Poppy2234
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- 3y
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 3y
Of course!
EmikoSalshNiouxEmikoSalshNioux
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- 3y
You should absolutely keep going, stay strong even when it’s hard and with time and work things will get better.
Maybe,MaybeNotMaybe,MaybeNot
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- 3y
YES!
Cesiah Hernandez -AdvocateCesiah Herna...
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- 3y
Definitely! With each ERP session, both at therapy and at home, you train your brain to not engage into compulsions when an obsession arrives, but rather to sit with the distress and uncertainty it produces and keep going with my day and activities. The more ERP sessions we practice, nearer we are to enjoy a recovery from our OCD. It is totally worth it, keep the good work!
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