Re: Therapy advice...ocd?
hi,
welcome first of all :)
I'm not entirely sure tbh, I guess you could class it as OCD because you're obsessing but it sounds like it's specific to one trigger which sounds more like a phobia :huh:
In terms of treatment.... CBT and exposure therapy are very similar and linked in my experience given that you're trying to change the way you think you often have to expose yourself to the feared thing so that your brain can unlearn that as a trigger to your panic.
So I would definitely go to your GP and get a referral to a specialist.
Hope you can get some relief!
Re: Therapy advice...ocd?
Hi, don't worry, there is hope.
Someone once said that therapy should be regarded as something that you can access every so often to "top up" your coping skills and manage any problems which arise later down the line. Don't think of it as something that lasts eight weeks then boom.
You probably haven't had to use your coping skills for years so bring them out, dust them off and get practicing. You have not failed or become "weak", you've had a normal reaction which has triggered bad memories, that's all. Bad habits are hard to break. When you have a strong memory of something, your body often recalls how it felt at that precise moment. It's called mood memory (IIRC). This tricks so many of us by making us think we've relapsed.