Hello! I recently learned that some things I am experiencing may very likely be OCD. Due to this I have been doing a lot of research to learn more and attempt to figure out what is going on. I want to seek help to get a diagnosis and to manage my compulsions. How did you guys go about getting diagnosed and how did you approach the person you talked to about this issue?
i had very bad anxiety that would alter my day to day life. i couldn't get a lot of things done because my anxiety would be in the way. until i realized my anxious thoughts were a little absurd and kind of out of the ordinary. i found a psychiatrist online using my insurance company. luckily the psychiatry office i found was very thorough in their diagnosis processing. i mentioned adhd and ocd being something i'd like to touch base on and we did questionnaires on each disorder. i also did a brain scan that was fully covered by my insurance. if you're insurance, i would recommend asking about it! especially because after the questionnaires, my ocd made me doubt my own answer choices and thought maybe i lied to get diagnosed (i didn't đ¤Ł) but the brain scan helped get a detailed accurate diagnosis! good luck !!!
@melyCD whoops, i've got a few typos lol
@melyCD Thanks for sharing! I have been tested for a few things over the years, and every time they have used the general tests to narrow down things before proceeding. I think the only reason that OCD hasnât been further pursued is that I second guessed my responses about intrusive thoughts. I keep doubting that anything is wrong even though when I am experiencing the issues they are very anxiety inducing and I know they are not normal. Maybe if I go into the appointment telling the person I talk to that that is a concern they will help me pursue it. Thank you again!
After a long time working with a therapist I opened up about some of the intrusive thoughts I have and she picked up on a pattern of compulsions⌠I said âwait this isnât normal?â And she said âno you should see a specialistâ. And now Iâm here. Honestly talk to whoever youâre working with, and if you donât have a therapist, get one. They might not be perfect for OCD but theyâll at least be able to help you determine if thatâs what youâre dealing with, and point you in the right direction
@Ms679 Thank you for responding. I do think I need to be more upfront about the issue to whomever I talk to. I have minimized the issue because I have second guessed everything that I have experienced (now finding out that is possibly part of the issue). I am in the works of getting a new therapist. When I do I will talk to them about it. Thanks again!
Hi Iâm currently undiagnosed but am so sick of the way Iâm living that Iâve decided I seriously need to get help. I need advice on 1. How to tell my parents that I need help and 2. The process. The first part is hard because a couple years ago I talked to my mom about having OCD but she brushed it off and said âeveryone has anxietyâ so I just never brought it up again. Iâm also a bit ashamed for some reason, I donât know why, to bring it up to them and I feel scared. For the second part whatâs the process of getting diagnosed and getting medication and therapy. Where do I get diagnosed and do I have to start therapy before getting medicated? Thanks so much for the help.
Ok, so first of all, Iâm undiagnosed. However, Iâve been pretty certain for a while now that what Iâve been struggling with is OCD. My problem though is that itâs not easy to get diagnosed, and in some cases, it would require me to pay money. It frustrates me that I have to pay to deal with my mental health. Is it worth it for me to get diagnosed? I know I donât need a diagnosis to start healing and working on these things, but I also donât want to be âself diagnosingâ the problem, because that makes me feel like a liar and an imposter. My other problem is that I fear my family doctor wonât properly diagnose me. I came to him about mental health related issues once before, and he read off a very generic list of mental health symptoms. when he got to what sounded like the âOCDâ section, we asked one or two very generic questions that had nothing to do with my themes, and since I couldnât relate, I just answered no to them. He then told me I was fine, that I was just a âtype A personalityâ, and that I was just being too hard on myself. I fear that my doctor might not be very knowledgeable or up to date on current information regarding OCD, and this might make it increasingly difficult for me to get diagnosed. Another problem is my symptoms seem to come and go. I often have an obsessive cycle that can last months at a time, and then it just goes away. Sometimes I wonât experience any symptoms for years. This makes me feel like I donât actually have OCD or that itâs not âbadâ enough to be diagnosable.
hi! how did you guys get your ocd diagnosis? what was that process like? did it take a while? do some of you not have a diagnosis but just know you have ocd?
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