Ocd recovery
Who are most likely to get recovered from OCD fastly? I know that everyone will get recovered from OCD but my question here is who is likely to get recovered fast as in pn who does recovery work always or something like that?
It took me about 8-9 months but then a couple months later I got a new theme that required me to go back to seeing my therapist which is OKAY, but it was mixed with that theme +trauma so it really depends. I stopped many compulsions i used to have but I do have a few like washing hands repeatedly but I’m ok with that one because I like to have clean hands lol I work with snotty children! It depends w/ how well you have learned to use ERP, but it is incredible to know that if you ever need to go back and see your therapist again, you can. Because some themes are easier and others are harder
What do you count as fast? A few months? I don’t know anyone that’s recovered in a few months. A year to two years at the very least. Though it also doesn’t on whys you call “recovered.”
No way, me a few months
Whoever is the most motivated to feel better and does there homework. 🔑
When you find out that ruminating and checking are not a good way to figure out your question
The answer to your question
When you determine that the cost of compulsions outweighs the benefits
For me in 2013 it took me about 12 months , my dad died from cancer and I had a guy grab me down stairs and a few other things happened which I think triggered it. I'm going through it again for a second time (after massive stressors, losing 3 loved ones in a car accident, losing my job and finding my gf cheating on me, ) I think this time it may take around the same time I'm going through some depression as well. But I'm noticing I can do things that I couldn't a month ago .you sorta get better without noticing (which is really frustrating because all you want is to go back to how you were, and you will 😊) and other's notice you improve before you do. Trust me it will happen
Anybody have nice recovery stories? Personally I don’t believe the whole “OCD is something you manage, not cure” thing as I think it’s just the medicinal companies looking to have you popping pills your entire life. Anyways, I KNOW that recovery is possible, and I know that it’s very inspiring and motivating to hear from people that has been in OCD hell that got out on the other side. So please, if you have any stories, share! I can give you a little story; my mom got herself some bad Harm OCD when she got her first child, my big sister, and intense amounts of anxiety from the OCD and agoraphobia too. In the last 20 years, she’s had two panic attacks. She’s over it! She’s out and about and haven’t known intrusive thoughts for ages
I think it would be awesome if we had some people who overcame certain types of OCD (HOCD, ROCD, POCD, Harm OCD) post on here what they did or how they got through them so others can see that there is hope and what the processes are to overcome these. Even if it’s those amongst our community right now.
I kinda of have a two part question. 1-Has anyone here just gotten better? 2-How do you know if ERP is working? My ocd goes through phases, and always has even before ERP. There are times where I just feel completely normal. Is ERP supposed to lengthen those times of feeling better? If I have times where I feel 100% normal, then why is OCD incurable? Something in my brain is going back and forth to think irrationally and then back to thinking rationally.
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