Luli
- Date posted
- 3y
Today is hard!
Today is being a hard day… Iam not giving in on my compulsions and also scared my OCD is too hard to treat…that anything in the future that can possibly trigger will make me fall into this loop. 😔
IAmGoingToOvercomeOCD IAmGoingToOv...
- Date posted
- 3y
I’m right there with you today, everything is going through my mind today and it’s debilitating. :(
LuliLuli
- Date posted
- 3y
Yes! One thought after the other one…
ahbay 03ahbay 03
- Date posted
- 3y
I am right there with you… I’m curled up in bed right now…
IAmGoingToOvercomeOCD IAmGoingToOv...
- Date posted
- 3y
@ahbay 03 I’m so sorry, this truly is disabling at times. :(
ahbay 03ahbay 03
- Date posted
- 3y
@OCDDoesNotDefineMe It’s is so very disabling… I have my first session with a therapist on sat
meghinsmeghins
- Date posted
- 3y
You’re doing amazing! That’s the illusion that OCD wants you to believe. Think of OCD like a toddler throwing a tantrum, if you give it what it wants it learns that it can control you, but if you let it “cry it out”, you’ll teach it that you have power over it!
LuliLuli
- Date posted
- 3y
Do ERP helps prevent this episodes when something triggers?
meghinsmeghins
- Date posted
- 3y
ERP helps teach your brain that you can handle the anxiety and sit through the discomfort. In the long run, this is one of the best therapies out there for OCD, so yes! I recommend watching the YouTube channel “OCD and Anxiety” he’s awesome!
LuliLuli
- Date posted
- 3y
@meghins Ok 😊
josephrjosephr
- Date posted
- 3y
Consider TMS treatment for OCD
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Tony Davies
- Date posted
- 22w
Help!
My ocd is hard today- it’s been two weeks focusing on the same ocd thoughts and countless checking repetitively. Any suggestions?
Holl1
- Date posted
- 19w
OCD
I’ve tried living in the uncertainty today & kept myself busy but I can’t shake this feeling that I’m about to lose control & act on my thoughts. I keep feeling like I need to check in to see how I feel & keep my self safe & when I’m near my trigger it feels like I’m being pulled into doing it & feels like I want to but I’m not using compulsions. My thoughts feel like my own & feeling like I’ll be like this forever. Can someone relate or give advice 😩
NotThatHardcore
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 16w
How are y'all challenging your OCD today?
Earlier today I did some pretty high-level contamination exposure, inspired by my therapist, and now I'm listening to a triggering song on repeat — the very song that kicked off my first serious bout of OCD in high school. There is a part of my brain that is telling me I can't handle the song and that I should find a compulsion to do, but my goal is to have it in the background while I go about my self-care tasks. I'm already starting to get used to it 💪 How are y'all challenging your OCD today?
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