Thinking_Addict
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- 3y
lou47lou47
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- 3y
I would highly recommend getting a therapist from this site. They are fantastic!
Thinking_AddictThinking_Addict
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- 3y
Hi. My therapist is from this site. I was just wondering if my experience is common.
Maybe,MaybeNotMaybe,MaybeNot
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- 3y
@Anonymous No that’s not supposed to happen. I worked briefly at NOCD and in our training we were told we had to do ERP every session except maybe session 1 for the intake and session 2 for creating the hierarchy.
stop.stop.
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- 3y
I don’t know how normal it is with this site per se. I have a NOCD therapist and when I started ERP she did them with me and then eventually I did them on my own. I think it’s a little weird you’ve never done it together.
Lms526Lms526
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- 3y
I have a NOCD therapist. She stayed on the phone with me while I did my first 2 exposures. Prior to starting ERP, my therapist set up my hierarchy and created exposures from there. She actually helped me set up 2 hierarchies. Have you asked your counselor why she isn't teaching you ERP? If you have, I would switch to another counselor.
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What does a therapy session with an OCD specialist look like for y’all? This is something I’ve always wondered because I’ve only had one OCD therapist through NOCD. Our sessions always looked like sit there and “reduce anxiety” meaning don’t think for a few minutes and take a few deep breaths and rate your anxiety level every couple of minutes. AND that was it. Is it supposed to look like that? Because I haven’t seen anyone on this app talk about this or how their therapy sessions go. I’m considering restarting therapy but I want to know how therapy goes for you guys before I go back to the same specialist. Any input would be appreciated :)
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- 5w
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I read about ERP and have seen information about it on here. One of the goals is to say, "maybe I am this or that...ect." That terrified me. The thoughts and images that go in my head are disturbing and upsetting. I don't want to even think about saying, "maybe this or that." It's devasting to have these thoughts and question why you're having these thoughts. Doesn't the "maybe" make it worse? The one thing that helps me is that is to remind myself that these are just thoughts and I know I'm not a monster, even if I feel like one. Is ERP not for everyone? Has anyone else had a problem with the techniques used in this kind of therapy? I had cognitive therapy for years with an OCD specialist and that seemed to help a lot. Writing out the worst case scenarios would make me suicidal. Im having a difficult time not obsessing over the "maybe" after intrusive thoughts now. It doesn't make it better.
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