gustave
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- 4y
b_b_
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- 4y
My psychiatrist got concerned when I told him I was still having suicidal thoughts. Took a while to convince him they were intrusive thoughts.
fluffykitty12fluffykitty12
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- 4y
Not really. I mean whenever I mentioned mine my therapist would go through the usual egodystonic thoughts and help me see that I'm at an incredibly low risk of acting in them. Only real 'negwtive" reaction was as a teen when I had a REALLY rough patch- and it wasn't even so much the intrusive thoughts but that my intrusive thoughts were toeing into self harm that made my parents take away my pocket knives and such. Got them back after I got thru it, but looking back that wasn't even really a "negative" reaction so much so as making sure I was safe.
sarahmamabearah24sarahmamabea...
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- 4y
I’m wondering too. I was really suprised the therapist that wasn’t even an ocd specialist wasn’t in shock when I told her I was scared I molested a child. At that point my ocd was so severe I almost wanted to turn myself into the police so they could investigate and see if it actually happened because I’d rather know for sure and risk being punished and then at least I’d be punished how I should be and not constantly feel like maybe I should be. But I guess it was very obvious because of my stress levels and confusion I probably did not
fluffykitty12fluffykitty12
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- 4y
This. I used to hate babysitting little ones because they'd have accident I'd have to help clean and I'd be worried I molested them somehow.
gustavegustave
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- 4y
I can understand that, I definitely avoid talking about certain obsessions since they are either going to be really shocking or of controversial nature.
sarahmamabearah24sarahmamabea...
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- 4y
Sorry I’m really tired and that post hardly makes sense but I hope you get the idea
Kingston4Kingston4
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- 4y
My guess is these therapists are newer to practice. I started a masters program in counseling and didn’t finish because I didn’t think I could handle the responsibility of seeing patients. When the topic of ethics would get brought up, there was such a grey area on what to report and what falls under confidentiality. I imagine it would be extremely nerve racking in the beginning wondering if someone with intrusive thoughts could follow through and if they should report it
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