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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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I have a question My OCD has felt almost invisible the past few weeks and now that is starting to stress me out a lot. Right now I am at a point in my treatement where I was asked if I would like to take medication. I told my therapist this week that I would like to try the medication based on how miserable I feel in during OCD flare ups. But now my brain always tells me that I only go throught this treatement etc. to seek attention and that I am just dramatic and should be ashamed of myself for wanting to take this medication. So now I am doubting if I should take the medication or not. Any advice?
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my therapist suggested that some of my less bad rocd intrusive thoughts are actually mine, and not intrusive. She ended up taking it back when she saw the alarm on my face and saw how panicked I got. I feel really freaking anxious. We were only talking about it because I mentioned a lot of doubt surrounding those less bad ones, but it only filled me with more doubt. I don’t want those thoughts to be mine. I really don’t. I feel scared and so discouraged after this session. I feel scared about the worst thoughts, what if those aren’t intrusive. I feel so much doubt.
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Sometimes I think " do I like kids?" "Would i get aroused if I saw content with kids?""What if I'm a pedo and cant accept it?" "What if I'm ok with these thoughts?" "What if I'm not distressed enough " "What if I enjoy these thoughts?" , i avoid kids as much as i can, i cant look at them bc I'm scared I'm gonna have some groin like response. I keep testing if I'd get turned on or if I'd have some groinal response to sexual scenarios with kids. Sometimes I think that if I took my life this would be over and i wouldn't have to think about this and i wish i doubted something else instead of things like this. I had similar situations just with different topics such as if i loved or found sexually appealing a guy while in a relationship and i kept asking myself those questions for months and i avoided going to school for weeks and when I went I'd cry and have anxiety attacks. I had it with past actions i obessed over and felt the need to exploit every detail and be honest because otherwise i was being a fraud. I had it for sexual things that happened when i was a child. Im not diagnosed with ocd but should i tell this to my local counselor? Can someone help? Give me advice or tell me anything?
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