ocdsurvivorem
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ocdsurvivoremocdsurvivorem
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Thanks for replying. I think I’m gonna tell her tomorrow.
FathomableFathomable
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Definitely tell her. My therapist has 4 clients with POCD. I guarantee all 4 of them have talked groinal responses, because the obsessing about whether your genitals feel anything in order to gain new information to know how to judge yourself is a pretty big part of the POCD cycle. The responses appear and are noticed more because you're anticipating them. Trust me, it's your OCD-shame telling you that you're likely to be judged or misunderstood, and your OCD-guilt telling you that you would deserve it because you don't know *for sure* that your groinal responses are just groinal responses. Truth is OCD therapists aren't in it to judge you, they're there to help you to get out of the loop of doubt so you can develop some clarity.
ocdsurvivoremocdsurvivorem
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Hey everyone! I told her and she had NO idea what I was talking about but she wasn’t judgemental and she said just because she hasn’t heard about it doesn’t mean it’s weird and that it makes sense. So things worked out in the end but I definitely had a panic attack after telling her ?
FathomableFathomable
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That sounds like a good outcome! I imagine she will do some reading about it so it's great that she will be educated more about some of the nuances of POCD. Good job!
RSMsRSMs
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It’s a challenge, I allowed it to come up naturally during my conversation so that the delivery of the message felt authentic to me. There’s no rule that says you have to disclose all of your symptoms right then an there. You are also building a relationship with your therapist. Ease into your own process. It is your process. Everyone else here is going through more or less similar things. Ease in.
RSMsRSMs
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and* sorry for the typo.
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