Hi everyone how are we all doing ? Even though this is a rhetorical question but I’m trying to help everyone distract them selves for a moment even me

I’m happy you’re staying strong where are you from

@luiscoro0218 Thanks, tbh my son and my cat keep me strong. They are my why

@luchalysol They are your battery they keep your going that’s good I’m by myself on this people are to judge you nowadays and I come from an old fashion type of family if you know what I mean it’s true what they say the people who have OCD Can only talk to people with the same issue or a similar Ocd’s problem and their therapists

@luiscoro0218 I feel the same way. My family knows of my condition, but they don't know the content of my thoughts. I know they wouldn't understand. My mom does a bit, but not enough for me to tell her everything. I can only truly talk about it here or with my therapist, whom i start treatment with next Monday. Im glad you've found in this community a support system.

@luchalysol Yes I felt alone until the social worker advised me to download this app he told me that he will set up an appointment with the therapist next following week I believe it’s a video call I will call again tomorrow just to be sure but I do hope it does happen and I do hope I can find the help I need I want to be back to normal

@luiscoro0218 Yes, it will be through video call. We're on the same boat. I really do hope this gets better. I hope we can live thought free and ocd free. This whole thing just sucks. I wish we had a normal life where we can live and ejoy the things and people we love.

Ohio

If I can manage to stay out of nursing homes I should be OK.

But, gray ones are OK to think about. ?

Did you do it by distracting yourself?

@Fear Strikes Out Yea I did

That sounds rough. What do you do at the supermarket?

Are you in high school or college?

Outstanding! Will your university be having classes in person or virtually only or both? Or, has a decision even been made yet?

Wow!! Were they in a high risk group (age, existing health issues)?

@Fear Strikes Out Mostly older people I think above 40 but there’s some young people the Virus but I don’t see as much fatalities nor hospitalization and honestly I haven’t checked in two weeks because of this HOCD in my head but that I can recall before it happened I would say around ending of May we had 800 Increase cases it’s probably more now

Are you attending a public university?

Did you have plans to visit Florida this summer?

@Fear Strikes Out Yes I am attending city College of New York which is a four year university my major is business administration and management as well as a concentration in finance

@Fear Strikes Out I did I was until Covid hit at the same time so that HOCD quite ironic isn’t it

@luiscoro0218 Good choice of academic field...you will be very employable after graduation.

@luiscoro0218 Have you seen an OCD specialist? There are probably lots of options in NYC.

@Fear Strikes Out No but I made a few calls most of the ones here in New York aren’t taking any new clients and aren’t taking my health insurance until I found one supposedly they will call me in a week from now hope she is good the social worker sounded nice on the phone he was cool listening to me for 40 minutes had to take a lot of shit out of my chest I was happier a year ago before losing my grandfather before losing my fiancé and couple months ago I lost my best friend/cousin he was helping me with my break up until he passed away in three months later hocd took effect and sometimes I still think of my ex-girlfriend I guess because I had happier times I start getting emotional as well I just been through a lot I hate change as well

@luiscoro0218 So sorry that you have had that much personal trauma in your life during the last year. That's a lot of grieving in just a short period of time.

@Fear Strikes Out Yeah it is a lot it’s extremely a lot The worst part is I’m also an antisocial or sometimes people would just say that I’m socially introverted I have a hard time trusting people through personal experiences

@Fear Strikes Out How about if I suggested a few local NYC therapists that you might call that I know specialize in OCD treatment? I cannot tell you whether they are accepting new clients or not or whether or not they accept insurance. You would have to ask them yourself.

@luiscoro0218 Have you had your trust in others violated often in the past?

@Fear Strikes Out Yeah anything helps I’m actually off tomorrow from work and next week starts my two week vacation the weird thing is I’m really not looking forward to it I don’t know what to feel anymore I spend most of my time on this app sometimes not even talking but just staring at it trying to distract myself with among other things

@luiscoro0218 Give me a couple of minutes to write down a few names...

@Fear Strikes Out Ok ?? no problem thank you I do really appreciate that

Yeah during this time nobody wants to take new clients due to COVID-19

Very happy to help in this small way. You can keep them on hand in case things don't go as planned with your current therapist. All the best!

@Fear Strikes Out Thank you bro again I really appreciate it by the way what time is it in Ohio

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