I have a son with OCD/BDD and he’s on the spectrum. I went into the meeting tonight thinking it was for parents trying to get support for the caregiver. I was told that’s on Mondays?
That’s wonderful that you’re trying your best to get educated on OCD to help out your son :) I checked the support group schedules and here’s what I see: “Supporting Others With OCD: Education For Family & Loved Ones” every Monday at 5:00pm-6:00pm EDT. (This is the group you specifically wanna go to ⭐️) “Parents Support Group (15+)” every Thursday 9:00pm-10:00pm EDT (this group is only for parents that have OCD themselves and may have been the group you mistakenly went to today) I know there’s also a group based on OCD sufferers with Autism and there’s another group specifically for children with OCD to attend
Here is how to sign up for any group: On your computer under the “Therapy” icon, there’s a section on the right-hand side of the screen called “Support Groups.” There, you can sign up for as many groups as you want. To sign up on your phone, also go to “therapy” and I think if you scroll down to the bottom of the page, there should be a title called “Support Groups”
Hey there 👋 If you have the NOCD app on your phone, you can locate the Support Groups section in the Therapy Portion. (Middle Tab - Has a Teal Head Icon with a Heart). Once you click on the Support Groups - it will redirect you to a page where you can explore what you need as a parent, as well as any support groups you or your son can attend for psychoeducation / therapy help. Once you click on the groups your interested - it will get marked in the main hub and you can click on the link once it’s time to join the video call. Hope this helps!
That's very wonderful of you trying to help your child !.
So thankful to have found this app 😭 my 15 year old is struggling with what is unofficially diagnosed OCD (counselor is starting the process to diagnose but she fits SO much of what we’re reading and she’s at least 4th generation OCD’r). We are in a bad spiral right now with her, especially centered around sleep and it just feels so hard. Just wanted to say thank you for helping me not feel alone.
Hi! I have just recently been diagnosed with OCD and it’s come as kind of a shocker to me. My friends aren’t that surprised (most of them are psych majors lol) but my parents/family are very skeptical and have been telling me that it’s just anxiety. I was diagnosed with general anxiety disorder and severe depression when I was 14. I’ve had hydroxyzine NPR since then and I’ve tried lexapro and propanalyl (both made me feel like i was going crazy) and then was misdiagnosed as having bipolar 1 (hypomania). I finally have found a therapist that specializes in OCD and we did the assessment and concluded that my anxiety/depression has stemmed from it. Most likely I have experienced my OCD symptoms since I was 11 (when my anxiety first appeared) and I am now 21. I mostly have obsessions, but I do have a few compulsions. Most of them relate to my personal space or social settings. I have a good amount of driving anxiety as well and I have a set route for every single place that I drive to regularly. I have a set morning routine that I am only comfortable with being disturbed when I have had ample time to prepare myself for a change. This new diagnosis and learning what it is and what the different types are has kind of uprooted my social life and drastically decreased my mental health. I guess I’m here to try to find some balance and some people who actually understand what it’s like to feel like there’s something wrong with your brain and no way to “fix” it. I’ve tried talking to my friends/bf/family and none of them truly understand or could even begin to imagine what it’s like inside my head. I’m just trying to find my bearings and feel the ground under my feet, but I don’t exactly know where to start.
Hello, I’m a mother. My son is 17 and he has contamination OCD. We have been trying different ways to support him but he refused to see any therapist. He is struggling with paranoia and intrusive thoughts. Those thoughts make him so angry that he get yelly, throwing and breaking some furniture, and just yesterday he put a hole in the wall. He admitted that these didn’t help him feel any better, in fact it made him feel worse (because he didn’t want to act as such). We are doing our best to support him, talking with him but he refused to talk about those intrusive thoughts and paranoia. What do you suggest me to do? What would be helpful for me to do so he can talk with me more? We desperately want him to get help but he wouldn’t. Thank you in advance!
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