hello !! usually i dissapear for like three months and come back, but i’m gonna try to stay active lol :) i’m ingrid, and i had SEVEREEE sexual orientation for two years, and it’s been a year or so of post-recovery !! i used exposure and response therapy, so if anyone would like to ask anything i would LOVE to answer !
OMG CONGRATS
@OCDumb >:( I LITERALLY REMEMBER YOU EVERY TIME I GO ON HERE OH EM GEE 🫶🏼🫶🏼
@ingie ♡ AUGH HOW ARE YOU
@OCDumb >:( i’m honestly so great !!! i got an internship in psychology and cognitive research and i’ve been LOVING it :) plus i’ve been having the time of my life with my bf lol. how about you? how’s the memes going !!!
@ingie ♡ !!! That’s awesome! I’m good, just about to hit finals. My boyfriend and I have also been vibing, and I started listening to The Magnus Archives, so I’ve been totally into that. :D
@OCDumb >:( i’m so not ready for finals…. 🙏🙏 manifesting…. and ooo what’s the magnus archives? might have to check it out :)
@ingie ♡ AGH it’s a horror podcast centered around an institute that inspects the supernatural. It’s REALLY GOOD
@OCDumb >:( WAIT THATS SO FUNKY IM GONNA CHECK THAT OUT 🧛♀️🧛♀️ nightmares will keep me up for studying better than caffeine will anyways….
@ingie ♡ AHAHAHHA I THINK YOULL LIKE IT :)
how were you able to fully accept uncertainty? i feel like i’m halfway there but there’s some part of me that balks at the idea that i can truly never know. also congratulations on your recovery!!🥳💞💞💞
@ocdgirl123 thank you so much :)) !! honestly, it takes a lot of exposure. there’s often a moment of realization that goes… “this is ok, and i could live like this” and everything gets easier after that !! for me, uncertainty was short-lived, and i changed my label pretty quickly after my recovery, but to GET me to recovery it’s just a lot of exposure — don’t stress about it 💌💌
@ingie ♡ You changed your label?
@Anonymous yeah !!
@ingie ♡ i’m happy you were able to discover yourself outside of your ocd!! thank you for the advice and i wish you and your bf the best!!💞💞💞
@ingie ♡ Your not hetero? This triggered me?
@Anonymous i was never straight. at the start of my so-ocd journey i identified as lesbian.
@Anonymous hi! i understand how scary so-ocd but it may be (i suffer with it myself) but it’s inappropriate to presume that all sufferers are straight. remember that it can affect anyone across the spectrum and this person is being very kind by giving advice! i hope healing finds us both soon <3
@ocdgirl123 Yes, I understand that. I didn’t mean any offense.
@ocdgirl123 My apologize
@polishgirl i identify as bisexual :)
How does it feel on the other side?
@Jlou97 it was hard for a bit, honestly. i still have a lot of bad memories and trauma from so much ocd… 🙁 it took a lot of social relearning to put myself back in a good position, but i definitely celebrated !!! i got out of a bad relationship and entered a beautiful, healthy one, as well as getting a job at such a young age in the field and helping others because of how passionate i am 💌 recovery is beautiful, and it’s so possible for ANYONE !!!
@ingie ♡ Sometimes I'm afraid I'll never recover, ever since I became aware of attraction when I was a little boy I was always girl crazy. And then all of a sudden I got anxiety that I was just faking it or repressing something. But then I'd look at girls I was attracted and just know I was attracted to them, and then eventually I found out what OCD is, and here I am now.
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@pureohasnoperks this is so SWEET i’m literally crying to my bf right now thank you so much oh my god 🫶🏼🫶🏼 and you’re absolutely right it was not linear at all :) ! my recovery was all done by myself using erp and i only got a therapist afterwards to process all of the bad experiences and trauma from it….. but i started erp five months after my ocd manifested itself into my life. for the first week, my ocd would cut down 10% each day, and i was so hyped. after that, it was really gradual, which caused me to relapse and try again almost half a year later… a really good mindset to have is to keep a simple and positive attitude. did you do your erp practices? did you do them well, and tried your absolute best? congrats, you succeeded !!
@pureohasnoperks he thinks you’re really sweet :) and i totally understand because mine was the same way !! here’s some ideas : — do erp once a week for an hour, then twice a week for an hour, etc. and slowly increase the time !! no problem with starting small at alllll. — write down common thoughts you get, and do erp practices on them later. if you notice you worry a lot about if a certain gender looks attractive, do erp on it at a certain time. — make erp practices fun! i’m a really aesthetic person, so i would make my account themed around the color scheme of the sexuality’s flag that i was obsessing over. i really hope any of these speak out to you :)
Hi all, I deal with HOCD and been seeing a therapist for about 3.5 months. It has definitely got better but still affects me very much. Was wondering there is anyone out there who has dealt with HOCD as well and has recovered. I would love to message or even chat just see how your experience was and hear what was beneficial to you.
I haven’t done a Q&A in over a year (my bad) but I used to do these at least once a month. Work is slow today, so please send me any questions you have about OCD and I’ll answer them as best as I can. A little about me: I’ve been subclinical/recovered for going on 5 years and I’ve been on this app volunteering since 2019 in an unofficial capacity—I’m not connected to the NOCD team, so I don’t have any badges. I did ERP treatment with my therapist in-person while I was also being treated for PTSD. I have OCD, PTSD, ADHD, depression, GAD, social anxiety, driving anxiety, and a few speech impediments.
hiya, it's been a while because i was finally getting better.im a straight girl and i've been dealing with so-ocd severely for about a year now. i originally used to obsess over this one girl at my school and it was so bad and literally interfered with everything. after lots and lots of patience and avoiding compulsions i got over that false attraction and i felt myself be okay again. this year i have developed another attachment to someone, and im struggling all over again. also i thought id share that i experience friend crushes which is where you just wanna become closer to someone if that makes sense. anyways originally i was experiencing that and then my ocd keeps telling me what if its more and what if i am gay? i've completely forgot what it felt like but the thing is, it feels so real!!! i feel excited to see her and wanna be around her but everytime i freak out and obsess about the thought i could like her as more then a friend. deep down i know i don't because i don't feel any romantic feelings and i shouldn't feel such negative emotions and anxiety if it wasn't my ocd. i am so sorry for the rant but im back to square one. 😭😭
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