Exposure therapy

So I’ve been struggling with insomnia and sleep OCD lately and I think I may have practiced exposure therapy today but I’m not sure! I went to lay in bed and try to sleep (which is a trigger)….the idea of laying down and trying to force sleep knowing that I may not be able has been terrifying me. But I was able to accept my thoughts and, though I didn’t really sleep, I was able to lay and rest my body without having a panic attack. This seemed impossible just yesterday! Though I’m still anxious, I feel like a may have some progress. Any thoughts?

Nica

Date posted: 2y ago

That sounds like a great start!

neither_freer

Date posted: 2y ago

@Nica Thank you soooooo much! 💗 we’ve got this!

borahae

Date posted: 2y ago

Yesss. Be proud of yourself for every little step. And this sounds like a great start . 💜️💐💫

neither_freer

Date posted: 2y ago

@borahae This means the world to me. Thank you for your kindness 💝💝💝

borahae

Date posted: 2y ago

@sav Anytime sis/bro 💜️💐💫

QueenUnknown

Date posted: 23w ago

Can Napping Be a Compulsion?

At times, my intrusive thoughts get so intense that all I can do is lay frozen in my bed and hope I fall asleep, and usually I do even if I'm not tired. My brain just wears me out and I wanna escape through sleep. (Sadly it doesn't work all the time)

Freddy327

Date posted: 19w ago

Waiting for therapy

Hi everyone. I'm feeling kinda scared because I have to wait a whole month to start ERP therapy, but I feel like I need to start doing exposures now because the longer I wait, the more anxiety I get. It just feels like the OCD monster is getting worse. One thing that helps me is asking one person about an obsession I have...asking a person that I trust, and then doing an exposure after I get the "ok" to do it. I feel like I do need 1 reassurance and then I can go ahead and do it. I know i'm not supposed to ask for reassurance at all, but i dont think you're supposed to do ERP on your own right? Does anyone have any suggestions for what to do while waiting for therapy? PS-the reason there is a wait is bc she's on vacation. After she's back we will meet regularly.

Mika05

Date posted: 15w ago

Worried about not being anxious?

These past few days I was fine. Minimal intrusive thoughts ,no anxiety etc(to add I'm on medication so maybe it's starting to work although it barely is 2 weeks) and today I got a sudden wave of anxiety and it started latching on some thoughts like" what if I'm in denial and I wanna break up with my bf? And what if erp doesn't work for me because I actually wanna break up with my bf?" But they didn't really stay long usually those thoughts would make me spiral for days or so, now they lasted for some hours. And now I'm trying to trigger myself into being anxious again because if I don't it means I don't have ocd and if I don't have ocd it means I don't love my bf and if I don't love my bf it means I have to break up. Idk if it makes sense but the lack of anxiety makes me wonder if I actually have ocd or not.

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