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Thank you for sharing your experience. I had that same ah-ha moment when I saw the ad, and was floored when my insurance accepted this provider. I went to my provider's in house therapy and said I suspected I have OCD, and was immediately confronted by the therapist. "Oh really, well then what are your symptoms???" I wasn't educated then on the wide variety so I certainly did not advocate for myself well, mind you at only 16. She did not go through a diagnostic measure, and left it to me to "explain myself." I didn't go back for years and when I did it was for generic "anxiety." That has never been enough help. I reached out again saying I wanted long term therapy for my "anxiety disorder" hoping this time I could get a therapist that could understand me. My provider said they don't have long term therapy available but gave me a code to use an out of provider service list. They never gave me that list, so it had then been about a month since I asked for help. Then I saw the ad, and lo and behold, NOCD is on that acceptable list of providers! I start tomorrow. I know I will feel embarrassed too, when I have to tell my therapist, but I have some comfort knowing I won't be challenged here and that she is an expert in OCD and all the ways it can present.
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I'm glad you were able to find help! Unfortunately, not a lot of people know what OCD is truly about. Some people jokingly say they have OCD or think it's some cute quirk that they have... But for the ones who truly have it... It's not cute. It's caused a lot of distress in our lives. So, again, I'm glad you found help and I hope it works well for you. ☺️
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U ain't alone mate :)
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You are definitely not alone. I have contamination OCD for almost 9 years and just found out about this app and what it has to offer. I just scheduled my first session and I’m hopeful. I’ve seen therapist in the past they were familiar with OCD but not as through as I hope the one I am seeing soon is. It’s great to see we aren’t the only ones struggling. OCD makes you feel very alone and helpless.
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I have a similar experience, I just started therapy a little over a month ago, and it's just about managing anxiety symptoms. But I need more than that... I am going to talk to my therapist about OCD treatment now that I'm sure that's what I have! I may have to find a new therapist.
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A huge thank you to everyone. I am new to the app. I’m 28 years old and only recently discovered that my thoughts are a result of my OCD. It’s been so reassuring to hear other people managing the same thoughts I’ve been having.
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Hi, I’m new to this app and newly diagnosed. Question for you all, What things did you normalize and do without a second thought that when diagnosed, you realized was actually your OCD? Mine was how concerned with germs I am. I hold my breath when I open a door so the rush of wind doesn’t infect my lungs from whatever is in the room. I thought everyone was really careful and concerned like me. But Ive learned it’s not normal the lengths I go to. What was yours?
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Hi, I’m new to the app as of today. I’m 20 years old, and wanted to get some stuff off my chest about the types of OCD I’ve been experiencing over the years. I’m not entirely sure how or when my OCD was brought up, but I’ve been a perfectionist for as long as I can remember. Anywhere and everywhere I go, if I see things placed in an order/angle that my brain doesn’t approve of, next thing I know I’m “fixing” it to be in the placement I feel looks better. I’m not aware of why I feel the need to do that, but until an object is in the “right” placement, I won’t take my eyes off of it. My eye will even twitch. Another form of OCD I have is in relationships. I spend each day overthinking and over-analyzing every one of the relationships that are important to me. Friends, family, significant other. Another one is what’s considered “Pure OCD” . When I get an intrusive thought of something devilish, whether it’s randomly seeing my great aunt naked bc my grandma considers her “fat” even though she’s not, or it’s seeing something demonic and traumatizing, I immediately tell myself, “I don’t wanna see/think about that” over and over and over until the thought is gone. Or I’ll try to replace one mental image with another. One other form of OCD I face every day, is religion. I got baptized for the first time in my life earlier this year in January. I had finally started to repent for my sins, and now I’m constantly feeling afraid that I’m letting God down due to my depression/lack of motivation and vaping/smoking. I also fear excessively that He’ll banish me from His kingdom, or just turn a cold shoulder. I know that what I’ve just typed up is probably all over the place. That is my brain unfortunately. How do you go from being a mentally disorderly and seemingly erratic young woman, to a more well-established, successful woman? I’m all ears!
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