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- Anonymoussssss
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- 3y ago
that is a ton of people’s fears! if you really think about it they aren’t going to judge you or tell you that what you fear is real because you have to use the uncertainty rule here because no one is certain about anything! so say to yourself yeah my fears might be true but that’s not going to stop me from going to therapy. also remember this too people that fear things and worry about things really means they aren’t what they are fearing! people who are bad people don’t worry about being a bad person they don’t care and they love it and have no worries. i believe in you and i know you’ve got this. going into therapy is such a scary thing but that means you are a step closer to recovery! my advice is to see an ocd specialist and they will help you so much. don’t think about your fears and how they might be true think about it as “yay i’m going to therapy and i’m going to get better and learn tools so that my thoughts won’t bother me anymore!” wishing you the best:)
I can definitely see how ocd would scare you into thinking that. As my mom would say, borrow my faith. Remember, from Dr Jeffrey Schwartz, You are not your brain. You can't control youl thoughts, impossible. And the thoughts mean nothing call they are is thoughts. Action is what counts. Ex. A doctor once told me, of men were to act on every thought they had, they would all be in jail! Lol.
I’m not seeing a therapist because none of them understand what’s going on so no point in meeting with a therapist telling them what I go through and them not knowing what to do about it.
Therapist understand exactly why ocd happens and what we are going through. They know exactly what works for MOST people. Will you be the small percent that it doesn’t work for ? Maybe but odds are you will make some improvements. I could hardly function before therapy and now i have days were i feel okay again
Also I’m very scared to do try the initial therapist call cause I’m scared to hear something I don’t want to hear
I am so scared to start getting treatment for my OCD because it would mean that it’s real—I do have OCD. Not to mention how scary the thought of facing my horrible intrusive thought and potentially uncovering something devastating about myself that I wouldn’t be able to live with. I’m so scared that I’m secretly hiding something horrible about myself and I’m just unaware of it.
I’m scared of going to therapy/counseling incase I slip up and tell to much and get put into a mental hospital or CPS will get involved (I am 18 but the age of majority is 19 in my state so until next year I can still be taken and put into a foster home) I’m scared of being on medication, when I was around 8-9 my mom had me so medicated for my anxiety and OCD I would sit there and drool on myself…as embarrassing as it is it’s true. I’m scared of being diagnosed with something else and it limiting me in the future. I’m scared of my therapist/counselor going home at the end of the day and making fun of me or telling my story to people. Anyone else have any experiences like this or advice? Thanks!
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