This OCD recovery may take longer than I thought. Am I really doing it wrong or am I not 100% committed to recover from OCD? There’s got to be a way to me to “reduce” my compulsions. For now, I’m not sure how long until I start seeing good results. Could it take years for me to recover?
It depends on the person and the situation. Like most mental illnesses, it can take a long time to recover because you’re breaking your old habits and thoughts patterns which is not easy. Recovery isn’t linear so you will face ups and downs along the way but that doesn’t mean you’re not making progress. Even if you’re doubting yourself keep doing your treatment and don’t be so hard on yourself ❤️🩹🫂
@blazed I developed OCD at age 14.
It’s normal for it to take years because as blazed said above, you are doing A LOT of work. If took me 6 years to recover but it was 100% worth all that time.
Recovery definitely takes time so don't be discouraged if you don't notice the results immediately! It really depends on the person, but it definitely took a bit for me to start feeling better after I started therapy. Recovery is a nonlinear process, so it is both true that it is totally normal for it to take a while and that you can feel a lot better and live a great life even before you are completely recovered (whatever that means to you). You've got this!
Anyone here recovered from severe OCD with NOCD? I’ve had it for thirteen years and just feel like my ocd will never get better because I’ve had it for so long and it’s so severe right now
Hey guys! How long did it take for you to see positive results with ERP? I suffer from existential / spiritual OCD, obsessing over my own ego and spiritual enlightenment… I’ve been doing ERP for 2 months now and have not been seeing a big improvement.
I've been in treatment for about 3.5 months and I have definitely improved. However, I feel like I'm always relapsing... I do exposures for specific thoughts and it definitely helps. Usually my anxiety will go way down and that specific thought will improve. Then I may have a period of a week or so where my intrusive thoughts aren't so bothersome. But they ALWAYS come back. My ocd will latch on to anything at all and Im constantly having new intrusive thoughts. I seem to be stuck in a cycle of improvement and relapse. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Will the intrusive thoughts ever subside??
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