![]() To sum up, here’s my best advice: Do your homework and research as thoroughly as possible. It’s the most definitive and comprehensive resource out there.) A disorder this tricky requires thoughtful resources that reflect the myriad ways people experience this condition. ![]() This is also why I refer folks (for reading material and diagnosis help) to the OCD Center of Los Angeles so often. The sad truth is, OCD is still widely misunderstood, even in the medical community. ![]() In fact, for six years, I was misdiagnosed as having bipolar disorder, and even borderline personality disorder. (Also worth mentioning, too, that some folks have BOTH disorders, or they have one but with some traits of the other! In this case, a clinician who knows the ins and outs of OCD may help bring more nuance to your treatment plan.) In my experience, many clinicians only know about stereotypical manifestations of OCD, and as such, it’s misdiagnosed quite often. Ultimately, only an experienced clinician can make the distinction between these disordersįind one who preferably specializes in OCD to help. These disorders might be similar, but healing requires a different approach. This is why the distinction becomes a critical part of getting better. This is repeated exposure to fearful thoughts and situations in an effort to desensitize the client, with the ultimate outcome being reduced anxiety and frequency of the thoughts and compulsions (or put another way, getting “bored” of the obsession itself). Instead, people with OCD need a different approach to help with their compulsions.Ĭorboy explains the most effective treatment for OCD is called exposure and response prevention (ERP). In this case, then, a client may compulsively focus on becoming less reactive to the idea that they might not be a good partner and learning to live with the doubt. That means they would work on challenging their thoughts to hopefully realize the ways in which they’re a good partner, and to address how they can build on those strengths.īut if you used this approach on someone with OCD, they might compulsively begin asking for repeated confirmation that they’re a good partner. Typically, people with GAD are told to focus on challenging anxiety-producing thoughts (Corboy refers to this as cognitive restructuring, a form of CBT). Because a treatment that helps someone with GAD may not be as effective for someone with OCD, and that makes getting a correct diagnosis very important.Īs an example, imagine you have two people - one with GAD and one with OCD - who are both experiencing anxiety about their relationships and whether or not they’re a good partner. ![]() This begs the question: If they’re both anxiety disorders at the end of the day, do these differences really matter?Īs far as treatment goes, yes, they do.
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