- Username
- justtryingmybest
- Date posted
- 5y ago
That’s great!!:) Honestly for me, i do it every time I get triggered. I ‘prevent’ the usual ‘response’ that I have to the trigger. I guess I’m kinda missing the ‘exposure’ part but I’m exposed to so many things every day it kind of happens itself haha! Like I was watching the new season of black mirror earlier and the first episode had triggering content, but I just decided to stick with it and delay for as long as I could the anxious response that I would normally have- (it worked?). I also expose myself to things that I KNOW I want to avoid. So like things on social media, or people, etc that I want to stay away from so as to not get triggered, I put myself in the scenario, and then do NOTHING. Don’t check for anything, don’t fix, don’t test, don’t don’t don’t. Just be:) Sorry, that probably wasn’t much help, but that’s what I’ve been doing!!:)
that helps a bunch! because for me it’s a bit hard to do ERP since i don’t really know what triggers my anxiety. most of the time it just pops into my head so i never know what to do ahaha. but know i know it’s not doing something but rather NOT doing anything...just letting it be. not sure how to just let it be without reacting but i guess i’ll figure it out soon enough!
Oh good!:) Yes, it’s just the intrusive nature of the thought that triggers you. Whenever that happens, try your best to not ‘fix it’, neutralize it, check it again, question it, and of course- be scared of it. THESE acts alone are the ones that make the thought seem real to your brain. ‘Omg she got out the extinguisher?? There must have been a fire then!!!’ (When there was never a fire there to begin with?)
I don’t have a consistent therapist. I’ve had one session with one though, I just couldn’t afford any more. When I really work hard on erp I can feel myself getting better. It’s hard, but not impossible to do it alone. You just have to be honest with yourself about what you can handle/ how much self-discipline you have! (hocd as well by the way!)
what do you do for ERP? i’ve been doing some but i really want to challenge myself. i know it’s different for everyone but i was just wondering what you do and what has the greatest effect :)
No you don't but it's completely normal to go.
should i embrace them?? i feel like it would be easier to direct all my nerves toward just embracing it rather than letting them flow. i feel like i wouldn’t know what to do with myself if i just let them flow haha
Thats a good way to diffuse the bomb that ocd has created! Thoughts inherently don’t mean anything, so letting them know that they have a home in our brain and that they are welcome, shuts off the alarms they create! Personally I find myself doing better when I just let them be there and say ‘hi! okay moving on now!’??
So I’ve had HOCD nearly a year and still haven’t seriously thought about therapy. It’s gotten sorta better but nothing significant, I always end up slipping back into the cycle. I don’t really have time or energy for therapy but is it bad that I’ve just tried to deal with it on my own this long?
i really don’t wanna go on medication but i’ve been in therapy for 2 months and i don’t seem to be getting better. i don’t know if it will get better with time or if i’m going to need to go on meds. i’m scared i’ll become suicidal, worse, or even become dependent on them. does anyone know if my intrusive thoughts can possibly go away with time if i really try or does that require meds? the thoughts are present all day long over basically everything i do. also for anyone who’s on meds how has it changed you with your ocd?
hi can anyone give me words of encouragement? is it possible to get better? i’m having an obsession that i’m going crazy and developing psychosis and it’s scary. and i’m having an obsession that my ocd will be treatment resistant or that i’m too far gone. everyone says to sit with the anxiety and not fight it so that you show your mind it’s nothing to be afraid of but i feel like this is just making me crazier. i feel alone in this. has it gotten better for any of you? does anyone have any tips? thanks :) i hope you all are doing good.
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