how do you not let ocd ruin things you enjoy? like if you have an intrusive thought while watching something you like or something you like triggers your ocd? does ERP help with that? i cant help but feel weird or uncomfortable when something that has tiggered me is talked about. or if i watched my favorite show and then got triggered i feel like that thing i like is ruined now :[

Yes, ERP absolutely helps with that! You are so not alone. One of the hardest aspects of OCD, to me, is how isolating it is—even from things like TV shows! It pulls you away from things you genuinely love and enjoy. ERP helps you win those things back. You will learn how to deal with triggers (and, more importantly, that you CAN deal with them: that you’re stronger than you think and capable of resisting the compulsions). You will purposely expose yourself to triggers and learn tools to accept the discomfort and embrace the uncertainty. It sounds a lot scarier than it is. By the time you are doing the “hardest” exposures, they are no longer as scary. :) Mindfulness meditation is a good supplement that can really aide the ERP work, too. Acceptance is so much: realizing that we can’t change the intrusive thoughts or the fact that they freak us out, but we can accept these things without judging them can be very freeing. Best wishes to you! OCD is tough, but you are tougher! You’ve got this!