rathernot
- Date posted
- 2y
Those with pure o, how many X a day do you do erp?
X as in times, I just didn’t have enough room lol.
NicaNica
- Date posted
- 2y
I’ve been recovered for 3 years and I do it every single day, multiple times a day Basically, I never let OCD alter my behavior. So, anything it doesn’t like, I’ll do it or if it wants me to, let’s say, wash my hands 5 times, I’ll only wash my hands once. Those count as exposures. Every time you let the thoughts be there without fighting back and don’t give into OCD is a mini ERP session.
rathernotrathernot
- Date posted
- 2y
@Nica You’re absolutely right!! I was thinking the same thing. Appreciate you :)
jag92jag92
- Date posted
- 2y
@Nica How do you apply that to ROCD/SOOCD?
NicaNica
- Date posted
- 2y
@jag92 You’ll have to give me an example.
jag92jag92
- Date posted
- 2y
@Nica I just mean exposures
NicaNica
- Date posted
- 2y
@jag92 You need to be specific on what you’re talking about though.
jag92jag92
- Date posted
- 2y
@Nica Sorry it’s just the my brain convincing me I’m a lesbian and that it’s not ocd it’s just denial….I was doing some ERP with my therapist but what was working more was doing RP at stuff I see day to day but I need some more formal ideas of ERP to do on my own :/ when I’m feeling ok I can’t bring myself to do them but every few days I seem to feel worse again maybe as I’m accidently seeking reassurance I don’t know but every few days the thoughts come back and I go oh yeah see I am really in denial it’s not the same as all these other people …and I shouldn’t be with my fiancé ….you’ve been in recovery for 3 years? Are you feeling ok generally now?
NicaNica
- Date posted
- 2y
@jag92 It’s oh damn one you’re ruminating too much, which holds back on your progress. If you do the given assignments and do other things you need to do to get better, then why wouldn’t you do them—especially when they make you feel even worse due to guilt of not doing what needs to be done? And it’s good you can do exposures with your therapist, but whether you’re feeling good or bad, you need to take control of the situation and do the assignments given to you by your therapist. I don’t know the details, but if you’re starting out with 10 minutes a day, 5 days a week, then that’s what you do. If that’s too much for you, then tell your therapist that and see what they say because they know you better than me.
NicaNica
- Date posted
- 2y
@Nica It sounds like you’re ruminating* my phone is absolutely horrible 😩😩😩😩
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Anonymousssssss
- Date posted
- 24w
Do you have to do erp?
I’ve noticed that I’m somewhat happier also ignoring my thoughts than I am instead of doing compulsions (I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired atp) but I’ve heard you’re technically supposed to do erp rather than pushing under the rug. But idk if I have a thought I just refuse to think about it again and im fine even if I want to do compulsions
Mika05
- Date posted
- 21w
Ocd pattern
Sometimes I notice my intrusive thoughts cause me to spiral and sometimes not. I've been practicing ERP for quite a while so it's a bit easier for me to not spiral. But I wonder why that happens. Does anyone else have it? Also I'm on medication idk if that plays a role.
Anonymous 25#
- Date posted
- 19w
When?
Can someone please tell me at what point did you finally accept that it’s OCD? When did the ERP click for you? When did you just stop buying into the lies of OCD and finally let go? Like what does it take. It’s been 2 years of this for me and I’m in ERP currently and it’s just not clicking 😣 is it just me???
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