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identifying ocd thought

Postby ponlo12 » Wed Aug 24, 2016 3:39 pm

so i am seeing my therapist for my perfectionism and ocd. its been around 4-5 sessions. it is actually quite difficult for me to open up about everything with my therapist. some thoughts regularly pop up inside my mind that causes me distress. i meet my therapist once in a week. so i was having these thoughts just now .i have written them below in point format. so could some one help me figure out whether these thoughts are pure o thoughts or are they genuinue worries. my ocd compulsion involves thinking philosophically ( rumination) when some specific thought pop up inside my mind. actually i need other person perspective on these thoughts.

1. i haven't told everything about myself to my therapist .what if i have missed something and something goes wrong with my treatment.( again my perfectionism , it is re enforced by certain belief that i need to tell everything perfectly to my therapist, i shouldn't miss anything . i want to know whether in psychotherapy people tell everything to their therapist. i mean i have done some really weird things so i dont want my therapist to think of me as a weird guy. again i believe there is no relevance of my ocd and perfectionism treatment with all those things. i feel like i need to tell my therapist about all those weird things i have done. it is like my ocd mind is telling if you dont tell those things to therapist how will you get better and reach your full potential.at this point it is quite difficult for me to open up.i want to disclose everything and be free.)

if you all have any knowledge regarding ocd. could you tell me how do i differentiate btw a ocd thought and genuine worry? thnx
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Re: identifying ocd thought

Postby OCDeer » Fri Aug 26, 2016 12:38 am

so could some one help me figure out whether these thoughts are pure o thoughts or are they genuinue worries. my ocd compulsion involves thinking philosophically ( rumination) when some specific thought pop up inside my mind. actually i need other person perspective on these thoughts.


I have Pure-O, specifically philosophical/existential themes. As a general rule, if you wonder if the worry is OCD, it's OCD.

Sometimes this doesn't make it easier. I've been spiking lately, and though I *know* it's OCD, it's still an unbelievable struggle not to ruminate on the thoughts. But every time you give into the compulsion to ruminate, you strengthen the obsession.

To your other point, people don't tell their therapists everything. It's important to be honest with your therapist, but you can't be expected to recount every single detail of every thing that might or might not be related. Answer his questions, present things you feel are relevant, then don't worry about it.

Your therapist will not think you're weird. I can assure you he's heard weirder things. It's his job, and you're paying him to listen to you without judging.
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