My therapist who isn’t familiar with all the types of OCD said that there’s something wrong with me and that this isn’t ocd. He said ocd shouldn’t tell you to do things like hurt people. I’m scared.

Not necessarily damaging but more difficult because ocd needs a special type of therapy

Get a different therapist. They are ignorant. I meet with an OCD specialist on here and received wonderful counseling.

Absolutelt wrong what your therapist said. You should really really meet with a therapist on here. I felt really awful about some of my thoughts and behaviors but having my therapist say “this is typical for ocd” helped make me feel less alone.... and he’s also wrong cause ocd does tell you things that aren’t true/make you think certain things and then u play games with your mind. So your therapist obviously doesn’t know enough about ocd. See a therapist on here. It’s also cheaper.

Seeing a regular therapist may be damaging because they may provide you with reassurance without knowing it or make you feel bad about yourself (like yours did) because they aren’t specialized in all the different types of ocd. They’re tons of people on here with similar thoughts and concerns. You’re not abnormal

Hey there, yes definitely need to see someone who understands all subtypes. Believe me when I say your thoughts can't be any worse than mine believe me. 50 dollars a week is all u have to pay if NOCD doesn't take your insurance.

i experienced something very similar. got diagnosed by a psychiatrist who said that my symptoms were too acute to be ocd and that i was a danger to others. was super disheartening and made me feel like a basketcase. you should switch therapists bud

Yes. I agree. New therapist. Just because someone claims to be familiar with ocd and its thoughts or psychology in general doesn’t mean they specialize in subtypes or know anything about ocd at all. I had a psychiatrist upon me talking to her for 20 mins tell me I had schizo affective disorder and no OCD. I did explain to her my thought process and my ruminating and the thoughts won’t leave. Idk how she got me as being schizo affected. My therapist was telling me that Therapist/ psychologist will grasp on to what they know and understand. So I would talk to someone else.