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My days honestly been shit atm. My POCD and my HOCD have been the worst they’ve ever been.
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Dam bro. You are getting hit by two types ocd. It sucks having to constantly think over and over again of the same thing. If feels like you are forced to be brainwashed and having to accept everything it says, but you still try to overcome it. Hey man, have you ever tried drawing your feelings? I tried it and it relieved some anger and stress. Idk why or how, but it does a little. Some of my drawing look like they would be in a jigsaw movie, but at least it relieved me a little.
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@вдик I would honestly rip the paper. It’s been that bad. I’m so scared of even telling my story as I know people on this forum will think I’m a pedo or something. If you want to know, read my last post, you’ll understand. The last thing I want is to touch kids or be attracted to kids. It makes me gag just thinking about it.
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Don’t worry man. It looks like you are trying to overcome these thought because you don’t ever want to act on them. The thoughts disgust you every single time because you are that against them. That how I felt with gay ocd. I say “felt” because my mind got so used to it that I feel like I don’t care, but just not caring scares me. its weird, but what I am trying to say is that I understand the pain of these evil thoughts that you heavily dislike is driving you crazy.
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I’m going through the same thing with my HOCD, I just don’t get scared and I have no anxiety anymore either, which terrifies me, and I don’t just want to not act on these thoughts. I want to make sure that these thoughts never existed at all. That this OCD never exists in my head. Because all POCD will bring is pain, evil, and destruction. I will never be attracted to kids. I have never been attracted to kids. It’s a disgusting, awful, and an evil thing to be attracted to kids. I will never, ever, let my POCD win.
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therapy is super effective and erp is the most effective for ocd! u should do some research online about it :). as for thegiving drugs n leaving thing, that’s what psychiatrists do hehehe but of course they don’t leave u alone, it’s their jobs as psychiatrists to keep talking to u to make sure ur healthy on ur meds
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Please look at my last two posts and help me out. I know I’m asking for too much, but you and bank seem like the kindest people on the forum who can help me. The last time I asked for help with my HOCD, some dude I blocked triggered me by telling me that I was gay or bisexual in denial on this exact NOCD forum. So I had (and still have) some paranoia about people calling me a pedo or gay/bisexual in denial.
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Psychiatrists are the guys that are able to diagnose you, and send you on your way with meds. Therapists are the ones that do ERP, talk therapy, actually listen to you give you practical coping mechanisms and advice. However they cannot prescribe you medication. Both in conjunction are very helpful!
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I forgot to answer the second half lol. For me therapy we as very helpful :) I also got to learn life skills and ways to cope with my anxiety, etc. It was also nice to just have someone to talk to that could help in a practical way. Sometimes we would even just talk about music, movies, etc.
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Ok first off, you’re style of messaging and you’re humor is 👏👏👏 Ok, my mother works in this field, so after deeply interrogating her I have received some notes. - ERP therapy for OCD is the most effective of all, with an around 85% success rate - some therapists give you medication, there are SO many good ones who will listen to you and help you out to begin with. NOCD therapy I’ve heard is spectacular! Yee 👏👏👏
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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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i am starting NOCD therapy on monday and was just curious on others’ experiences! what happens in your sessions, generally speaking? how do you feel during and after? i’m excited but also nervous to start. i’ve been in talk therapy for years with minimal improvement with my ocd, so im hopeful to start feeling better.
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Should I start therapy? What if I say something that they think is odd, strange, illegal, etc.? What if they tell me it is not OCD? These are just a small handful of the things that I have heard from people who are worried about starting therapy. And, it is unfortunate that these types of questions, and the fear of their answers, keep people suffering. If you have these questions, I want to know about them. I hope that you will gain some insight and inspiration to take that step and try out NOCD ERP for your OCD. So, let me hear from you and let's overcome these fears together. Ask me Anything in the comments below.
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