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Yes
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- 3y
Hello! Yes, it is totally possible! I swear I was in your exact position, thinking I would never recover. I thought I wasnāt strong enough or maybe I was an exception. Well thatās just an OCD lie. You can and you will recover! You just need to put in the work. Use this as motivation to keep pushing yourself. Self pity wonāt get you anywhere but standing up to these thoughts and ignoring the thoughts will get you on the road to recovery. Tons of people have recovered. Some use meds (like me) and ERP to battle OCD. Reach out to local sources for help. Do research on OCD. Arm yourself for the battle! A great resource is Ali Greymond on YouTube. You got this!
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- 3y
Thanks Greg! Iām at the point where I just feel like I donāt have ocd and like some of the stuff that I feel think do is just me now and Iām not normal. I almost feel like I donāt wanna recover because thatās what it was telling me Iām the past. Scared confused. š
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- 3y
@Anonymous Totally just OCD. You can do this!
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- 2y
@Anonymous How are u now???
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- 3y
I am sorry that you are feeling discouraged and hopeless. OCD is a cruel disease, and it is relentless in its pursuit of trying to keep you in the loop of compulsions and the very question you ask is also ocd related, so to answer it would provide reassurance and feeding any compulsion will only make the ocd stronger. I would recommend continuing ERP, practice daily, and do not measure your progress over someone elseās progress. When the question comes up, or OCD says you will never recover, you acknowledge the thought, and perhaps say maybe I will or maybe I wonāt but I canāt solve this because ocd is unsolvable. I hope this helps.
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