Can you heal your mind without medication? I have terrible reactions to psychiatric medication. I'm scared i am mentally ill and need them but they just make my anxiety worse.
Maybe or maybe not practice ERP and try taking dietary supplements and vitamins. Supplements don’t really have side affects
What supplements?
@Mama_m02 St John’s wort and Holy basil is really good! Also ashwaghanda is really good it like builds resistance to stress it’s good too.
Haven’t you asked this question already? If so, you’re seeking reassurance.
My goal is not taking medication. But with that definitely ERP is inherent to recover
Yeah I'm done with meds. They truly make me worse. I just had my first erp session so we just went over what's going on with me and a work sheet to write down my obsessions. I really can't wait to start doing the work!
@Mama_m02 I can't have a therapist bcs of insurance but I follow Ali greymond's method. Maybe is slower but I'm better than before, I have less dark days. Wish you a good healing journey!
I understand that everyone is different but lately I have been debating on medication just because of past experiences but does anyone have any good experiences with medication that has helped them with their OCD as well as therapy or treatment? As of now I’m dealing with it by myself but it feels like it may be getting worse
Has anyone had success treating their OCD without medication and solely ERP or non-medicinal methods. I have pretty severe OCD and just about every sub-type, but I’ve been on various meds (SSRI & SNRIs) for going on 8 years and have never found one that truly relieves me of symptoms. I’m looking to see if it’s worth continuing with the side effects I experience (mostly mild) or if there are alternatives that could work for me. Low key tired of constantly changing meds in an attempt to find something that works when maybe medicine isn’t the route for me…
17f There is a chanse I will get prescribed medication but it's implied that I will go to therapy too. But therapy in my country is very shitty. I'm absolutely not comfortable talking about my POCD there. I have other ocd themes, like checking, symmetry, moral ocd, troubles reading because of ocd and some other themes, but they are not that severe and they don't make me sui🔪idal (please don't flag my post, you will make it worse). Like I can deal with them, but real even ocd and pocd are absolutely insane and I need help, but I know I won't get it there. I'm thinking of moving to another country in the future if I will make it. But to function and stay alive I need meds, cause a lot fo times its extremely bad. So idk is it possible to just be on meds with no therapy
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