It’s hard to be a Therapist when your own OCD is at a 10. That’s what I was dealing with for the past month. I had to fight through my desire/obsession to hospitalize myself to get stable and do everything I could to work on things myself. Hospitals are not a great place to be right now. I got the mental health support and medication adjustment I needed as well as so much support from family and friends. I’m so grateful! I was really in a bad place. And it was hard as hell for several weeks. I felt trapped, helpless, and terrified. But I’m doing so much better now and I’m back to being the Therapist I need to be for the people I serve. OCD doesn’t define me, it just makes me a stronger and more effective Therapist and advocate to End The Stigma!!

puzzled_nut

Date posted: 5y

Wow amazing! I am studying mental health counseling right now and I have ocd too. This inspires me to keep working hard at fighting my ocd

Sam12

Date posted: 5y

I’m so glad my post inspired you! I’m guessing you’re working towards your LAC then LPC? I’ve been an LSW for 10 years. I will be done with my clinical hours by the end of the year and become an LCSW. I’ve already passed the exam! If I can do it so can you!!

puzzled_nut

Date posted: 5y

@Sam12 I’m in NY so it would be LMHC. You rock congrats on being so close to getting your lcsw. So awesome and exciting!

Sam12

Date posted: 5y

@puzzled_nut I had my license in NY. I was an LMSW but put it on hold since I don’t plan to practice there in the near future.

Sam12

Date posted: 5y

@puzzled_nut Thanks so much!!

rachelk

Date posted: 5y

I am in my masters program for counseling right now and it is so nice to hear that someone else has been in the field with the same disorder. I can do this! End the stigma

Sam12

Date posted: 5y

You can absolutely do this!! ? I’m 9 years post masters!!

karley

Date posted: 5y

Thank you for sharing. I partially want to do counseling but fear I can’t because of my own OCD but feel like it’s what I’m meant to do, this helps ❤️

Sam12

Date posted: 5y

OCD should never hold you back from what you want to do. It can of course be a struggle at times but I use my OCD to empower myself and others. If I can get 2 degrees (My Bachelors and Masters in Social Work) and pass 2 licensing exams then you can too!! The OCD doesn’t control you! You control it! I use it to make myself a more knowledgable and relatable clinician.

barks

Date posted: 5y

What medication are you in that helped?

Sam12

Date posted: 5y

I’ve been on a lot of meds over the past 22 years for my OCD. Right now I’m on Prozac and Ativan.

paulette

Date posted: 5y

How can I help, not hurt, a situation where one son with no OCD , makes judgements that cuts so deeply into his brother with OCD. It’s a cycle that I seem unable to say anything that results in making that He cares about his brother but, shamed him for having had to borrow money from family because it’s taken such a toll on his ability to function. I feel helpless to bring more reality and compassion into the criticisms. Thsnks

Sam12

Date posted: 5y

It’s hard. I think you need to educate your other son as much as you can about OCD. There are great books out there. My family educated themselves a lot when I was diagnosed in my teens. They also continue to educate themselves in order to support me. My Sister actually has OCD too. It unfortunately runs in my family but I don’t think they knew what it was until 20 years ago.

barks

Date posted: 5y

Is Adivan safer to take on a regular basis than Klonapin?

Sam12

Date posted: 5y

You’d need to speak to your Psychiatrist. They are both Benzodiazapines.

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