Anonymoussssss
- Date posted
- 4y
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 4y
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:)
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 4y
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.
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 4y
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.
JustmesadlyJustmesadly
- Date posted
- 4y
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
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