H_G_F
- Date posted
- 2y ago
erp stories
Can anyone share how much erp therapy has Helped. I started it but only for 2 weeks and want to start again because I see that medication doesn’t help all the way
NicaNica
- Date posted
- 2y ago
ERP helped me heal and recover from OCD. But what you need to know is that it takes a lot of hard work and effort and you can’t not do the assignments or homework because it’s scary or uncomfortable.
gracefullgracefull
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y ago
ERP has helped me recover so much and i’ll give you an example. I had an obsession with numbers. 5 was good. 6 was bad. I avoided 6 and especially 666. When I saw it I immediately thought whatever thought I had when I saw it was bad even if it was like going to my moms house after work…I would question going. In ERP maybe 6 months ago, my therapist had me write 6s and purposely wrote 666 and resist attaching meaning and doing compulsions. I am proud to say that when I see 666 I don’t flinch. I don’t add numbers or count to make decisions. I feel like I have so much freedom and that is just one tiny example of my ERP growth. I hope this helped. ❤️
hellopeoplehellopeople
- User type
- NOCD Alumni
- Date posted
- 2y ago
@thereserose Wow! That’s amazing!!!!
NandwenNandwen
- Date posted
- 2y ago
Erp has helped me alot through time. I also am on medications for about a year now. For me also acceptance and mindfulness helped alot (at first I didn't belive in it and all the therapists I went to recomended it to me). I know its probably really hard for you right now but I had severe ocd and its getting better and better there are most days now that I forget that I even have ocd. Keep trying and give yourself alot of self compassion and love❤
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- 11w ago
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- User type
- Therapist
- Date posted
- 11w ago
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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?
Anonymous
- Date posted
- 10w ago
What is ERP?
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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