- Username
- Becky B.
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 6y ago
- Username
- laurenmlaurenm
- Date posted
- 6y ago
Yes, and I've told my therapist that I obviously care what she thinks about me, and she knows this. So she uses it as ERP and says "maybe I am thinking judgmental things about you, you'll never know" and she knows I am uncomfortable because of this, but I know she is here to help me so I continue to work knowing I can never truly "know" what she or anything thinks of me. And that has been helping me reduce how much I care what anyone thinks of me. Hope that helps. Stay strong!
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- Becky B.Becky B.
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 6y ago
Thanks everyone for the encouraging words. I guess it does come down to doing some exposure work around what other people think of me. I’ve always struggled with ruminating on what people may/may not think about me. It makes sense that I would also feel this way about my therapist.
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- AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 6y ago
I have this very uncomfortable fear every time step into a mental health facility or go see my therapist. But, how i work my way out of this one is to tell myself maybe they're judging me, maybe they're not. Either way I am here to get help and i try to focus in on my session. But at any point i am uncomfortable with my mental health professional, i change said person. They are human too and they do unperfect things like us all. I Hope it gets better for you.
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- kknmyk4kknmyk4
- Date posted
- 6y ago
I've definitely encountered this fear, to the point where I actually burned that bridge out of paranoia. It's a terrible thing.
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- CnuxCnux
- Date posted
- 6y ago
That sounds like an awesome plan Becky!
- Username
- laurenmlaurenm
- Date posted
- 6y ago
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- JM1998
- Date posted
- 5y ago
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- MadiK
- Date posted
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- Username
- Lulu_20
- Date posted
- 2y ago
OCD even in therapy
Does anyone feel guilty after therapy? I know I have experienced guilt after my therapy session and start obsessing on if I was talking too much or if I said something wrong? Does anyone feel embarrassed sometimes when they share what their OCD makes them do with compulsions? I know logically that there is nothing wrong with sharing in therapy, or being open and honest to receive help, but sometimes my OCD makes me question it and doubt myself, and I wanted to see if anyone could relate?
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