Freemeofocd
- Date posted
- 3y
FreemeofocdFreemeofocd
- Date posted
- 3y
My therapist said to think of it as RP. Response prevention is the most important part. The second guessing and questioning is response. I know itās hard. But once you do it a couple times, you train your brain to be more relaxed around that particular subject.
Brave through Brave through
- Date posted
- 3y
Could use a little help.I went out after a long time today and it felt like i was naturally noticing the same sex like i did earlier with the the opposite and barely noticing or feeling anything for the opposite but feeling weird when noticing the same. like it felt like thats me and i am noticing it and I wasn't anxious or nervous but thinking of the possibilities of both the sex's it's actually come to a point where nothing seems impossible anymore and i am so close to losing it all i am not anxious not scared nothing i am noticing thinking stuffā¦. and then if I don't do a compulsion i am fine but that would mean its not ocd but all this while was denial so i get scared and force myself to do the compulsion cause its easier for it to be ocd and i know how ocd works so thats how i do it.. but that would also mean i am faking it and its not ocd right what do i do?!? This is insane it doesn't stop all the feelings feel so real like it doesn't feel intrusive what even is intrusive anymore if i notice and don't obsess over it its not even ocd thenwhat do i do?!? Is this even ocd?!? Feels to real to beā¦ what do i do pls help meā¦
Brave through Brave through
- Date posted
- 3y
Sometimes i feel i am okay doing erp and it isnāt causing me a lot of stress which leads me to thinking erp is not working cause its denial and not ocd and then its this loop like what if i am watching or doing erp nicely like i am okay with it and donāt have a problem and want to see it willingly which makes me think erp is not working and then because it doesnāt make me anxious and i do it as normally makes me think my thoughts were or are true.. what do i do?!? I am so sorry to rant on this but i am too lostā¦
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