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Session 5, I believe. It was all over the place, we went through an exposure. It was fine. But we got to talking about many different things, & idk I wouldn’t stop talking like I was just constantly like “confessing” & thats a theme with ocd I believe. We didn’t have time for another exposure but my therapist made sure to call me after his next session bcuz it ended on a wild note where I was uncomfortable, but we had a lot of fun earlier talking about my triggers & his story. So idk it feels like I’ve gone through every emotion & I’m on this mid type feeling. He just wants me to focus on accepting uncertainty during this work week & not trying to solve these unacceptable thoughts I have. Very hard. But he will be available to me as much as he can be within reason to reach out to via the app this week so thats good. Anyone else’s experience you can comment about as I’m curious, like more long term experiences? Thank U all.

Username: Stacy QuickStacy Quick

User type: Therapist

Date posted: 2y ago

It sounds like you overall had a good therapy experience? Maybe just helping to stay on track in the sessions would be helpful for you- it sounds like you feel like it was a little all over the place. I would encourage you to definitely speak with your therapist- maybe tell them that you have a tendency to jump as a way of distraction or confessing and maybe the two of you can problem-solve ways to handle this? Just some thoughts. Therapists can sometimes get distracted too.

Username: ape7ape7

Date posted: 2y ago

@NOCD Therapist - Stacy Q. Yes it was good its just very hard lol

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

User type: NOCD Alumni

Date posted: 2y ago

My therapist had told me , it is acceptable to tell yourself "I don't have to figure it out right now". I believe this goes into the accepting of uncertainty. I would imagine it is challenging having all these thoughts that you want addressed but it is difficult to share everything in the time we are in session. Between sessions, I had to write down what I wanted to talk about so I made sure I had it covered. I believe it takes time and effort to change the way we respond. It sounds like you have a helpful therapist. Keep up the hard work

Username: ape7ape7

Date posted: 2y ago

& yes i was trying to get reassurance

Username: mummers

Date posted: 5y ago

I’d love to talk to people about their experiences with ERP! I just started last week (imaginal exposure in session) and I kind of feel alone in this. Is there anyone else doing ERP in therapy as well? How is it working for you? Thank you ?

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Username: Anonymous

Date posted: 2y ago

ERP Question

I've been doing more "surprise" exposures (like just watching TikToks and if I see a trigger, I try to just watch it and move on like normal) and I'm running into the issue of: now I'm having more intrusive thoughts, and they feel more sticky than they did *before* the exposures. I ask because I don't have access to a therapist to guide me on this, but is this common? It isn't a backdoor spike because I'm, quite frankly, not managing my OCD that well yet to have that happen. I have absolutely seen progress in myself, but I'm really hitting a wall and it feels like I'm getting stuck - and I hate it. Especially while I'm doing everything on my own because I don't want to live like this anymore. :/

Username: Todd James

Date posted: 1y ago

Exposure

guys, I have a few questions. OCD is such an interesting thing because it is so simple yet so sneaky. The OCD I've been going through recently is (resistance to feelings) "I better not get feelings for anyone because I might lose control and be abandoned" my therapist has got me doing an exposure which is "I will get feelings, fall in love and be rejected" 5 minutes a day, 5 times a day. I noticed the anxiety subsiding but then I do move towards getting feelings and the fears return. Any advice here?

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