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I too struggle with these exact same thoughts. I am no professional, but your therapist clearly is not educated and I’m sorry she said that. I know how overwhelming this feels. I really do. And I am so sorry you are going through this. According to a lot of people on this app, exposure therapy seems to be helpful. Maybe you could find a therapist that is better versed in this subject and can help you. I wish I could tell you a way to make it stop, but it gets easier once you talk about it with a trusted therapist. This is a hard disorder to battle, but it just takes a lot of time. Sending positive vibes your way 🦄 here is a unicorn because unicorns are amazing lol
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^^^ love this!!!
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Tysm!! I’ll def try to get an erp therapist. When she said that she triggered a two week ocd episode which is still happening. It’s great to know that she was being ignorant and that I’m not going legally insane (yet) haha.
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hey, i was just in this situation. i know EXACTLY how you feel. my therapist doesn’t seem to know how to treat the type of OCD i have, effectively. she said that my OCD (intrusive thoughts) is my alter-ego trying to push through. (i struggle with Harm OCD, Relationship OCD, Real Event OCD, Meta OCD, and sooo many others.) and that’s one thing i’m terrified of. (thinking it’s actually me) but yes, please find yourself a new one!! we don’t need people telling us that kind of stuff.. it only disrupts our hard work and progress. you are loved and cared about. you’re therapist is wrong in every way. and i mean that with no disrespect! i’m gonna try and find one through NOCD. hoping to start the process soon, you should as well!! ❤️💕❤️💕🥰
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I think that would be great. I’ve only met her 4 times and each time I’ve came out feeling worse than when I went in. And it’s not because of erp because she doesn’t do that. It’s just that she likes to give information that just makes my ocd worse. She’s a nice gal just not good for me at all. I’m extremely sorry to hear that your therapist said that to you. That is crazy scary and probably triggered your ocd a lot. I hope you find comfort in knowing that that isn’t true. Thank you so much! ❤️
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@flynnyuh of course. i love helping in any way i can. my therapist is the same, she means well and is so sweet, but she is not trained in ERP or intrusive thoughts at all. she has valuable knowledge for those who have the other types of OCD, but not me and that’s okay. yes it did trigger me, and i was already going through it. that’s why i met with her. but i didn’t feel too great when i left her office, so i think that it might be time to switch. she’s said many other things that have triggered it as well! and i noticed your other comment, i’m so sorry. please switch whenever you can, i care about your progress! <3
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@bellag Ocd is such a horrible disorder. I care about your recovery aswell! I def want to switch but my mom wants me to give her more time. She is definitely not qualified for me though and I can see it already. She has no plans for erp and it sucks. Mine says a lot of things that trigger it and i hope me and you can make it out of this!
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@flynnyuh me too! we got this. we just need to stay strong <3 ocd is a terrible disorder, but we can and will fight it.
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She also tried to tell me that I shouldn’t labor intrusive feelings as intrusive feelings and to acknowledge them as me. I really hope they aren’t because of puberty because she tried to say they are. That triggered a lot as well because now I’m scared that they are real feelings that I will be stuck with forever/are who I am
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hormones can play a part in making the intrusive thoughts WORSE. so trust me. she is very wrong!
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@bellag Tyyyyyy
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Label not labor*
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@flynnyuh you’re welcome :)))
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It is definitely important to get a therapist who specializes in ERP and understands OCD. I've had OCD for years but never knew it. I did years of talk therapy and never made any progress. I have made more progress in 2 weeks with my NOCD therapist than I did after years of traditional therapy
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I think I’ll def bring up the NOCD therapy to my mom. Can any age do it?
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@flynnyuh I'm not sure on that. I think if you are a minor you can do it with the permission of a parent or guardian. But that would be a good question to ask during the initial 15 minute call.
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@Lms526 Okay yeah because I’m fourteen. I hope they allow it lol
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If she’s said she doesn’t know a lot about OCD absolutely get another therapist. Generic talk therapy does nothing for OCD and can actually encourage mental compulsions
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She hasn’t said that she doesn’t but I’ve gone to her for two months now and it’s gotten worse not better. She has not done erp, she’s triggered multiple new fears, and she wants to do some talk therapy thing. My mom just sent her an email to cancel her and i’s appointments
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Yes! Before I knew I had OCD. I did years of talk therapy. I tried different therapists and never made much progress. Even though I was doing the worse. The sessions only made things worse. I have made more progress inc2 weeks with my NOCD therapist than I did in several years of talk therapy. It was so frustrating and I never knew why.
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@flynnyuh I think that’s a good idea. All therapist’s mean well but OCD is just a complicated illness that needs someone trained in treating it. Some psychologists are also trained in OCD but you just have to find that out up front. Ask what methods they use to treat OCD, if they don’t say ERP, that’s a red flag that they aren’t educated in it
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@JessA 🌞 Yeah I think it’s best I seek another person, we went to her before we found out I have ocd. Thank you so much for the advice! <3
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@Lms526 I’m so glad that NOCD is working for you. We are going to ask my psychiatrist to ask her who she recommends. I might bring NOCD up to my mom though. Thank you for your advice and help! ❤️
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Hi I just have a few questions! (Im 14 btw) Okay so basically I’m really worried I’ll become a pedo/I already am and I don’t know it yet. I’m also really scared if I SA someone, even tho I don’t want to and I’d never do something like that but I feel like this part of me is saying that I will and it’s really scaring me. I feel so alone and I’m so scared I’m a bad person on the inside and this isn’t ocd and I’m gonna unleash hell on this earth I’m so scared. I’ll get a thought like if I’m walking past someone random it will be like “What if you sa them?” And it scares me so bad I feel horrible for thinking that. Is this apart of it? I feel like I’m always fixated on the topic of sa to check if I would do something like that, I don’t know anymore I just feel like a bad person (btw I have not done anything like that to anyone!)
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i’m having a full on panic attack, i never used to be like this, what tf is happening to me, why am i like this, i’m so convinced i’m a horrible person and i deserve to be shut out forever because of my thoughts, i’m tired of struggling with harm ocd, i’m scared that because i have mental health issues i’m gonna end up ki!!ing someone someday or end up on the news, when i was at work earlier i kept thinking “how easy would it be to ki!! someone and get away with it” someone help, i don’t feel normal, am i crazy?… 😭😭i know that with ocd you’re not supposed to have reassurance and you have to be “okay” with the situation but.. how am i supposed to be okay with feeling like i could hurt someone…
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I don’t know if my hormones are extra wild this month or what, but I have been having so many POCD thoughts lately. It feels like I enjoy them in the moment, and then a few seconds later, I get this tiny flicker of *wait I don’t think I actually want to enjoy that.* It’s scaring me a lot. I was watching adult videos for the first time in about a year, since I had been avoiding them because of my OCD. I know they are not good for anyone, but I felt like i could (ironically it felt like a tiny win that my OCD had calmed down enough). But while watching, I had like 3 separate POCD thoughts. And it felt like I liked them. Like genuinely *liked* them. I don’t know if maybe my body was mixing up physical pleasure and mental pleasure, and then my brain inserted those not okay thoughts into the situation, which got tangled up with the pleasure responses I felt mentally and physically. It is all really confusing. I just feel so scared. I know OCD thoughts are supposed to feel real, and that once you get desensitized to the anxiety, they lose their power. But this feels like I am *actually enjoying* the thoughts, and that makes me want to cry. I’m scared that I actually like these thoughts when I’m really aroused :( Please help.
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