Anyone who has therapy before on here, I have a question for you. Has your nocd therapist ever told you that OCD is there forever and you must manage it for the rest of your life?Just like the Babadook... if you’ve ever watched that movie. Sounds a bit fishy if you ask me. Anyways back to the point. I never understood why you have to pay yourself to get the help you need when you got into the problem for FREE. I don’t think anyone should have to pay to get help. Some thing just doesn’t add up with this app. The ocd most DEFINITELY can be overcome and it is NOT permanent. I seriously think it is a way they can keep getting more money out of your pockets. The ocd is NOT you remember, even though I know it feels like it. You must conquer this thing and MUST by YOURSELF and cannot rely on anyone else to fix you. Needed to get this off my chest.

OCD is often a chronic condition that lasts the course of your life. At least now, there is no “cure” for OCD, but that doesn’t mean that treatment isn’t effective and that you can’t successfully manage the condition. It isn’t some cynical ploy to make money, because NOCD has/had been operating at a loss by subsidizing treatment at $50 a session for over the first full year of its existence. Marketing, training, administrative personnel, doctors, therapists, operating expenses, etc all cost money. It’s an expensive proposition starting a healthcare provider for a disorder that impacts roughly 2%-3% of the population. It is simply not economically viable for NOCD to offer services for free. There’s a lot to be said about the current structure of healthcare coverage in America and the many shortcomings that exist in that system. But it isn’t within the power of NOCD to completely upend and industry that makes up a signficiant portion of America’s over GDP. That’s an issue for policy makers and our representatives to resolve.

Yes, a discussion about universal healthcare could be had, but you pay to go to your general practioner to get help. Why is this any different? My understanding is that NOCD is typically cheaper than usual.

If it were this simple everyone would kick OCD like it was nothing. It’s harder to fight it when you don’t even know where to start or even know what it is in the first place. I have been feeling strongly about therapy being free though. This app is super useful and the people here help you find a therapist who accepts your insurance. I’m not some bot to clarify 💀. Nor am I being paid lol. I wish I was. Regardless dude I live in a lower income area as a minority so when i tell you I hate how much mental health is dismissed that wouldn’t even scratch the surface. I want to help others when I’m better because I know some can’t afford but you can’t be so dismissive of others like this. It’s selfish to a certain extent.

Are you doing a therapy with nocd? Did you find it ineffective? It would be nice if we don't have to pay to get help. It is sadly not a reality.

I have all the book knowledge available to me at my fingertips. But talking with someone who catches when I'm applying a technique incorrectly, or sitting with me unaffected by my anxiety as I do an erp - I find this to be worth the cost. And I've struggled with OCD since my mid-teens. It comes and it goes, largely in sync with exposure to my triggers. Wasn't going to let it be the boss of my brain for a year this time, though, and NOCD therapy has been worth the investment. Yes, it would be nice if therapy could be offered free of charge to anyone needing it. But those above have very effectively stated why this isn't the norm right now.

Wow this blew up unexpectedly. I even got a flag😂