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I’ve suffered from HOCD and in no way think I am homophobic. I have no issues with anyone who is gay and don’t think it’s immortal or wrong and never have. It’s just something that I personally don’t idenfiy with, just like a gay person would be uncomfortable pursing a heterosexual relationship, straight people would feel the same way. I’m sure your therapist totally understands this and I’m sure it’s important to not hold back on how you feel. Especially if they specialize in OCD they will get it and you won’t be seen with judgement.
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Immoral***
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If it’s an OCD specialist she should completely understand, quite frankly they’ve heard everything lol. If it’s not, before you confide you can ask her some questions to get to know how well familiar she is with ocd. I’ve told my general physician & a regular therapist & even though they didn’t know it was OCD, they didn’t judge or think I was nutso lol, but I have heard people having a bad experience with those who don’t understand OCD...it just depends on the therapist.
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- 4y ago
Is it an OCD therapist? If it is dont be worried to tell about your thoughts. Start somewhere and you can also write it down if it feels easier. I think the most of us are scared in the beginning of therapy, nothing to be ashamed of. One step in a time, and remember that a therapist is there to help you. Wishing you luck and yes, you can be proud for making this step!
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She deals with anxiety, depression, ocd and some other things. Do you think that’s okay? Or should i be seeing someone who just does ocd
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@amyyyy You can ask her about how she treat OCD, if she doesnt use ERP, she us maybe not the right one. On IOCDF's website you can find question to ask the therapist to know he or she treats OCD.
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- 17w ago
Hi I kept seeing this app on repeat on TikTok over and over and I thought I give it a shot. I have never been diagnosed with OCD but I know that I have it. I’m a young adult and I found out the first time I had OCD was watching lelelons truth video? I was 14 at the time She had to resist sitting back down in a chair after her having sat down she started having a mental break down when she was told to resist. That’s when I knew. It started with myself going up and down a staircase twice buckling unbuckling my seat belt everytime I’m in the car ect I have always been super anti social but trying my best I can socialize but my mind wants to make it sexual with family and friends ughhhh I hate it because that’s not me when I graduated thoughts of hurting my loved ones corrupted my mind I broke down outside of church one time asking if this was really me or not i question if I’m a good enough friend or person in this world to begin with thinking everyone is judging me so so close how can I make this situation better did I do something wrong I struggle with depression as well not to bad but it’s there I come from a loving family but broken as well i believe in god and my OCD makes me go often he’s not real that stuff isn’t real no one is there to save you the list goes on. Anyway I struggle a lot and I really hope that this will help me because I feel extremely hopeless. Lucky for me I do have the ability to seek therapy and I am excited. The only person I ever tell my thoughts to is God no other human has heard so I’m really really hoping this helps me out if your reading this thank you it means a lot because this is my first time ever admitting all this it’s a lot to take in I know and I hope you are ok and that you have a great night and know that we got this
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- 16w ago
I feel really scared and worried that the therapist I find on NOCD might not be effective, and instead of getting better, I might end up feeling worse. I’m afraid that if I don’t feel any progress, I’ll want to switch therapists, but my mom might get impatient with me. I worry that she’ll lose faith in therapy, stop paying for it, and think it’s a waste of time and money. I know therapy takes time and it’s not a quick fix, but I’m scared that things won’t go the way I hope. What if I don’t connect with the therapist? What if they don’t understand my OCD as well as I need them to? I’ve already been struggling so much, and the thought of going through another disappointment is exhausting. I’m only 14, and I feel stuck because I can’t manage this on my own. I need help, but I also need my mom to stay patient and supportive through this process. I’m scared that if things don’t improve fast enough, she’ll give up on paying for therapy. I don’t know what to do, and it’s making me feel really anxious. I just want to get better, but what if nothing works out?
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- 11w ago
So you got to ask me anything… Now I’d like to ask you something! I’ve heard from Members that they were so scared coming to their first ERP session. They were terrified that I would think they were crazy, that I would tell them their worst fears were true. That I would confirm they are some form of a terrible person or have them hauled off to prison for their thoughts. I’ve also had Members share how they’re very scared to begin ERP treatment because they’ve researched enough to know it means facing the fear, without the compulsions that have kept them feeling safe (but not really safe) this entire time. They struggled to see how they could be capable of doing this, while simultaneously acknowledging that they did not want to live like this anymore. If you have had your first session, what were your thoughts before? Did you have any hesitations or fears going into it? How did it turn out? If you haven’t yet begun to work with an ERP specialist, what is holding you back?
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