rathernot
- Date posted
- 2y
I just don’t know if erp works for me
I’ve been trying for months and not seeing any results. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong :( does anyone have pointers? I’m so confused
winterdream winterdream
- Date posted
- 2y
Following.
rathernotrathernot
- Date posted
- 2y
@winterdream <3
winterdream winterdream
- Date posted
- 2y
@rathernot It’s been frustrating :( I can’t keep living like this. Happy events are all tainted with thoughts and anxiety
dph044@yahoo.comdph044@yahoo...
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y
Are you with a counselor? That is very important as this person can track where it if you went astray. It’s hard work and you have to do the very things that make you anxious and then don’t bail or respond. Wait it out. For me scaling works the best. Break the task down into several smaller steps. Use ERP for small steps until anxiety goes down then move forward.
rathernotrathernot
- Date posted
- 2y
@dph044@yahoo.com I am! But it’s just a ton of mental compulsions so it feels like I have no control. I try to do scripts but maybe it’s just not really generating the fear .. or maybe I’m not stopping ruminating
OcdNutballOcdNutball
- Date posted
- 2y
@rathernot If it’s not scaring you anymore you have to go up a level
OverworriedOverworried
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y
I feel the exact same way. It has to be the mental compulsions that are keeping me stuck. And accepting uncertainty is crucial and I haven’t fully done that yet
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hestia
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 14w
I Need Help
I’m trying to do ERP therapy, but I keep thinking my subtype of ocd is the worst there ever is. I tried going on a walk tonight and the adrenaline in my body along with the shakes and the burning in my chest got so overwhelming. I felt like I was just about to lay down in the gutter along the sidewalk. I’m not trying to be super negative. I just don’t know what to do anymore. If it’s not one thing it’s another and I just wanna cry so bad and I want it to go away but it won’t I almost feel like I have to call a crisis line or something even right now while I’m writing this I’m crying so bad. I can’t enjoy a single thing. I joined a support group tonight, but I just feel like I feel so bad for everyone because of how awful it is. I know what I’m writing right now doesn’t make a lot of sense but I just don’t know what to do anymore. Part of me wants to quit ERP therapy so bad cause I don’t think it’s gonna ever help. if anyone has any advice or suggestions, that would be greatly appreciated.
Anonymous
- Date posted
- 12w
Is ERP worthless?
Anyone else feel like they just sit there during sessions? Like I can’t wait for it to be over so I don’t have to do this twice a week anymore. I think I’m putting in effort but sometimes feels like a huge waste of time and I’m not making progress but maybe that’s just my ocd?
Cherno
- Date posted
- 9w
ERP not working, been doing it for 8 months
My theme is suicidal OCD. I’ve been doing ERP since last year November and the overall intensity of my thoughts have not reduced at all. I have these thoughts 24/7 and my life feels like a living hell. Not two minutes goes by throughout the day where I’m not suffering from relentless thoughts. I don’t want to take meds because of the side effects and my insurance is coming to an end so it’d be difficult to ween off them by myself. I’m starting to feel so hopeless because I’ve done the toughest of the toughest exposures and I’m not getting better at all. My life is a living hell and I don’t see my condition with OCD getting better anytime sooner.
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