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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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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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(21+ ONLY: TRIGGER WARNING) I have therapy today and I’m nervous. I just started going to therapy and I really like my therapist. She talked to me about doing ERP and I’m really nervous about it. I’m scared to tell her the extent of my OCD, and my themes. I’m scared to tell her about my false memory OCD, because I’m scared that what I did was real and I’m just excusing it as false memory, although I have no memory of it. I’m scared that I am truly a monster and I’m using OCD as an excuse—and that she’ll find out and distance herself. I’m just scared that my whole world is gonna fall apart, all around me.
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I’m on track to getting my diagnosis and i’m already questioning it. Pocd feels so real, and even though i once saw someone say “it has to feel real or you wouldn’t worry” which is like god level reassurance honestly, it hurts. I can’t look at children, they deserve better. My usual attraction seems to be gone and i can not think about anything else. At the same time i don’t really feel anxiety. I’m scared i don’t feel bad enough, if i just smiled maybe i honestly wouldn’t feel bad? I don’t have many other ocd symptoms either, except for some stuff when i was a kid and like questioning everything about myself. I’m clinging to the hope that this is Pocd instead of me being a Monster and at the same time i’m so sad that i have to go trough this. I don’t like myself but i’m sorry for my younger self. I just want to be held and be told that everything will be okay but how can i know? Even then i feel like comfort of that kind only really applies to others who are struggling and aren’t horrible like me. In so many ways i sm convinced i am a monster even though it might be a bit irrational. Maybe i’m a monster after all and then i should really get away from everyone i love. They deserve better :( After a lifetime of struggles (nothing super serious) i’m just getting started with therapy and i’m so.. scared. What if it won’t help? What if it turns out i’m the bad person i fear to be. Is there any way i can prepare or some tips or literally anything else? I would appreciate any wise words
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17f So I don't have an official diagnosis, but I know I have it, I struggle with it since I was 4, I went through like almost every theme like contamination, symmetry, checking, existential, health anxiety, false memory, moral ocd, sexual ocds, and also a therapist told me I have it (another one said I have generalized anxiety disorder but idk like I was talking about textbook ocd to her) I don't have a therapist now therapy is not working out well for me but I was hoping to maybe get medication For me the absolute hell is POCD and real event ocd. I genuinely don't know how do I start. I also think I will replace POCD with harm ocd cause well I'm to scared to talk about POCD. But what do I even say like do I come in and talk about more obvious ocd stuff I experience and then randomly jump to POCD, seems like a crazy jump idk... Also I thought it will be in the evening and I will have time to prepare but it's in and hour and a half I'm terrified Anyone? Help? How do I start what do I say I'm so scared
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