Scaredallday
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y ago
Therapy
Is anyone else doing acceptance therapy? It's only been 2 rounds of it but I feel like it's bs and only makes me more scared.
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- Therapist
- Date posted
- 2y ago
Thank you for your comment. If you are referring to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, it has some similarities to ERP in that you are accepting thoughts and feelings (accepting does not mean believing them or liking them) and choosing to engage in the behaviors that are important to you. ERP is about intentionally experiencing your fear, not for the purpose of of being afraid, but to learn that you can tolerate some anxiety or negative feelings without needing to engage in compulsions to make you feel better right away. We find that in this way, the fear will reduce in its own natural way and you can still be able to get on with life. Also, the more discomfort you experience without engaging in safety behaviors leads to more resilience and less discomfort over time. It is ok to be scared and you face your fears, and in the beginning it can seem challenging but don't give up!
ScaredalldayScaredallday
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y ago
I find my mind trying to"like" the thought. I saw from another therapist that it's a safety thing your brain does to try to relax. How can I prevent this? Any tips? I'll be talking to my therapist too
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- 2y ago
Current me, yes. I'm doing ACT and CBT and then I'll be doing specifically ERP. ACT can feel like a hole in the water sometimes but that's totally okay. Give everything the time. I know how cliche this sounds but patience is the key. When the thoughts come, allow them to stay, like "oh i see you're here, you wanna "talk" but you can continue talking, i wont talk to you. I'll choose to remain silent". Hope this helps any littleš¦
donnocddonnocd
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y ago
I've just started ERP therapy What's the acceptance therapy?
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Jennifer Dal...
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- Therapist
- Date posted
- 11w ago
Letās talk about Therapy
So you got to ask me anythingā¦ Now Iād like to ask you something! Iāve 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. Iāve also had Members share how theyāre very scared to begin ERP treatment because theyāve 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 havenāt yet begun to work with an ERP specialist, what is holding you back?
Anonymous 25#
- Date posted
- 10w ago
When?
Can someone please tell me at what point did you finally accept that itās OCD? When did the ERP click for you? When did you just stop buying into the lies of OCD and finally let go? Like what does it take. Itās been 2 years of this for me and Iām in ERP currently and itās just not clicking š£ is it just me???
waybaby
- Date posted
- 10w ago
Weird
Iāve started ERP therapy with a really great therapist, and I havenāt gave into my compulsions but I still have anxiety and yesterday my brain was telling me that people were zombiesš is this normal?
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