I have my first therapy appointment with NOCD this afternoon. I keep telling myself to be honest and open as I can tend to minimize my OCD and fears in therapy. Here's to going "all in" on getting better.

Thanks, appreciate it!

Oh wow!! That’s awesome. I hope it goes well!

@Alyosha They never showed up. I am so disappointed.

@Sunflower 1234 I’m so sorry! I would feel so hurt and unseen 😞. Your disappointment is completely understandable.

@Sunflower 1234 Man. I want to bombard NOCD with messages now in your behalf. But I won’t. If there’s anything I can do, please let me know. Seriously, I will research to help you find a therapist if that’s helpful. I’ve been hurt by therapists before. It can be really difficult to put yourself out there and try again. I hope you do, though it’s understandable if you want it to be someone not on NOCD.

@Alyosha (I mean, I won’t bombard them because I doubt you’d want that.)

@Alyosha I really think he is a fraud. I googled him. He is supposed to own and run a mental health clinic but there is no working phone number or website associated with his clinic. That is sketchy. I contacted noco. They are clueless as I am of what happened. They need to do better background check on the therapists they hire. I think he is very new to them. I might be his first client. He is definitely a fraud.

@Alyosha Thank you for being mad on my behalf. That is so sweet of you. I am tired of looking for a good therapist. I will try again maybe in a few days when I feel better. There are a lot of unethical people out there. I still think nocd is a good organization. They just need to background check their therapists better.

@Sunflower 1234 Your fairmindedness is impressive. Again sorry this happened. I hope you feel better soon ❤️

@Alyosha Thank you! You are so kind. Some people can be so unethical. I have a mild level of moral perfection ocd. At least that makes me more ethical than a lot of these people. 😄

@Sunflower 1234 😂

@Sunflower 1234 Thinking of you! How are you?

Yay I am so happy for you. 😊

@Sunflower 1234 Thanks sunflower 1234, but still sorry for your experience. Did NOCD give you another potential therapist

@kkny No I live in Wisconsin. That guy is the only therapist they have who is licensed in Wisconsin. I might have to find a therapist outside if nocd.

It is going to be weird sharing my OCD thoughts (my darkest and deepest secrets) to a stranger so I can relate to you. I hope the therapist will be good and make me feel comfortable to share.

@Sunflower 1234 I hear ya. If you haven't already I encourage you to write down the things OCD has taken from you and the values you now want to live by. Review those before your appointment. I know I have been keeping those fresh in my mind as I continue on this journey towards wholeness and healing.

@kkny What criteria would you use to determine if someone is a good ocd therapist?

@Sunflower 1234 That's a great question. I think a lot of it comes from their knowledge and expertise in understanding OCD, their modalities as far as therapy goes (ERP, etc...), and their experience treating patients with OCD. Does their current caseload have a good amount of OCD patients, etc... From there I think it's fit. My counselor in the first session made me feel very comfortable and open sharing some stuff I wouldn't normally share with a stranger. For me that was important as in the past I haven't felt "comfortable" doing that

@JohnS that's awesome. I thought about writing it all down too, lol. Not because I don't think it's OCD, but because of worry of leaving something out then not getting better. I wonder why they call it the doubting disease, lol.

I suspect he is not legit. I googled him and I found some sketchy stuffs.

You are right. The positive is that I could handle the anxiety.

I hope your appointment will go a lot better. I am sure my case is the exception not the rule. This guy just started with nocd. I might be his first patient. Maybe he is not legit at all.

@Sunflower 1234 Who was your therapist supposed to be?

@Freemeofocd I don't know if I can tell you or not. I don't want to ever be sued for defamation. 😐 But he is a new therapist for people who live in Wisconsin. I might be his first client. If you don't live in Wisconsin you won't have to deal with him.

@Sunflower 1234 Ah okay. I’m in California. I’m sorry that happened to you 😔 I would be very disappointed. I’ve been waiting over a month for my appt I would be devastated if something like this happened!

@Freemeofocd Oh mine. That is a long time. I really hope it won't happen to you. At least I just had to wait about a week and a half for this fraudulent guy.

@Freemeofocd Nocd needs to do better back ground check on their therapists for sure.

@Sunflower 1234 Yeah, sorry to hear they and you got duped. Definitely try again when you get the energy. You can do this and it's worth it for you and for those you care about.

@kkny I will probably try again. For now I am just feeling emotionally drained. I ll probably just get some ice cream and call it a day.

You will do great. You seem to have good perspective on a lot of things. I hope you LL have the best therapist.