- Username
- bdk
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Listening to and trusting a family doctor's opinion on OCD is like listening to and trusting a podiatrist's opinion on a gynecological problem. They know NOTHING about things outside of their fields.
It would terrify me too. I am diagnosed as well but I am not so convinced that means it's true. What about your feelings about possibly be attracted towards the same sex makes you think that it's ocd and not the truth?
Just because of the compulsive behaviors that pair with it, and the fact that I never questioned my sexual orientation until OCD latched on to it.
Family doctors are known to not be educated on ocd. If you don’t believe her then take what she said with a grain of salt
That’s the problem, lol. I know I love him and want to be with him, but the second she started saying those things, I started buying in to it. Probably because she’s an authority figure and I just took her word as gospel.
@bdk I don’t think you’re buying it, if you were you wouldn’t have posted it here
@Justmesadly I suppose that’s true. I just didn’t know how to take her words since she is a licensed doctor, just not a licensed therapist. It was literally like she was OCD sitting there telling me all my fears were true.
How do you claim to not know about OCD and proceed to speak about it???? Seems like she was trying to get to where your OCD started... But we all know it doesnt matter when it started just how deal with it in anoositive way (erp).... Also she dumb.... And kinda pisses me off you had to sit there and be lectured on your own mental disorder by that doctor... Goes to show having a degree doesnt always mean you know what you talking about that... But like you said shes ocd in living flesh and just like ocd no matter how much it picks at us and brings doubt we just let be there let it say what it wants and push through with all the strength you u have.
Literally! I kept telling her over and over that I know it’s OCD because I do want to be with my partner and she just kept telling me to leave him?? Needless to say, I will not be going back to her again.
The absolute worst thing she could ever say…. She just doesn’t understand. I am so sorry you had this experience. I would spiral for sure.
It wasn’t a great day, needless to say 😅
Do you believe her? Did she bring up and objective points that would contradict you having OCD?
I don’t believe her because I have been diagnosed by a therapist. But what she said terrified me.
I went to a therapist for a long time that did not specialize in OCD. In retrospect, she was just doing her job, but a lot of the things she said sent me spiraling. She even said she could me my source for reassurance if that’s what I needed when it came to my ROCD. If you’ve learned anything about OCD, you’ll know that reassurance is what we actually need to AVOID! It just goes to show how little some therapists know about OCD. That being said, I don’t know if your therapist is right or not, and nothing anyone here can say will uncover the truth. But I definitely recommend looking for an OCD specialist or doing therapy through this app. I’ve been to a few therapists in my life, but my experience so far (about a month) with NOCD has been the best for my OCD brain. I finally feel a light at the end of the tunnel. Stay strong💜
This was a family doctor, not my therapist. I am getting therapy through this app, and my therapist would have NEVER said those things, lol! I did talk therapy before OCD therapy, though, so I completely understand where you’re coming from.
@bdk So glad to hear that, sorry I must have missed the detail about the family doc! Good luck with everything!
@Certainlyuncertain Thank you, and I’m so glad you’re doing well and can see a light at the end of the tunnel! Go you ☺️👍
I’ve been diagnosed with OCD (strongest HOCD) and have worked on it with a therapist for the past 5 years. It got better, while not completely going away. But now that I have a boyfriend and the stakes seem to be much higher in my mind, my HOCD and ROCD have big time flared up. I went to a psychiatrist to consider options of medication to someone who said he treats OCD. HE HAD NO IDEA WHAT HOCD OR ROCD OR ANYTHING WAS and told me that I may be bi-sexual etc. etc. etc. My therapist told me that this happens so often due to lack of understanding. Has anyone had a similar experience with someone misdiagnosing you and saying your intrusive thoughts might actually be true?
This is so long ah I’m so sorry. I’m really just trying to get all my thoughts out/ see if anyone feels similarly/ and what they’ve found helps. I’ve never been diagnosed with OCD, but I’ve looked into it a lot and feel that I might have ROCD. (I was once diagnosed with anxiety, but didn’t keep up with therapy because my parents weren’t keen on it.) Now I really want to invest in it to get a formal diagnoses/help, and I’m going to start looking into that. I’m scared that this isn’t ROCD, and I’m truly just in the wrong relationship, or not actually in love with my partner. But then sometimes I’m certain it is? We’ve been together for a year and a couple of months, and it has been wonderful. She makes me feel so loved and so understood. She is my best friend. But this summer when we were on break from school I started getting major doubts once I’d found out about ROCD and some of my thoughts lined up with it’s description. I’d already started to have doubts before the summer. She is the first person I‘ve slept with, and it took a while for me to have an orgasm, and that made me freak out and start to question my attraction towards her/our compatibility. Every time we’d have sex I’d worry over this. (Though I also think it has to do with me not knowing what I wanted/what I liked in bed) Our sex life got better but I still had obsessive thoughts. I have them daily - “what if I don’t love her” or “what if this isn’t the right relationship” or “should I be dating someone else” When I’m with her I’m constantly checking. If we kiss, I’ll analyze how it feels (or how it doesn’t) and the same thing goes for when she compliments me or says she loves me. I’ll say I love her but something in my brain will say “but do you really?” Honestly, I’ve gotten to the point where when I think of her or am with her it makes me so anxious. I literally feel it in my stomach and chest. It’s so hard to deal with. I can’t make it stop. I think part of it is that I’m anxious that I’ll feel anxious/start to have obsessive thoughts, so I get anxious? I just want to be able to think of her and be around her and not feel so scared and anxious and always checking. I feel like my anxiety isn’t letting me truly experience my relationship.
Hey I'm feeling pretty hopeless right now. Before I get to the main point I'm gonna give some background info: I'm going into my third year of University and it took years of constant denial to get treatment . I originally came in for my skin picking but after multiple appointments I was told I have OCD. I never thought I perfectly fit into having it because I was never organized nor am I a "germaphobe". I later learned everything made sens From being afraid to interact with little children (afraid I would assault them just from staring too long), all the way to staying up all night convinced someone would kill me if I didn't hide all the knives in the house. It took me just one month ago to sleep in my bed alone (after I stopped my rituals with my stuffed animals as a kid I was convinced they will harm me when I least expect it, and sleep beside my mother). It even explained why I had somatic rituals when I was a child (constantly balancing the right and left side of my body with repetitive touching until it felt right). Finally, after switching from cipralex (did not help) to Zoloft (currently on 150mg) I feel as thought my life is coming back. The reason I'm feeling distressed is that my main psychiatrist referred me to a CBT waitlist in a hospital. Well I just had a virtual meeting with him today... And he basically asked if I have cleaning rituals. I said no, I told him about my previous compulsions the first time I talked to him and told him the medication has SIGNIFICANTLY reduced my anxiety and compulsions that I only do two rituals a day (~3 hours). At the end of the appointment he told me that I DON'T HAVE OCD or anxiety and suggested I go off my meds. Now I'm doubting if I have OCD to begin with, even though I fully know I do as my main psychiatrist has been so caring and making sure I recover. It really sucks because I feel pretty invalidated?? Am I overreacting or in the wrong? I don't know how to feel right now. Any input would be appreciated. Thank you
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