Does anyone else have the problem of not being diagnosed with OCD because their therapist says it is all part of the same diagnosis already given? I know I am OCD and yet she refuses to acknowledge that it is a separate diagnosis. 

It's so frustrating because it feels like dismissal of what I am feeling and that hurts. My mental status is often compromised by intrusive past memories of abuse (sometimes to the point of hiding in the house because I am terrified he's found me again even though he's now dead). 

I try to hide my OCD but it is becoming a problem rather quickly. I am not sure how to approach anyone about what I am feeling. Does anyone else have a story about how they approached their medical team about their OCD? It might help me to see and relate.

Thank you for sharing.