[Mikey]

Im struggling with it all the time, and have had a real crisis this summer, but now I got really bad anxiety a couple of days ago, and feel that I must struggle against my ocd thoughts even more.
Im planneing on getting better, but my possible CBT wont be unthil Jan-Feb at the earlyest. So I´ve been thinking about trying confronting my stupid fears with my psycodynamic therapist, witch of course does not do the cbt, but im hoping to get good support from her if I try to chainge my ocd thought patterns.
I talked about it with her today, but the time is newer enough
anyway I came like 10min late, because of the Pdoc time went overtime before that.
so it was like 35min with her, I had written down pretty much stuff to her but she thought it would be better if I read it to her, and she didnt want me to leave it there for her to read either. So im gonna read more nexth time, and hope to get some plans for me to fight against my own made rules in my head to what is a ok thought, I mean thoughts are just thoughts right?
But with ocd we overestimate the significance of thoughts.
So I`m asking if there are any others out there fighting with ocd anxiety?

[wisewoman]

Mikey, I do not have OCD but my daughter does and has for most of her life. Do you know about the OCD foundation? Are you in the US? There are places throughout the country that concentrate on OCD treatment and doing computer research is a way to find these places. I wonder if going to ERP might help, exposure and response prevention. Let's say you are afraid you'll murder someone. Then watch a horrid flick about gruesome murder. Turn it off when it gets to be too much and then calm yourself in healthy ways. Walking, physical activity, drawing, anything that helps you feel your relaxed inside self. Next day watch from beginning and go a little farther. Can you understand the example I am using? You can do this with yourself. It is helpful to write down the obsession or compulsion and what might be the exposure and how to give yourself good feedback when you are done. Good luck. The anxiety stinks, I am sorry you have to go through that.

[Mikey]

I know that foundation but I live in Sweden.
There is a foundation here too, but the research in ocd is far behind US in Sweden.
Yes I know exactly that the exposure with response prevention is the foundation in CBT, and that is what im thinking try to do before I get the cbt. Or atleast try to leave the unpleasent where it was, trying one thing at a time.
I understand the example and have read about this, I have begun to write down my compulsions, and gonna take it with to my T and read it there and maybe we can figure out how to think when one of them hits.
Shes not allowed to use cbt I think because thats not what shes trained to, but Im hoping to get some good support and ideas from her.
Thanx for caring!