i have OCD. and im having a breakdown. i dont know what to do.
Well, interesting they try to know from one phone call. My psychotherapist took several months, which means several weekly sessions, to determine it‘s ocd. Of course I don’t know exactly, since I’m not one.
@elliss2 A therapist, I mean. Just wanted to voice my concerns about their method
@elliss2 ive had the hit and run fear for 7 months, and the fear of saying something bad for years, and the fear of writing something bad on a test on accident:(( but this one is just so so so scary to me. i had a physician assistant diagnose me without going into detail about this theme, but the psychologist says i have GAD or adjustment disorder..
@elliss2 i have a psychiatrist appointment on the 26th, and meet with a new therapist who specializes in OCD and anxiety disorders on the 18th. i know i cant be too discouraged right now but it hurts
@mads190 Ok, I get it🙏
My previous therapist (before NOCD) told me that, if 1 psychologist or mental health professional--or really, ANY health professional, doesn't think you have something, or won't explore the issues you're coming to them with WITH you, you owe it to yourself to get another opinion. You're still you, dealing with this as best you can, and one psychologist claiming you don't have OCD, might simply mean they weren't super well versed in OCD like the specialists with NOCD. My 2 cents are to get another opinion from another mental health professional whose specialty is OCD, and explain to them what you've been going through. Don't give up.
I wasn’t dx till late 20’s. I was 5150 then 5250. Complete freak out and I didn’t know why. Then one Dr started asking the RIGHT questions. The best thing I can say is STAND YOUR GROUND. No one knows you, better than your own self. Ask for another therapist who is willing to listen and knows/trained in your POCD. ALWAYS trust your own self. You had the courage to come to this platform, you definitely have the courage to stand up for your self. A ‘break down’ is not a dx. It is a symptom of the main issue. Not all therapists are created the same. Find one that cares and knows what they are doing.
@Greenjellybean Wow!!👍
like i mentioned the hit and run fear, i mentioned the wondering if im going to say something bad to someone without realizing it. am i truly what my thoughts tell me i am???
I had like a really bad argument with my mom basically about her complaining about my “attitude” and “constant arrogance” like okay firstly 😭 yes i do have an attitude and am irritable but im not THAT bad 😭🙏 she was saying that im a “pest” and that “its not enjoyable to live with someone who makes other people miserable” like 😅🧍♀️ oh ☺️ and then i tell her that i know im struggling and that im going to therapy to try to get better and trying to possibly get a diagnosis and she says “your generation just wants something to deal with. You want something to be wrong with you. ‘Trying to get better’ isn’t good enough… would you be able to stand someone like yourself? You’re just choosing this antisocial, narcissistic behaviour and harass everyone… You need to pull yourself together. No matter how much effort we put into you, you will never be happy. You want some medicine? Some diagnosis? Because that will solve everything?” 😭😭😭 and the way she said “some medication”- she sounded so disgusted and appalled and now i feel ashamed… i mean im not officially diagnosed with ocd and it is never my intention to self diagnose- but im sorry its VERY obvious when you have ocd and know of ocd- its so distinct. Everything- the compulsions, reassurance, intrusive thoughts, themes, patterns, perfectionism- but she has me overthinking- what if i dont have ocd 😭 and ive just been lying to myself and everyone maybe its not ocd and im just sick in the head or trying to self sabotage- and especially when my supposed ocd is calm or not as loud i get so anxious “what if i dont have ocd…”
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:(
i’m trying to not let the thoughts bother me but it’s just so stressful. even me typing that feels like i’m lying when i know i’m not. i’m scared because even my therapist tells me that it’s just ocd, but in the back of my mind i slightly don’t believe her, and its making me scared that i AM like those people and im gonna act on something. sometimes in social moments i get a quick thought of me being an outcast because im like those people who are sick in the head and act on that stuff, and it just makes me feel like i truly am gonna eventually act on something. another thing that bothered me is earlier my mom yelled at me for not doing school work (it was well deserved im really slacking on it) and i had like no reaction to her screaming. it had me thinking what if i have no empathy etc etc, and what if i get mad that she yelled at me and i do something involving those thoughts. how do i TRULY know it’s ocd? like i try to remind myself and be like “dude, your therapist said it’s ocd, she isn’t wrong” but the back of my mind is like “she is wrong, it’s not ocd and she just happened to misdiagnose you. you are gonna act on those thoughts and it’s your fate”. please someone respond if you read all of this, im really struggling
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