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- 4y
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- 4y
Personally, I don't find her style helpful for me. This is just my opinion that for me she comes across quite 'harsh' that we just need to beat this OCD down and you CAN stop engaging with the thoughts as a matter of will. Her approach to 'one up' the OCD thought so it loses its power and technique to talk back sarcastically doesn't work for me either, because I'm now engaging with the thought and it doesn't hold any weight of effect. However, I know lots of people love her channel and enjoy her stuff! So I think it's just down personality style-what works for you and what doesn't. I would buy any of her packages or sessions as I would much rather go to a certified practioner and would feel safer hoping that a certified practioner for OCD is going to guide me through the tried and trusted ERP gold standard techniques. š What do you think about her?
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- 4y
Hi, sorry that this may be a bit unrelated, but you seem to be quite knowledgeable about this. Is there more you can tell me about the ERP gold standards? I've got such a hard time right now, i personally found a strategy that works for me, but since professionals often disagree and all that stuff it gives me great anxiety about ERP. If there is something like a gold standard i'd be kinda interested in it, because that anxiety is an issue to me.
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- 4y
Dr Greenberg said to not ruminate about rumination. That is something that helped me greatly. I'm just seeing a therapist who's going against the things i know that work out for me now, at first i dismissed her as not being a specialist (which she isn't) but the things i was told today made me doubt everything so much that i'm desperately trying to find anything to hold onto before i spiral into depression and suicidal thoughts. Sorry for sharing so much, but i'd be glad for some information!
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- 4y
@6mseal Hey! Yes sorry the gold standard treatment for OCD is Exposure Response Prevention, some people benefit from a medication too, some and not all. But no matter if a person takes medication or not, OCD can only be fully treated through ERP! But from your comments I think you already knew that š. How long have you been in therapy with your therapist? š
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- 4y
You know, I have listened to her podcasts and videos. Sheās definitely helped me through my recovery process. The way she describes the process of disregarding and delaying thoughts is something I havenāt heard from any therapists and itās been really helpful for me. She has gone through OCD herself which, in my opinion, helps me relate to her better. I really believe itās easy for someone who hasnāt had OCD to downplay it like crazy and struggle to understand the person who has it. I wasnāt aware that she didnāt have her license though. Makes me wonder why she charges so much for a few sessions.
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- 4y
Yeah, Iām kind of concerned of the legality of her work. While I do agree with her ideas, the fact that she isnāt a therapist and therefore not responsible for you legally irks me a bit.
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- 4y
As long as you know she is no therapist I cant see it as a problem. She has a lot of good advices.
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- 4y
I would NOT buy ** important typo error š
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- 24w
I didn't wanted to say it's useless or it's never helpful, but I feel like it's really black and white and people use it to categories others in "personality groups" and it's wrong how they do it. Yesterday I gave a chance to a video cause I was like "let's learn about myself" and I watched it with curiousity, And at the end of the video i was triggered... Im sure someone without ocd just ignores it and all this is just my ocd but im curious what other people thinks. First thing that triggered me is that making jokes is a coping mechanism, which is somewhat true, it can be for some, but in that video it was told like if you like to make jokes and you like to make people laugh, you only do because you need attention and your mother never gave you attention when you were a kid so now you want attention so you make jokes...As an ocder this got me triggered cause I like to make jokes,but if it would be to get attention it would be forced... and i dont feel like mine is forced,I do it cause I can laugh at my own jokes and making others laugh is a really good feeling. Sometimes Im a troll on the internet, and i like when people read my comments on youtube but thats a normal thing, everyone likes when they get any attention, its normal human behaviour, but psychology often tells you that you have a deep psychological problem and thats why you do these things. And it really feels like an attack, expecially if you have ocd. I remember when I was in therapy, alot of things i do was attacked with this "you do this cause you want attention cause you didnt get it from your parents" and it made me spin and stop doing those things. Its really toxic if you think about it. The other thing was about ocd... I dont know if it's psychology or just the beliefs of that person who made the video, but it's 2025 and people still dont know what is ocd... I read before about "obsessive personality disorder" , the whole personality disorder thing is just made up to label people into groups in my opinion,when people can be in more than 1 group... but what triggered me was that he said "the differece between ocd and obsessive personality dissorder is that people with opd are perfectionists, obsession got their whole life and it controls everything." Now this makes me question what that person thinks about ocd... So ocd does not gets into your life? It does not takes your life away? Here was another he said. "People with ocd do the compulsion because of fear, while people with opd do that because of anger/frustration". And I would ask, what type of feeling is anger? Anger is a second feeling and many times behind it theres another feeling and often it is fear... And people with ocd can become angry and frustrated with their compulsions, some of it does not act on compulsions because of fear but because of frustration. Everyone with ocd is a perfectionist, i know this might trigger you, but its true, everyone with ocd is hard with themself, and can drive others crazy with their rules. These people still thinks that ocd is cleaning and wanting things to be organized... Its sad that the only people who knows what ocd is are the ones who has it or got through it... this is why I dont go to therapy, instead i watch videos on youtube from people who had/has ocd and I have to say it was really helpful and I noticed alot of progression in my mental health...
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- 15w
Does anyone know a user on Instagram / āocd advocateā? Itās a girl probably in her twenties, has her hair up, used to be Catholic and has a tattoo? She was on my Instagram page out here advocating for soocd while her biggest fear became true. Iām really not okay with that cause she triggered so many people. Pls let me know.
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- 8w
These treatments are not designed for OCD sufferers because they treat OCD like a logic disorder when OCD is very far from that. Hence why, many patients do not recover with these treatments. āļø Talk therapy involves doing a lot of compulsions like rumination, reassurance-seeking, trying to figure out your thoughts, Etc. āļø Similarly, standard ICBT also involves compulsions such as arguing with your thoughts. For example, if you have POCD, your therapist might say āyou know youāre not p*do so just ignore the thoughts.ā This is reassurance and can turn into another compulsion called thought-blocking. ā¼ļøA reputable therapist here (Tracie Ibrahim) has told us in a support group that ICBT isnāt even evidence-based (even though people claim that it is) āļø Beware of Instagram ācoachesā who want your money and say they specialize in a very specific subtype of OCD (ex. relationship OCD). A good ERP therapist would know that all OCD subtypes are treated the same way so the subtype shouldnāt matter. An ERP therapist should be knowledgeable in all of them because all OCD is just OCD. One of the only things that may differ is the type of exposures you have to do. āļø Also, I suggest you do not use drugs & alcohol as a crutch. You will struggle with your OCD without those, which can possibly lead to addictions. Those substances can even increase your OCD symptoms. ā¤ļø What I do recommend for OCD recovery: ERP therapy, behavioral activation, ACT, mindfulness, self-compassion, OCD community support, healthy distractions, bonding time with family and friends, and healthy lifestyle habits. These habits include healthy eating (try to stay away from processed foods), going out on nature walks, consistent sleep, and consistent exercise. Let me know in the comments below if you have any extra tips for whatās been helping you through your OCD journeyš
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