Confused!

[zooch1973]

Hello all,

I keep going over in my head certain aspects of the assault. Other parts I find too painful to think about. I was told as well as PTSD I may have compulsory obsessive disorder because I keep thinking about the same thing over and over again. Can somebody explain to me what this behaviour and is it part of PTSD.?What treatment is needed to get rid of this behavour. Is it normal? I am under pressure from my therapist to move on so I started to BS to him that I am moving on. I guess I am trying to pleased the therapist!

 

[Meadowsweet]

A therapist gets paid to do their job. The therapy is there as an aid to help you get to a more managable place. So its important for you to be in therapy for yourself, and not waste that time trying to please the therapist. Having said that, I do understand the need to please everyone in relation to trauma.

My understanding is limited about mental health issues, so I might be wrong. But I seem to recall that there is an overlap between obsessive compulsive disorder and ptsd. But that the difference is, that with OCD the obsession is not directly related to another disorder, ie, an obsession with food related to eating disorders or substances related to substance abuse.

I might be assuming this, but if the obsession, intrusive thoughts, compulsive behaviour etc. is related to the trauma, then it is a symptom of PTSD. But if it moves away from the trauma, then it is classified as a co-morbid disorder of OCD.

I answered because I'm experiencing obsessive thoughts related to trauma at the moment. But I'm sure others will help alot more.

 

[melody]

Hey zooch1973 - I tend to worry about hurting other people's feelings and have definitely agreed with a therapist (or two) because I was worried about their thoughts on the subject, instead of mine. But from what I've been told, that's part of the PTSD and depending on how obtrusive your thoughts are, I would call them flashbacks, not OCD.

And I agree with Meadowsweet, tell your therapist the truth. If you're not moving on, then you're not ready to move on yet. It sounds like there might be aspects of your assault that need to be discussed further... And telling him that you're moving on will lead him to believe that you're doing okay, when in actual fact, you're not.