sausageroll
- Date posted
- 4y
george01george01
- Date posted
- 4y
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...
SheebySheeby
- Date posted
- 4y
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.
sausagerollsausageroll
- Date posted
- 4y
Thank you this is really good advice, I don’t want to give it power anymore!
ocd need helpocd need help
- Date posted
- 4y
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.
Dre83Dre83
- Date posted
- 4y
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.
sarahmamabearah24sarahmamabea...
- Date posted
- 4y
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.
sausagerollsausageroll
- Date posted
- 4y
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
sarahmamabearah24sarahmamabea...
- Date posted
- 4y
@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.
sausagerollsausageroll
- Date posted
- 4y
@sarahmamabearah24 Thank you for sharing this, it’s really positive to hear how other people overcome it. Thanks!
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