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Because I need help working out the ocd thoughts from the genuine. I was religious before ocd.

Hi I am Christian and have been struggling recently with various existential theological thoughts recently that have left me feeling lost and confused. I dont think this is typical moral religious OCD though there are also elements of that they are currently more manageable. I was wondering if anyone has experience getting religious support for this. I'm no looking for any kind of ocd treatment from them but someone who actually knows about OCD would help in part to avoid things like reassurance compulsions and also as I'm getting tired of having to explain everything after my various efforts to get treatment.

Thanks for the advice everyone it seems that going back to the GO and mentioning it might be the best approach he didn't seem dismissive or anything just more focused on the symptoms and he admitted himself he wasn't certain that's why he referred me straightaway. I think I will be much better able to articulate how I am getting intrusive thoughts leading to the anxiety now and the various compulsions I do in response now.

I'm currently a bit stuck and not sure what to do next. I first went to my gp around a month ago after I suddenly started having problems around Christmas. However I didn't know it was OCD at that point though my research and some other developments since suggests it very likely is. The GP didn't recognize OCD probably partially due to the intrusive thoughts being around existential themes instead of more stereotypical ones and I also didn't really mention the compulsions as I didn't recognize them as such yet. I was referred to the local mental health service and had a call with a mental health nurse who also didn't really recognise it as OCD probably for similar reasons. She referred me to another service who specialise in early intervention for psychosis probably due to the severe derealisation I sometimes get when the anxiety is bad. When talking to them they said it wasn't the service for me as it wasn't really psychosis I was suffering from. That was a weekend a half ago and I haven't heard anything since. I have tried asking for them to contact me though the system they gave when scheduling the appointment but haven't heard anything. What do you think the best thing to do next would it be to go back through the GP, try and get in touch with the mental health service directly or something else? It just feels like I'm going nowhere at the moment I have considered going private to at least get somewhere but I worry that could make it even more complicated.

Thank you for the help both of you. I will try it. Though I'm not sure if its just me but the supporting someone with ocd page seems to be broken I get a page not found.

2 months ago I began having constant intrusive thoughts primarily about existential themes/ inevitably of death. I am 23 years old and living with my parents and whilst I have had some problems with anxiety in the past nothing like this. I am currently going through the nhs but am still waiting however it has been suggested I be referred to a CBT specialist for my intrusive thoughts my mental health nurse is on leave this week so it's not happened yet. My problem is even though they care and have been supportive my parents are unable to understand what I am going through. They complain that I'm constantly trying to distract myself and I can tell it upsets them. It is even worse when I'm unable to help ruminating which often leads to severe derealisation and also full body movement tics as I suffer from tourette's. When this happens they often ask why I cant just ignore the thoughts and that they don't matter. Not understanding that I cant help it and feel that I need an answer even if I know there isn't one. This leaves us all feeling incredibly frustrated as they don't understand and I cant make myself understood. I also end up feeling guilt for making them suffer as I can tell it upsets them and they must feel powerless to properly help. Have other people had similar problems and did they find a way of at least improving the situation?