- Username
- witanddelight
- Date posted
- 709d ago
People Pleasing!
I’m three weeks into my treatment and have started to work on my exposures. I’ve come to realize how many triggers I face in a day, especially since most of my compulsions are mental (ruminating). I had thought this was just because “life is hard” and not my OCD. My job requires an online presence and my OCD has recently flared up around controlling my image online and trying to be likable to everyone. It has become so debilitating I second guess everything I am required to do for my job and edit/check/critique or avoid tasks. I’m really proud of what I was able to do today! Had a hateful message come into my feed FULL of all sorts of triggering language and I sat with it, didn’t try to react or fix it. There were so many new feelings I had in response, and tried to stay curious about letting the wave come and go. Anyone else have to deal with exposures at work on a daily basis? Do you set aside time to actually do ERP if they come up during the day and are not scheduled?