A few of us have mentioned being fearful of sharing some of our darkest OCD thoughts with our therapist. For those that have shared with their therapist, what made you feel OK enough to do that? It could be helpful to the rest of us.

Also another thing that helped me was that my therapist said that she hears crazy things all the time and it’s her job to be able to handle it and help me.

I am just straight up I am like “hey I know this sounds insane and you’ve heard it before” but also I think that people have these thoughts all the time. Someone who is crazy won’t admit or be scared of having them!!

I knew sharing was the only way to start recovery. No matter bad my thoughts were (and they were horrible), I knew staying silent was not gonna help me. I started with my parents the day my onset started actually. It terrified me so bad that was the first thing I did. I didn’t end up starting therapy until a few months later because i thought I was dealing with a spiritual attack and not a mental health issue. At some point I was like okay, the problem is still here and I need professional help. I was very honest right away with the problem, because I knew hiding things wasn’t going to benefit me at all. I knew saying everything would help my therapist to understand what was going on and give me the right tools from the get-go to heal from these issues

I was very nervous to tell my therapist about my most distressing intrusive thoughts/theme, and I didn't talk about it until the 2nd or 3rd session. After going back and forth about the pros and cons, I decided that I needed to fully commit to the treatment plan to actually see results, and I wouldn't be doing so if I kept my greatest fears to myself. The OCD would still have its grip on me, and I would be worrying about not being honest with my therapist during sessions addressing less distressing obsessions.

I started with baby steps, first telling my best friend, then my therapist, then my counselor.

I think I told myself that if someone told about my troubles no matter how many times my ocd plays with me, at least in the bottom of my heart I know the truth about myself and that what other people think doesn’t matter because is know me and I know what I go through everyday. And it’s also confidential so therapists aren’t supposed to share anything unless they believe it’s a threat.