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Chev wrote: > So I’m beginning to accept my OCD diagnosis and recognize various behaviour > that is related … so what now … pop pills and adapt a mindset of ‘oh > that’s just my OCD’ … is that it … it’s just a matter of acceptance … > my pdoc has not discussed BT … we are beginning what he call ‘weekly > sessions’ … 90 minutes a week … I’m not sure what to expect and I’d like > to be prepared … any ideas or advice … thanks … Monica
Hi Monica, I know having OCD can be hard to accept. I was very difficult for me to admit I had a problem I needed (a lot!) of help with. I felt, and still do sometimes, like an inferior person, a ‘less-than’, a weakling and a f*ckup. I had to look at myself differently and that was hard. That said, accepting that you have OCD isn’t going to make it go away but it did help me start dealing with it better. I said, ‘ok, I have this thing called OCD. I get freaked-out easy, my mind gets stuck on yucky thoughts and it can affect my behavior. I need to learn how to deal with this!’. It helped me to become a little obsessive about getting rid of it. I have read a few books about OCD and I just started another. I take my meds like a good girl! I try to remember all the helpful things my therapist has said to me. I’m trying to get myself and my life together. Etc … As for BT, I would ask your pdoc what he means by ‘weekly sessions’. It could very well be BT but I would ask. I can not remember your meds situation but many therapists delay the start of BT until the meds have kicked-in. It makes the BT easier to do and learn from because the therapy doesn’t seem so frightening as it might without meds. I have done CBT, the C meaning cognitive, and it was scary and hard at first but very beneficial. Once I learned some good coping skills that worked for me I got a lot of relief from my contamination obsessions. Is your pdoc experienced with treating people with OCD? — monkey http://pages.hotbot.com/health/sillychickens/ mon…@gilligansisland.net (to email me axe ‘gilligans’) —
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So I’m beginning to accept my OCD diagnosis and recognize various behaviour that is related … so what now … pop pills and adapt a mindset of ‘oh that’s just my OCD’ … is that it … it’s just a matter of acceptance … my pdoc has not discussed BT … we are beginning what he call ‘weekly sessions’ … 90 minutes a week … I’m not sure what to expect and I’d like to be prepared … any ideas or advice … thanks … Monica
