Becky B.
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 6y
laurenmlaurenm
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- 6y
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!
Becky B.Becky B.
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- OCD Conqueror
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- 6y
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.
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 6y
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.
kknmyk4kknmyk4
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- 6y
I've definitely encountered this fear, to the point where I actually burned that bridge out of paranoia. It's a terrible thing.
CnuxCnux
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- 6y
That sounds like an awesome plan Becky!
laurenmlaurenm
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- 6y
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