Is diagnosis through NOCD accurate/legit?

Thinking of getting a diagnosis/diagnostic assessment through NOCD, but I’m quite worried/afraid about getting misdiagnosed or calling with someone who’s like not qualified or knowledgeable enough to diagnose. On Reddit it seems that people experiences depend on which NOCD therapist they get assigned with or something, but the diagnostic assessment will be the same no matter the therapist right? Like the questions they ask and stuff? And is it an officially diagnosis? Any advice?

Wolfram

Date posted: Yesterday

I hsvent had therapy via nocd but from what ive seen in this community, i haven't seen a single person complain about their diagnosis through nocd

serenity_1

Date posted: Yesterday

@Wolfram Ohh but maybe it’s not an accurate one.. but thanks

Amilton

Date posted: Yesterday

Yes your reasoning is correct. How well you connect with your therapist depends on what kind of therapist you get and what kind of strategies you respond to. But for diagnosis there guidelines. It’s not up to each individual therapist. But I feel like you already knew that, don’t let OCD trick you, trust yourself.

serenity_1

Date posted: Yesterday

@Amilton Yeah, but what if they tell me I have ocd just so that they can profit from me potentially getting therapy from them? And what if they aren’t trained enough or knowledgeable enough to give diagnosis despite their training?

Amilton

Date posted: Yesterday

@serenity_1 One thing about mental health is whoever is suffering from it can also help with the diagnosis. It’s not like a sprained ankle that you can kind do an xray and be like yeah there’s something there or whatever other illness that’s easy to verify through other methods. When it comes to mental health your input is very valuable, so it’s important that you are honest with yourself and how you feel. By educating yourself on OCD you can have a pretty good idea if you have it or not, a therapist will just kind of confirm it for you most of the time. The fact that you’re doubting the diagnosis is hallmark of OCD symptoms. I went through it myself. All this just to say you probably already know you have OCD, a therapist would just be giving an official diagnosis. As far a profit goes you could literally cancel therapy at any time, on top of it being an illegal practice that could cause them to lose their license. (Giving you a false diagnosis). You can even post your symptoms here and people will tell you if they can relate or not. OCD can be very different for everyone but I’ve noticed that on this app there’s always gonna be at least 1 or 2 people that relate to the way you experience it.

Kdmaw

Date posted: Yesterday

The questions and diagnostic process are standard across all therapists, as far as I am aware. You may want to reflect on why you worry about being misdiagnosed and how that informs your choice. Like, if the choice is binary and the fear of misdiagnosis stops you from doing therapy but your values say you should do therapy then that may provide evidence into the OCD nature of the worry. Some links or maybe useful material? https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/just-right-perfectionism-ocd https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/ocd-vs-ocpd From my experience, my therapist didn’t try to fit a square peg into a round hole. But that’s possible it was because I was a round peg to start with.

Anonymous

Date posted: Yesterday

The diagnostic test is a survey type test and it has to meet the requirements set by the DSM5 and you can see your results right on the app so it can’t be misdiagnosed by the therapist themselves. It’s very standardized. In fact, when I started with NOCD, I already had an OCD diagnosis and they still had me take the test to make sure. And when I did receive a positive diagnosis, my therapist literally told me “you have OCD, And that’s the last time you will here me say that” meaning she was not going reassure me (a big compulsion for me) by constantly reminding me that I have OCD. I have had ERP before and none have been as effective as NOCD. IMO they are the most qualified for OCD and care deeply about their mission to help those suffering from this disorder. Hope this helps. You got this. This therapy is one of the hardest things I’ve ever done in my life AND going through it has changed my life dramatically for the better

Kaylynn123

Date posted: Yesterday

I am working with NOCD and they use the test that any therapist would use to diagnose OCD.

allykayy

Date posted: 23w

How NOCD First Session Goes

Im wanting to set up an appt with a therapist but I am on the borderline. I’ve seen some bad Google reviews of people saying the therapists are required to do “small talk” but don’t get into the route of the issue right away. Is this normal? I just want help with my Pure OCD as soon as possible without wasting too much time on unnecessary things and get myself to feeling better.

Huskydog

Date posted: 22w

I have a question.

I had my second session with a therapist and they told me they don’t think I have OCD. They think that I have just intrusive thoughts. They also said they don’t do diagnosis. I also noticed they did not ask me questions about my different themes.This has made me so confused. Even though I had a terrible fear that a therapist will tell that I don’t have it, (which is the main reason why I had not gone to one) I did suspect I had it because I identify with many of the symptoms. On the website it says that they treat it but I don’t think they are like a specialist. On the first session they described OCD mainly as needing to have things symmetrical and fear of contamination. I have a feeling that they don’t know much about it. I also didn’t mentioned all the themes I think I have because I’m scared to be misunderstood. I am not sure what to do. I can’t afford seeing an OCD therapist at NOCD. Can anyone give an insight, has something similar happened to you? Thank you!

Pandora_2003

Date posted: 15d

general therapist vs ocd specialist

hey guys, i've been seeing a general therapist because i didn't know if i had ocd or not, but then she did end up diagnosing me with ocd so now i know i do (i also went through nocd and they diagnosed me too but stopped because its too expensive) the thing is, my current therapist is a general therapist and is NOT specialized in ocd care and hasn't given ERP before, she's learning for me and we've done two exporsure sessions but i can't stop from thinking about how she's not the upmost qualified for this, she's helping though and i've gotten better since i've started seeing her, idk if it's just my ocd being picky or what, anyone go through something similar and have any advice?

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