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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- Date posted
- 18w
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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- Date posted
- 18w
What is ERP?
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- Date posted
- 18w
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