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I think it’s best to not ask people on here for a diagnosis bc that could be toxic and dangerous. Try to see a specialist to get a diagnosis, you don’t have to see them for help if you can’t afford it but at least a diagnosis will give you answers and hope. It’s very quick, you just answer questions about your symptoms and they tell you what mental health issues you have then you could look up the treatments and practice on your own! You can do this! Not all mental health can be cured but they can be managed. And once you know what it is you can get medication if that’s what you prefer which a general practitioner can do!
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Ocd is really complex, I'm not saying he's wrong, but his questionnaires and interviews with you could show that you really do have clinical depression, it's not a minor thing and it can be more severe than living with ocd. Alot of symptoms overlap. People can have more than one illness at one time too. And sometimes we want so badly to have a certain explanation for something that we're fishing for a specific diagnosis. For a long time I was really convinced I had Bpd, but after a long time with my therapist and doctors we have come to grips that the experiences and traits i was having was GAD+PTSD, so be wary of overseeking. An ocd specialist can still help you target these intrusive thoughts even if comes out that you don't have ocd ! I'd say talk to another professional, nothing wrong with a second opinion! Misdiagnosis can happen especially if you've only seen your doctor for a short while! Paper can't explain everything!
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You should see an OCD therapist specializing on those thoughts, don't panic. I went to a psychiatrist (for free), she listened to me for 10-15 min and told me I was just anxious and I cannot have OCD because I understand everything (???)
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I don’t think I can go to a specialist because I’m a student and don’t work so I can’t afford anything other than getting treatment through the NHS
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I’d love to use this app for treatment but I just can’t afford it which is a shame because I’m seeing people get better through the help they’ve receive through the app
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@Findingpeace Same thing, also a student, but be careful, because people who aren't OCD specialists may keep giving you false diagnosis.
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Even a regular therapist can help you with ocd, just express the thoughts you want to eliminate and work with them. Find a therapist that really makes your day better and helps you find the conclusions that's needed!
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Thank you, can I ask what you meant by symptoms overlapping? Does it mean that the ocd symptoms could just be symptoms of depression?
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Because I don’t have any compulsions so maybe the therapist is right
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All I have is the horrible thoughts, anxiety and feeling miserable
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@Findingpeace Is sounds like depression. Do you try to figure our your thoughts? It's also a compulsions. Just mental
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Hi I suggest looking at the DSM-5 manual criteria for both OCD, Clinical Depression, and take a look at GAD. That's a good place to start .
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TW. Also long post ahead . I’ve been dealing with OCD for the past 10 years. I’m 32 years old . I didn’t get diagnosed with OCD until this year. I was always diagnosed with GAD, panic disorder, and depression. I don’t have your typical compulsions. Mine are mostly all mental. Reassurance seeking, avoidance , repeating a prayer , etc . I have three main themes . Schizophrenia OCD, sexual orientation OCD, and HIV. Sometimes i deal with harm OCD and POCD but my main big three are the ones I listed first . I feel like the schizophrenic OCD is the most debilitating for me. For the last ten years I’ve been thinking I’m losing my mind . I thought once I got to a certain age the fear would go away but it hasn’t and is in full force . I’m constantly checking my surroundings, what I’m hearing, how I’m acting , questioning if things are real and so on . Now I do have times where this theme doesn’t bother me . It’s put on the back burner . I go through cycles . But when I’m focusing on this theme I feel like I’m hearing stuff . Most of the time I can’t make it out but recently I feel like I’ve been hearing a whisper saying “hey” . It mainly happens at night . It sends me into a complete panic and I feel like “this is it “ I’m seeing an OCD therapist and she recommended me to go to this psychiatric place in town to get meds to help my anxiety from the OCD. My last psychiatrist always pushed the newest medicine and was constantly changing up my regimen. I thought I would give it a try. WORST IDEA EVER . Keep in mind my therapist gave me a letter to give to her explaining I have been diagnosed with OCD and explaining it . She doesn't think I have OCD at all. She wanted to put me on an antipsychotic so me with my OCD brain . I asked her if she thought I was psychotic . She said I was nearing psychosis . She called me interesting . She feels like I have major depressive disorder . I'm just at a loss for words. It was honestly the strangest meeting I have had with a psychiatrist. It was very unprofessional. She has no idea the damage she has done nor do I think she cares. I just don't know what to Believe in anymore ... We met for approximately 45 minutes . First time ever meeting. I just want to cry and I’m freaking out 😢
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I've gotten diagnosed with OCD and I'm in therapy. But I'm worried that I don't have OCD/that I got misdiagnosed. And recently I'm worried that I've just gotten myself into a habit of thinking of dirty minded or just plain old terrible things after I see/hear certain things because I feel like I need to prove I have OCD or else I'm faking(sometimes this goes away). Or that I'm just mimicking symptoms of ocd to cope with real problems I may have and that im just really deep into denial. I don't know...I'm just so tired. I mean, what if I really am what I think I am and this is my brains only way of coping? I don't even really feel anything towards most of the thoughts anymore either I just know they go against my values and I don't want them. I don't know if that's because I'm so mentally exhausted, I just don't care, or that the thoughts are true and I'm comfortable with them.
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I’m positive I have OCD I don’t think get too many compulsions but the obsessions are what mess with me. I’ve recently started medication for depression that is as a side effects supposed to treat ocd but I’m not noticing anything with the symptoms. Also who do I go to to try to get an actual diagnosis?
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