I’ve never been formally diagnosed but my counselor was adamant in telling me that I have OCD. Are there any of you who are in similar shoes as me? It seems like the fact that I haven’t been formally diagnosed makes me more prone to obsessions over whether or not I actually suffer with OCD.

Username: PineapplePineapple

Date posted: 6y ago

I haven’t been formally diagnosed with OCD (yet). I do have OCD though. Not being formally diagnosed doesn’t make me more prone to questioning if I have OCD or not. I do know what you mean though. Times when obsessions/compulsions aren’t as bad may lead to question whether you really have OCD or not. It’s being OCD about your OCD. This is a very common obsession; I think whether someone has been diagnosed or not shouldn’t make them more prone to this obsession in my opinion. After all OCD is completely irrational.

Username: PineapplePineapple

Date posted: 6y ago

Also I am just curious, what do you mean if your therapist has told you that you have OCD, but you haven’t been “formally diagnosed”?

Username: PineapplePineapple

Date posted: 6y ago

Oh okay I understand you. It sounds like you have been diagnosed but I’ll admit I don’t know that much about it because I haven’t been to see a therapist yet.

Username: StardustStardust

Date posted: 6y ago

Ask for a copy of your diagnostic assessment (it is usually needed in order to bill insurances) if they are not billing insurance they might not have done an assessment. An assessment needs to be done in order to officially diagnose you with it.

Username: MegggMeggg

Date posted: 6y ago

I have never been diagnosed because I keep my thoughts usually to myself. But I do have all the symptoms of OCD and struggle with it everyday. Just because you aren’t diagnosed doesn’t mean you don’t struggle with it.

Username: Jen22Jen22

Date posted: 6y ago

I went to a counselor at my college but he can’t formally diagnose me for some reason. I’m not sure why since he has a PHD in counseling but I don’t know how all that works. He encouraged me to go to a doctor though and I was given medicine for anxiety and ocd but I’ve never received anything in writing or anything like that saying that I have OCD. I’m not sure if people usually receive something like that or not

Username: Jen22Jen22

Date posted: 6y ago

Gosh I hate that certain dreams could be hindered because of a disorder we can’t control. @T’Salek

Username: Jen22

Date posted: 5y ago

If you had a college counselor tell you that you have OCD and even said he would play my story on an OCD commercial if he could, would you say I have been diagnosed? He technically can’t diagnose because he works for a college (even though he has a PHD in counseling). I’ve also been prescribed zoloft from my doctor for ocd but she didn’t technically diagnose me either. I always feel slightly ashamed for talking about ocd on social media because I haven’t TECHNICALLY been diagnosed. Can anyone relate to this or can give their opinion on if they think it matters that I haven’t been officially diagnosed? Then again, I’m not even sure what that process looks like.

Username: Ayelet.E

Date posted: 5y ago

Is it just me or does anyone else also doubt the fact that they have OCD even if they know for sure that they do have OCD and have been diagnosed various times??

Username: Divya Pandey

Date posted: 5y ago

How many of you have are seeking professional help for OCD ? Are there people too who have not been diagnosed by psychiatrist of having OCD but presume himself/herself that he/she has OCD??

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