Does medication or therapy help better for you guys? I’ve been to a therapist before but she kinda gave me the boot because I kinda goofed around when I was in her office. Idt i was that bad tbh but i was just trying to hide my feelings with humor I guess because I do that often. Do usual therapists look for that kind of stuff? I’m just trying to make sense of this all because I’m not sure if I should take medication or not becasue im 16 and my parents really don’t want me to take medication but I don’t think that therapy worked for me either

Yes. Like wesselina said, no quick (couple hours-few days) fix, it usually takes a couple of weeks for the medicine to take effect. So far being a month in on zoloft, ive noticed the changes. Nothing major (like i was expecting, which would make me nervous) but like slowly improving. It can get frustrating, but i would say the sooner the better, because if u wait until u have a mental breakdown (god forbid) it will only be that much harder. Hope this helped?

I wish my parents took me to a therapist 44 years ago. The earlier the disorder is diagnosed treatment can start and you don't need to suffer trying to cope . When you have diabetes there is medication insulin available to control sugar levels. The same to serotinin imbalance in your brain that can be treated with medication. The brain is a functional organ just like the liver, heart, eyes etc

There is no quick fix though ...

I feel like you just had a really bad therapist. A good therapist wouldn’t have kicked you out because of being goofy ya know? They would’ve helped you no matter what. That doesn’t make sense to me that they’d do that. Zoloft has helped me A LOT. It really just depends on what helps you, a lot of people like therapy more than medication but I don’t like therapy. It doesn’t work for me. You just have to find a healthy way to cope and what works for you! OCD and anxiety books help me too and doing a lot of research! The more I learn about OCD the more I realize these thoughts can’t hurt me because my mind is just overactive.

Thank you everyone this helped me so much❤️❤️❤️