There is this time in treatmemt or recovery when you feel less anxious (or depressed if thats an issue) because you are commiting to process doing exposures and its working. But then you start saying "what if I didnt have ocd"? "What if I made it all up"? "What if Im just weak"? Obviously this is just more ocd doubt. But it starts a slippery slope. Amy tips for navigating this fragile part of recovery?

leham

Date posted: 5y ago

I mentally place these thoughts into the same box labeled ‘ocd tactics’! We are often so blind the the way ocd can manipulate us, simply because it IS us. However when you take one step back, observe it from an unbiased and un-judgmental point of view (instead of falling back into the same addictive routine we are used to, of freaking out and figuring out) then you are able to confidentially say, “Aha! And here is another one. Caught ya!” And then move right along with your day, with no bartering. You don’t need to answer to this. To ocd. I’m glad for you that you’re working hard towards recovery!!! Me too, friend!

yapper

Date posted: 5y ago

It just means that the therapy is doing its thing if it has made your problems seem trivial to you. Just think of it as you're recovering but the OCD is on its last legs and if you're strong enough you can overcome this last hurdle. Good luck with your OCD, hope you overcome them :).

JennyJ

Date posted: 5y ago

It happened to me. I had been doing amazing and then I said to myself: "but why all the drama? Why would I lose my mind over something which wasn't true?" it was a catch question, because what I answered was that it must have been true to some extent. It sent me back to doing compulsions. Now I don't try to answer that question, I just go like" whatever, it wasn't in my control, and it doesn't need figuring out" and try to shrug it off

Anonymous

Date posted: 5y ago

Thanks for the thoughtful answer and advice. Its been helpful talking to other people with similar problems!

Eliane

Date posted: 24w ago

Confused

I have a question My OCD has felt almost invisible the past few weeks and now that is starting to stress me out a lot. Right now I am at a point in my treatement where I was asked if I would like to take medication. I told my therapist this week that I would like to try the medication based on how miserable I feel in during OCD flare ups. But now my brain always tells me that I only go throught this treatement etc. to seek attention and that I am just dramatic and should be ashamed of myself for wanting to take this medication. So now I am doubting if I should take the medication or not. Any advice?

spelamarela

Date posted: 7w ago

Is this happening to you?

Does anyone else ever feel like they don’t feel “bad enough” to have OCD, or that they don’t feel “the right way” for it? Or like they’re just saying they have OCD as an excuse? Because i was so much better for like 3 weeks now and now im on my period and i started doubting again. So because of that im scared that i was feeling to good and that my fear is actually true.

eb123456789

Date posted: 7w ago

Relief followed by questioning that relief

Does anyone else experience a moment of clarity where you feel strong relief that the intrusive thought isn’t true, only to then immediately start questioning if you’ve only convinced yourself that because you don’t want the thought to be true? I’m pretty confident it would take some crazy mental gymnastics to actually successfully convince myself I didn’t do something that I deep down knew I did, but every time I resist the compulsions and try to sit with the uncertainty or tell myself to think about what is logical, I usually briefly know that this probably didn’t happen but am unable to move on out of fear I’m just in denial and have convinced myself of that.

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