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- bluberries
- Date posted
- 4y ago
Did you know inside this app you could connect with an OCD specialist therapist who does ERP via live face-to-face video conferencing sessions? It’s only $50 per session to, the same price as an insurance copay. The reason it’s affordable is that NOCDs team all has OCD and they want to make treatment affordable for people. All you do is hit the therapist button and schedule a free 15 min confidential call with NOCD’s intake team. They’ll then connect you with an ERP therapist in your state who can help. For instance, in California there is this great OCD therapist and her name is Darilyn who helped me. NOCD doesn’t have a waitlist so I’d strongly recommend you hit the button.
Thank you for that, unfortunately i couldn’t afford a copay so a local psychiatric hospital told me to go to an ER which i did bc my mind couldn’t stop thinking about getting on medication, i became obsessed. I just want to feel better. So they did an evaluation on me and prescribed me my Zoloft . Idk why maybe it was going to the er that became the compulsion bc immediately after the doctor told me they would prescribe me medication my blood pressure went down.
Hey I relate, I'm currently waiting to be seen by a CBT therapist and a minute feels like an hour and an hour feels a day. Medication can be really helpful combatting OCD also CBT/ERP. I recommend the book Brain Lock as it has a 4 step guide using CBT. I would recommend doing research on your condition reading books/blogs so you're equipped with information. Also stuff like keeping yourself busy and seeing friends helps a lot. also maybe download the app headspace.
Thank you, i supposed i just feel like I’m at my wits end. I try to research but tbh everything i read makes me understand myself more and i feel less confused but it also lets me know i can’t cure myself. and it’s so tuff out here in a new place where i know nobody. That probably has a part to play. I just feel like this appointment is light years away and i won’t even notice a change until im on the right dose.
@bluberries I completely get you. Here are some websites that have helped me. With regards to being in a new place- if you're up to it are there any clubs you can join? :) Intrusivethoughts.org OCD Action OCD UK Books Overcoming OCD the imp of the mind Also it does feel overwhelming but you're here, you're on this app! You're on the road to recovery!
@Daffodil Thank you so much, do you think it’s somewhat safe to Go to a hospital if i can’t take it anymore ?
@bluberries Hey I recommend calling a helpline/ contacting those on OCD action (I think you can contact them by email if you're not from the UK). Definitely contact/ go to a hospital if you feel youre in danger. Things sill get better
What part of California, this is where i live now ?
Everywhere in California! She administers the treatment online via video-conferencing sessions (it feels kind of like talking to someone on skype or FaceTime). To get connected with her you just hit the therapist button in the app. $50 per session is about $150 less than most therapy sessions for ERP, and NOCD lowered it there due to their team’s personal stories. They had to pay outrageous fees for treatment.
@NOCD Advocate - Stephen Smith Is it still $50 per session? Do we get to choose when to have sessions?
I feel like I’m completely going freaking psychotic. This is taking away my faith, which I thought was pretty strong. It tells me to not bother praying because God isn’t helping. It’s telling me that I am the worst person, worthy of death. That I deserve every bad thing that comes to me. And I believe that. I hate that I’m having these thoughts in my own mind. I hate that I feel this out of control. The medication isn’t helping. My head is always spinning. Nothing is helping because nothing lasts with this stupid disease. The good days don’t last. The efforts to work don’t last. I’m losing my mind and going insane. I don’t have access to a therapist. I don’t have resources here. I’m so irritated and scared that I could just give up. I literally don’t even know what to do with myself right now. I feel crazy and hopeless. I feel like I should turn myself in. And I mean every last word I’ve said. There’s no exaggeration.
I need some serious help and I don't start treatment until the 20th and my therapist is on vacation. My thoights have gotten so much worse, to the point that I think they warrant me getting reported. I don't wanna harm/kill anyone but my thoughts make it seem like Im a psychopath who does have a plan. I had to call the suicide hotline to make sure I didn't do anything. Id rather be locked up than to harm anyone. But just thinking of me failing at being a good mom to my son is what crushes me. Ive had panic attack after panic attack and Ive cried so much I just can't cry anymore. Im numb and disgusted with myself. I wish this was all just a nightmare
my anxiety has been so bad the past couple of days, ive been disassociating several times a day. Its so hard to be alone because of the intrusive thoughts. I barely can even look at my family without vivid images coming in my head. Im so scared i keep asking myself “what if i wanna do it?” “what if i rlly am crazy” “maybe i am my thoughts” “would i ever do this” “what if i just lose control one day”. I dont know anymore im so lost and depressed i just wanna crawl out of my own skin. Someone please give advice because nothing is working. Keep in mind im undiagnosed and i feel so alone and i know i have harm ocd but the doctors and therapist in my state dont care to listen. They wont even give me anything for anxiety, my life is being ruined and im only 13. I just want it to go away, im trying to keep faith in god but i just wish he would help me faster.
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