If you’re constantly fearing and panicking over harm intrusive thoughts, can you get to the point where you have little to no anxiety? I’m having that right now and I have not seen a therapist not even once. It’s so weird. Right now I’m just having fear over why I’m not having the anxiety anymore. I still get some fear from the precedes of the intrusive thoughts but it’s been going down. I’m confused.

I think sometimes you can kinda sit down emotionally because you’ve been exhausted by some many extreme emotions. Or maybe you’ve gotten used to it? I’m not sure but either way I don’t think you need to worry.

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Hey there! My name is Tyler Devine and I am one of the advocates here at NOCD. OCD is a very, very debilitating area in the realm of mental health and anxiety disorders. However, we know this. Saying how hard it is and continuing to dig a deeper hole is not how you win this daily battle. Learning to face OCD head on is something that comes with time and practice. I’m not sure where you are in your journey with OCD, but let me give you some background on myself: I’m 27 years old and have been dealing with ocd since I was young. About five years ago, I finally surrendered to the monster that is OCD (particularly SO-OCD, which if you’re unfamiliar with some of the main subtypes of ocd, is obsessive thoughts, feelings etc of a sexual relation). This is when I walked into my first therapy session with a specialist. Ever since then, I have never looked back. To this day, she is still someone I thank God for as she was a major part of a shift in my life. I know it’s tough but trust a vet like me who has put a lot of time into this stuff when I say you are far from alone. Some big things that helped me tame the beast and still do to this day are meditation, prayer, ERP (both staged and in real time), help from a specialist, faith, and medication (if necessary, as a supplement to your training). All these things combined with a positive attitude toward yourself and your OCD will lead you to victory! Keep helping others and keep utilizing the wonderful community of therapists and people who struggle with the same stuff like you and me. Before you know it, you’ll be a master of fear. In my experiential opinion, I think that what you’re experiencing is totally normal, especially if you have been doing some real-life exposures in your everyday. I always like to look at it in reverse. OCD is super unique in that it follows anxiety, and anxiety follows it. It sounds crazy, right? But that’s just the way it works. I’m guessing that your life/gen anxiety at the moment is rather low, so ocd is like well heck, we can’t just turn off let’s find something to think about ha. So be proud that you are figuring it out, continue to embrace what you deal with, and never stop working to better yourself. Strength and Prayers, Tyler D

I believe I have Pure OCD. I’ve been having my intrusive thoughts and the anxiety with it since November of 2021.