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- Itsme
- Date posted
- 4y ago
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- SunflowerSunflower
- Date posted
- 4y ago
That's the problem about go with a normal psychologist, if you have the resources you should find one in other country, like chrissie hodges, she go to a psychologist by phone, try to find one.
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- ItsmeItsme
- Date posted
- 4y ago
I wish I could ?
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- FathomableFathomable
- Date posted
- 4y ago
I saw a psychiatrist to get my PTSD diagnosis and he suggested OCD when I talked about constantly ruminating. Later an autism mentor said she thought I had it. So I started seeing a therapist who is sure I have it. In the UK, a therapist can diagnose you as well as a psychiatrist or psychologist, but if I felt I needed it formally, I'd probably go back to that guy. But HOCD is a rough one. The symptoms might be identifiable to an astute professional, but they get far more training in helping with fears around the stigma of not being straight/family judgement/community support etc, than the probably 20 minutes they spent reading about this specific type of OCD 10 years ago. So it might be a good idea to see someone new and go through your symptoms and compulsions and the distress they cause you with them while not mentioning the topic. If they feel that it's OCD (they will), then you can disclose that it's a sexuality obsession. And then give them a printout about this form of OCD from any mental health organisation which is known as a specialist where you live. If they then say they think it's probably just denial after all that, they're an ignorant hack. Unlike Crassus, I don't think it's leftie brainwashing or that anyone is afraid to make a diagnosis of HOCD, especially not when you clearly have the symptoms of it. Reality is that this form of OCD isn't a focus of mental health training, as it's somewhat rare and even more rarely talked about. However, anxiety around sexuality for someone who wants to come out has had a lot of campaigning for recognition, as lack of support causes so many youth suicides etc. It's a simple matter of how much information they have been exposed to. Likely also that he wanted to be sure before making a diagnosis like that after just meeting you and when he didn't have knowledge of the condition. If you want to continue to see him I'd recommend asking him to read up about the condition online first.
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- Crassus1Crassus1
- Date posted
- 4y ago
I'm so so sorry if I caused offenses, I was just ranting against a fear of mine. The fear of a globalist takeover... My ocd has made me watch tons of conspiracy videos... left and right-leaning and even anarchist. I also read new age stuff and they were also talking about some kind of lgbtq+ agenda. I was (and sometimes still am) worrying that the gov is making people gay through tap water like Alex Jones said... and more "proof" to me (or my ocd, I really can't feel the difference) is the fact that so freakin much people here are talking about feeling attracted to the same sex... it's more than ever. I'm so freaked out that the theory could be true. I'm obsessing over information... from political ideologies to dog breeds, quantum mechanics and black holes. Even lookin at a video about gravity scares the sht out of me. My compulsions are fact-checking and reading articles debunking pseudoscience on RationalWiki. Oh the debate between Free Will and Materialistic Determinism...fml But that's just the tip of the iceberg. I also have magical thinking OCD and reading new age pseudoscience like "the law of attraction" made it worse. I'm afraid that I can influence weather with my thoughts, I'm afraid pronouncing certain words and not only that... My ocd even forbids me to think about some things and I can no longer write or walk on the street properly. I got thrown out of highschool bcs of very bad grades and if that wasn't enough this epidemic comes and makes me very suspicious about certain special interest at the higher levels of the society while feeling that it triggers my past contamination ocd. Oh, and I also have scrupulosity and a strange form of relationship ocd... It's more like a frustration seeing people who have a lot of friends, having fun, having a bf/gf (something I've never had... btw I'm almost 21), having pets, going to school/college, living a normal life... and I'm also scared to leave my room, very superstitious about clock and numbers and repeating certain parts of songs over and over again... Last but not least I get intrusive thoughts about the posibilty that people could steal information from my brain telepatically... No one from my family knows about my disorder and I don't do any therapy and also don't take antidepressants... I feel like my mind is gonna explode. You seem a very intelligent, kind and civilized person. May I ask you if we could talk about some things here?
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- ColorColor
- Date posted
- 4y ago
@Crassus1 @Crassus1 Hi there, sorry to insert myself in here. I have OCD, so do some of my family members. One of them has OCD that has manifested much like yours has- I mean to say he worries about a lot of the same stuff. So, because of that, I simply wanted to say hi. I don’t know if you’re thinking about therapy, but it’s a great option. Have you thought about using the app therapist? Wish I could, but they aren’t available where I am yet. Also, I didn’t tell my family until I was grown. Most people in my life still don’t know. Those I did tell said they wished I’d told them sooner. It’s tough, just hope you know that you’re not alone.
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- ItsmeItsme
- Date posted
- 4y ago
@Color Guys thank you so much! Your suggestion of printing some articles and information is brilliant and I think I will do that! I will also try to reach some other therapists for different perspectives and to assess their knowledge regarding ocd and its subtypes. I told the therapist I mentioned that I had ocd episodes when I was a kid. I would be so affraid that my father died so I had to do a lot of compulsions. Also, just like Crassus, I had a time on which I could not hear music/television on odd numbers and some lyrics in regards to death I would also avoid. In the beginning of this hocd I was also affraid of the theory of attraction, because a friend of mine suggested it after I told her about the thoughts. When it comes to therapy, I also advise you Crassus to do it. I never did before and I am also self diagnosed, so I can't take much conclusions. I told my boyfriend 2 years ago about this condition because many times that I was with him, I just felt like crying and that I was not being honest about something. He was supportive and did not judge, but I couldn't tell my family. So one day, like 2 months ago, I was so overwhelmed that I arrived home crying and frustrated, saying that I hated my life and I was having a panic attack. My mom and sister were surprised and said that I shouldn't say that because I had achieved a lot in my life and "there was no reason to say those things", so I had to told them about this, because although I may seem I have the "perfect" life over the eye of others, in reality I was feeling hopeless. So to conclude, my advice for you is to tell someone you trust before it's to late, that it was in my case in which my family discovered in the most horrifying way. It is still very had for me to talk about it and I just talk with my sister. You can check NOCD website and there is an article with some advices on how to tell your family about this.
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- Crassus1Crassus1
- Date posted
- 4y ago
@Color Hi :)
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- Crassus1Crassus1
- Date posted
- 4y ago
@Itsme Hello :)
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- ColorColor
- Date posted
- 4y ago
@Crassus1 Hi ?
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- Crassus1Crassus1
- Date posted
- 4y ago
Self diagonsed here too, fk all they say... The leftist lgbt narrative is too strong, even for some doctors to give you a medical diagnosis. They don't dare that. They are kinda indoctrinated. All they know is... "Anything related to homosexuality or bisexuality is perfectly ok, healthy and progressive..." Bulsht... Tell them to go read a basic psychology book or to google anxiety disorders and ocd... if not to go fk themselves. This NOCD App is really cool. They have pretty cheap therapy sessions SPECIALIZED FOR OCD. You should try it. Btw where u from? ;)
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- ItsmeItsme
- Date posted
- 4y ago
They indeed do not have many knowledge regarding these subtypes of ocd, and many still think ocd is just cleaning. I wish I could use nocd therapists, but I live in Portugal. Where are you from?
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- Lera
- Date posted
- 5y ago
I’ve been diagnosed with OCD (strongest HOCD) and have worked on it with a therapist for the past 5 years. It got better, while not completely going away. But now that I have a boyfriend and the stakes seem to be much higher in my mind, my HOCD and ROCD have big time flared up. I went to a psychiatrist to consider options of medication to someone who said he treats OCD. HE HAD NO IDEA WHAT HOCD OR ROCD OR ANYTHING WAS and told me that I may be bi-sexual etc. etc. etc. My therapist told me that this happens so often due to lack of understanding. Has anyone had a similar experience with someone misdiagnosing you and saying your intrusive thoughts might actually be true?
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- hihey
- Date posted
- 4y ago
I’m new to this app and just wanted to share my story. As a young girl I definitely had compulsions. My mom always told me she would take me to a psychiatrist (I would cry when people sat on my bed). Anyways, as I got older I definitely grew out of a lot of things. I’ve never been diagnosed with OCD but I have GAD. I know I definitely have OCD because I have done a lot of research. Recently I have really, really been struggling with HOCD. I’ve never experienced this before, and that’s why it’s making it more scary. I’m a young adult woman and have been in a very serious relationship with a male for many years. I love him so much. I am also very athletic and not very girly. I always loved the fact that I was a guys gal, but lately it has made me super insecure. A lot of people at school assume I’m bisexual because I’m super pro LGBTQ rights and idk? Idk why I give off that “vibe”. It never bothered me, I always thought it was funny, and I have no issue with being gay, but I’m definitely not?! During this quarantine my guy friends have said I have way way more guy friends than girl friends, someone asked my teammate if I was bisexual, and I have never had an orgasm from my boyfriend. It started really getting in my head and I keep being like “am I gay and that’s why I don’t orgasm”. This seems so pathetic and writing this actually helps and makes me realize there is no way I like women. But anyways THE THOUGHTS DO NOT STOP. I keep worrying that I do not know myself, and maybe I don’t love my bf, and maybe other people see something I don’t. Anyways, how can I help myself? I am noticing I’m reassuring and checking and starting compulsions
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- Adaa
- Date posted
- 3y ago
(I'm sorry for my English but I'm not native speaker) Hey im very stressed so I need to share my story. I think I have hocd for like 2 months. I'm so stressed to go to therapist because l'm scared that he won't be aware of ocd and he won't give me a good resonance in my case i don’t think that in my country it’s know topic. So I wanna ask you what you guys think of it. I'm so scared that I’m lesbian and I'm just in denial. I've never liked girls but l've never had bad feelings about homosexual people, I had lesbian friend and two gay friends and it was always normal for me, but I just always knew that I like boys because l've always had crushes on boys, I enjoyed reading love novels or erotic novels and it was what I knew I want. And I have a very good friend, we even call each other sister because since we met we had a lot in common, we were very comfortable with yourself, we were taking baths in bathtub together talking about boys and we were drinking wine and it was our tradition , we even kissed on party because we played truth or dare with boys and other girls and we never had second thoughts about it I asked even my sister if it’s weird and she said that she also kissed a girl when she was young and she also saw her friend naked.. she said that we all woman so that’s not weird and don’t identify my sexuality (I asked her now when I have this thought not then), it never even bother me because I knew it didn't meant anything in sexual or romantic way to me. But when I told my flat mate because he asked me how close we are because even tho we studying in different towns we still manage to have contact or to meet and I told him that she is like my sister, we know everything about our selves and I said "bro she saw me naked and we even kissed on party, so think she knows me better than anybody else" (we were 16 then and now l'm 20 and never had questioning my sexuality since now) and then he said "it's sound so lesbian, I think you are bi, for sure you are bi" and at first i was like yyy no and it didn't bother me really, but later I had a lot of stress.. final exams, and I don't know why but I was worried about my health so badly because somehow I thought that I have cancer and I felt very sick, I was vomiting from stress I was crying all night but I go to doctor and he said that I just have some problem with period but since then I was very unstable about my mental health and I started to think what if he was right and I stared to obsessing, I couldn't eat and sleep, I was crying for 3 days all the time, even my flat mates were worried and since then I'm so anxious that maybe he was right and my thoughts now tell my that for sure I like this and at the same time when I think about be with woman but not in sexual way but like be with her in relationships at first I think I want it but the Il'm so anxious so I think that's not the thing. But what is worrying me the most that nothing give me joy.. I'm bookworm I loved to read I loved romance novels and now I think I can't read them, I'm procrastinating (and I was always very active and I loved to study) I can't watch my favorite shows because there are homosexual couples and in the past it didn't bother me but now it is. I also wonder..In childhood because of my parents divorced and very bad situation in home (violence and My mom was twice in mental hospital because she had depression) when I was 6 my teacher saw that I had problems with stuttering and i had something like compulsive blinking (?) I was blinking like all the time and back then I was going to child psychologist because I was scared of people and I was reacting with crying and stress when someone were looking at me with anger (or I just thought that person is mad at me)But I thought that I gone through this. Can it have influence on my mental health right now? Please help me. I'm crying even while l'm writing it, I even had thoughts that's it's better to be dead than be lesbian and I'm very stressed because l'm worried that I will never like bovs again. I’m so sick of questioning every single move and tik tok and social media give me also a lot anxiety. Pleas help me.
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