Is somatic ocd actually cureable? Feeling down :/

Curable? No because you can’t cure any mental illness. But you can absolutely overcome it with ERP therapy.

@Nica It’s just weird because I’m 28 and was never diagnosed with this before :/ as well as ocd. I wasn’t even diagnosed with it officially. Like I never dealt with this for all my life so who is to say I can’t go back to normal?

@Anonymous What is “normal” to you? Because you can go back to OCD not affecting your life due to you not letting it, but you won’t “go back” to not having a mental illness. Your brain is physically different than those without a mental illness.

@Nica I mean it’s never affected my life before though and my parents never thought I had ocd either that’s what’s frustrating about it I guess I just developed it later in life. It’s more upsetting to me because I know what it’s like to not have it and now that I do it’s just really upsetting knowing that things will never be the same again:(

@Anonymous You need to see a specialist to get the help you need. Mental illnesses don’t always come up during childhood even if it’s genetic. But at this point unless if its from trauma, it doesn’t matter why OCD decided to come up recently. You should get diagnosed so you have a better understanding of what is going on.

@Nica I am seeing a specialist…I’m seeing a Nocd therapist I’m doing everything I can….what else is there for me to do ive been doing my erp….

@Anonymous You have to continue to do ERP and do what your therapist tells you to do outside of the appointment. So that means getting on a daily and nightly schedule, practing mindfulness every single day, exercise, get outside and interact with people, use your coping mechanisms you’ve learned to deal with stress and anxiety, don’t ruminate, don’t give into compulsions, and don’t seek reassurance.

@Nica I’ve been doing all of that. I really don’t appreciate you assuming I’m not doing any of that. Typing this As I cry in the bathroom stall at work

@Anonymous I also feel like this type of ocd is totally different than the other ones and you don’t know what it’s like till you experience it. There’s not a lot of compulsions just you and yourself and ur constant thinking about breathing which newsflash is something you do and are exposed to 24/7

@Anonymous It’s really ducking hard

@Anonymous And where did I say those words? I didn’t. This takes a LONG TIME to get a handle of. It can take years, even and it has to be consistent over and over again. But now I see you’re projecting your frustration onto me and that means I’m stepping away. Speak to your therapist about it, not me. Good luck.

@Nica I appreciate you replying and helping and maybe I did take it the wrong way it’s been a tough day and I’m sorry. I took it as you assuming I wasn’t doing enough when I’ve been doing all that I can and even my therapist has told me so. I guess I’m just impatient cuz I’ve never had to deal with anything like this before mentally and it’s just so exhausting on my life is all

I’m sorry but I just refuse to believe that I went my whole life normal and fine and now I’m not for the rest of my life?

@peaceandluv Thank you for ur kind words I really appreciate it:) I had another big cry in my bed I’ve been an emotional wreck today but I guess I just gotta give myself more credit and and be more patient. I’m not use to it I guess because it’s not like my ocd(if I do have it) affected my life in any way up until the past few months. And for me it’s a lot of different breathing symptoms like sometimes I feel like I’m not breathing enough through my nose when my mouth is closed or like there’s a block, sometimes I feel like I feel it in my chest etc or just thinking about my breathing g when I’m breathing fine or trying to do something, it’s a huge distraction and takes up my thoughts almost 24/7

@peaceandluv Not really