- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y ago
Can anyone share their success with ERP?
Just wanting to hear some success stories with erp
Just wanting to hear some success stories with erp
I had a lot of victories every now and then. My compulsions got so bad that it used to take about 10 hours of my day, after I started Erp I was able to achieve the time where if it takes me 1 hour, it's a lot... It's not a cure but I took my life back
Amazing! Thanks for sharing
I went from suicidal to normal... had a lot of guilt with the compulsion to confess and this is gone. I had sexual orientation OCD, I had health anxiety, I had intrusive thoughts, I had POCD... you name it. Basically all gone, Im currently battling with indecision from time to time and ROCD which I now know are possible to cure since I have already conquered so many OCDs
This gives me so much hope. I have health anxiety too and somatic (breathing/blink) thanks for sharing!!
Hi guys! I’m new to the community and I’ve recently received my OCD diagnosis (tho I’ve known about it since childhood). I’ve been somewhat spiraling lately as I wait for my first ERP session (hooray!) I was just wondering if any of you guys have received ERP for existential OCD and if it was successful? My existential OCD compulsions are more so mental and have been affecting me in the sense of dream/memory flashbacks and giving me a sort of “uncanny” feeling about everything around me. Any advice is appreciated! Thank you❤️
So you got to ask me anything… Now I’d like to ask you something! I’ve heard from Members that they were so scared coming to their first ERP session. They were terrified that I would think they were crazy, that I would tell them their worst fears were true. That I would confirm they are some form of a terrible person or have them hauled off to prison for their thoughts. I’ve also had Members share how they’re very scared to begin ERP treatment because they’ve researched enough to know it means facing the fear, without the compulsions that have kept them feeling safe (but not really safe) this entire time. They struggled to see how they could be capable of doing this, while simultaneously acknowledging that they did not want to live like this anymore. If you have had your first session, what were your thoughts before? Did you have any hesitations or fears going into it? How did it turn out? If you haven’t yet begun to work with an ERP specialist, what is holding you back?
Can I hear some examples of specific parts of ERP that has helped you? I've been doing talk therapy for a few years and the major issue I have with it is that I already have analyzed all of my problems from every angle, so I'm kind of just sitting there yapping about it for an hour. I need solutions and things that make me feel better.
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