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8 months ago I did it. I told my therapist my worst OCD... And yes I was really scared but also and desperate so I wanted to find an answer even if I wouldn't like it... Thankfully it was my OCD but, I asked her, if I had told you about this earlier it would be easier for me to overcome it? And she answered yes... By not telling her you just let it grow inside you... If you tell her now you will overcome it easier than telling it in the future...
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This advice is the greatest I’ve ever seen. I too have felt fears about sharing my themes. We must be entirely open because it could mean faster recovery. I’m glad you shared this with the poster.
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Thank you this is really good advice, I don’t want to give it power anymore!
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Any therapist who is worth working with will know that it’s your thoughts and not you as a whole person. But yeah it can be so hard to deal with. My latest bout of oc is one that it hard to talk about but thankfully I am working with a therapist who I have seen on and off for 15 years. I know I am lucky in that way.
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I to had disturbing thoughts that I was afraid to tell my therapist cause of what she might think. I was worried for no reason and we tackled it together.
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I told my therapist I was afraid that I molested a child. OCD therapists are trained and used to hearing about the most socially taboo subjects. This is what OCD uses to terrify is, our worst fears and what would make us feel most isolated. When there was a lot about child abuse on the news there were more people with that kind of OCD theme. Remember your OCD is telling you what you fear, not what you are.
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This is what my worst ocd is about, how did your therapist handle that taboo topic? That last sentence you said is so helpful I hadn’t thought about it like that
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@sausageroll She helped me understand that I needed to take care of myself. I sort of took a leap of faith after fully realizing I had a disorder and did exposure with the false memories. I wrote out the worst fear I had of what could have happened and would read it without arguing with any of it or looking for reasons it couldn’t have happened. Now I am glad to say that I know in my heart it didn’t happen and it seems so crazy I ever thought it could have and really instills in me that I have ocd. Now I can tell much better when false memories are starting to form. You got this.
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@sarahmamabearah24 Thank you for sharing this, it’s really positive to hear how other people overcome it. Thanks!
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- 22w
I feel like one of the worst things about ocd are the disturbing images or the ‘little movies’ that replay in your head over and over again. I have the worst sexual images with one of my family members that actually so bad that I can’t even look in the mirror. And it’s even worse that I have a lovely boyfriend and I’m so disgusted of myself that I feel like I don’t deserve him and I feel like I can’t be with him because of these thoughts, even he is the most precious thing in my life. These sexual images are so horrible and what makes it even worse that in these pictures I always see myself as someone who enjoys it. I know how to deal with this anymore. My mind is trying to convince me that that I actually like these images and thoughts and this is the hardest part, that I’m doubting myself. These images pop up in my head so naturally that I always question myself if I actually don’t like it why it comes so naturally or how can my brain picture things like this if I don’t like it. It’s getting worse day by day. It’s in my head 24/7, can’t concentrate on anything else, I can’t eat because I’m constantly throwing up. And my mom has to sleep with me every night because I’m so disturbed by my own mind. My parents know that there’s something wrong with me, they think I’m depressed but sadly It’s not something I can talk openly about with them. I’m seeing a therapist next week but I’m genuinely scared to open up about these thoughts that I’m having.
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- 20w
So you got to ask me anything… Now I’d like to ask you something! I’ve heard from Members that they were so scared coming to their first ERP session. They were terrified that I would think they were crazy, that I would tell them their worst fears were true. That I would confirm they are some form of a terrible person or have them hauled off to prison for their thoughts. I’ve also had Members share how they’re very scared to begin ERP treatment because they’ve researched enough to know it means facing the fear, without the compulsions that have kept them feeling safe (but not really safe) this entire time. They struggled to see how they could be capable of doing this, while simultaneously acknowledging that they did not want to live like this anymore. If you have had your first session, what were your thoughts before? Did you have any hesitations or fears going into it? How did it turn out? If you haven’t yet begun to work with an ERP specialist, what is holding you back?
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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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