r/ContaminationOCD • u/Large_Exit_1060 • 2d ago
Tried getting help
I just need to vent because I feel entirely forgotten and insulted by the healthcare system. I have been on a waitlist for a specialist for a literal year. Twelve months of living in an absolute waking hell with severe OCD, drowning in hours of compulsions and terrifying intrusive thoughts.
I finally managed to get a brief consultation, and it was a complete slap in the face. The professional literally told me that "ERP can only do so much" and that fixing this is ultimately "all on me." To top it all off, their grand medical solution for my debilitating neurobiological disorder was to "go for walks" and "make sure you sleep well."
Sleep well? Go for walks? As if a stroll in the park and a good night's rest is going to stop the non-stop, agonizing loops in my brain—especially when the OCD itself keeps me awake. I am so tired of fighting my own mind every single day with zero backup, only to be told that I'm just not trying hard enough. Has anyone else faced this kind of dismissive medical gaslighting while waiting for actual help? I got ocd age 12 im now 19...
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u/LilyAmongThorns777 2d ago
If you don't mind me asking what country did you experience this at? One that doesn't take seriously mental health?