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- 6y
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- 6y
When I first got this app, I started getting over my fear that having a therapist wasn’t a “normal” thing to do. I also have plenty of friends that had been in therapy and had a good experience. Noting others in this community that have thrived under professional help, I reached out to my doctor and was recommended a therapist. I’ve gone from moderate/severe OCD to minor OCD - the closest one can come to curing OCD, since there is no cure - and my life has much improved. I’ve completed my therapy course and see the decision to go in for professional help as one of the best decisions of my life. I think, if you feel that you’d benefit from it in even the slightest way, that it’s completely worth it. Good luck!
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- 6y
I just wanted to get better and the only way I could do that was to get help. Have a strong enough will to get better to at least go get diagnosed. It's really relieving once you do
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- 6y
What started me on this journey was that the OCD got so bad that I concocted a full on false memory saga that debilitated me. I put myself in the hospital with the belief that I was more or less turning myself in for a murder that I didnt know I had committed. I got there and that's the first time someone told me that they didnt think I was bi polar, but had OCD. I obsessively researched this condition and concluded that it all makes sense now, and with all of that research I read more and more about the only way out of OCD is therapy. I have a fear of medications as I was over-medicated throughout my adolescence for ailments that I didnt actually have. So yeah, I just wanted to get better and be able to enjoy my life for the first time ever.
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- 6y
Just do it! If you’ve made up your mind to do it, take the plunge. If you need some support to get started, schedule a time with someone who cares about you to sit down and make an appointment, even if it’s just a phone call. Good luck!
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- 25w
Its been around a year now that ive struggled heavily with intrusive thoughts. I haven’t noticed it in my other years, aside from when i was a young kid. I want to get diagnosed with OCD or try to see what my therapist will say. Ive been summing up the courage to speak about this for months now and i have an appointment on the 26th. I feel like im ready to finally talk about it will someone, yet one thing is holding me back. The doubt. I started struggling HEAVILY with OCD symptoms around march of 2024. I mean rumination, compulsions, shame, disgust, etc. It was one of the worsts points of my like and it cared on from January-Late august of 2024. I was literally in distress everyday of my life. I had constant intrusive thoughts that would go away, and unbearable anxiety. Yet around september hit they started getting EASIER to mange. (remember that, they didnt go away, i just wasnt as effected) I was quite happy i could live a little without pain and that carried from Sept-December 2024. But then January hit again, and everything just seems to flow right back to me. I cant stop thinking about how i used to feel, the pain i was in. Everyday my brain wants me to remember the anguish i was put through. I finally decided i will talk about this to my Therapist. My only doubt is that, everything is much easier for me to deal with, and my anxiety isnt as strong. I still have intrusive thoughts and suffer with performing compulsions, but i dont ruminate anymore. That should be a good thing but my brain tells me that means my feelings arent valid, and i dont have OCD cause things are better. Im sorry for this long read, i just need to get this off my chest. How do i talk to my therapist about wanting to get an evaluation, when most of my main hard aspects in OCD are in the past? (AKA the past i suppressed and shut down)Any help is appreciated. 😕
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- 24w
This my first post and frankly I am so scared. I was diagnosed with OCD as my first diagnosis, at only 10 years old. Ever since, my OCD has COMPLETELY overtaken my mind and actions. Im scared that if I ever get my OCD figured out and under control, I may loose a part of myself, because its so familiar to me and all Ive ever known. As someone who is ready to tackle their extreme OCD thinking, where should I start? I am open to any/all suggestions. PLEASE leave any advice that you recommend and that has benefited you in your own journey!!!! Thanks!
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- 15w
Hi I’m currently undiagnosed but am so sick of the way I’m living that I’ve decided I seriously need to get help. I need advice on 1. How to tell my parents that I need help and 2. The process. The first part is hard because a couple years ago I talked to my mom about having OCD but she brushed it off and said “everyone has anxiety” so I just never brought it up again. I’m also a bit ashamed for some reason, I don’t know why, to bring it up to them and I feel scared. For the second part what’s the process of getting diagnosed and getting medication and therapy. Where do I get diagnosed and do I have to start therapy before getting medicated? Thanks so much for the help.
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