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hey, i’m really sorry your mom wasn’t as supportive as she could’ve been :( just know that you’ve got a whole community here that cares about you and is here to help! i personally have also had a really hard time talking to my mom about my OCD, and it feels really shameful and almost wrong to talk about. the thing that’s helped me with this is writing down what i want to tell her so that i can explain it better without panicking or having emotions that would normally come from a face to face conversation
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This community's great, it makes me feel less alone since I'm aware that there's others going through the same things I am :)
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- 4y ago
If you’re old enough, you should go for it regardless of what she says. This is your brain, your body and if you think medication will benefit you a lot! Do it. If you’re not 18+ to go to the doctor on your own then you should wait until then but ask to speak to someone because therapy will at least help you hang in there. You got this ! Dont ever let someone who cares about what others think, make you feel like that matters more than your mental health
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Unfortunately since I'm not 18+, I'll have to wait awhile longer until I can go to the doctors in the meantime I'll search for someone I can speak to, tysm for the encouragement :)
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Remind your mom that she is not a licensed psychiatrist and that you’d rather listen to their advice in regards to whether or not you should go on medication. I’m so sorry she’s not taking your symptoms and distress seriously. If she’s at least open to accepting this diagnosis, you could try to find a licensed ocd specialist now who could treat you for ocd with erp therapy. That will be the best treatment for you regardless of what else you do (in patient treatment, medication, etc).
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Tysm, I'll try to find an OCD specialist I can speak to :)
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- 14w ago
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