Phillip Square
- Date posted
- 2y
Will someone share a recovery story?
Who has an OCD recovery story they wanna share? Could use some motivation.
CodyCody
- Date posted
- 2y
I’m getting so much better. Not quite recovered, but nowhere near where I was when I thought all hope was lost. I heard a story about a girl that was diagnosed with “severe OCD” but ever since she started whatever kind of therapy (I believe it was ERP but I’m not sure) she said she now has symptoms so small that she couldn’t even technically be diagnosed with having ocd at all anymore. Her point was to spread that you CAN overcome this, and I assure you brother if you continue fighting you will. Merry Christmas🎄
CodyCody
- Date posted
- 2y
@Cody I honestly didn’t get anywhere near progress until I started growing in my relationship with Jesus, but I’m not sure if religious related topics are your cup of tea so I’ll stop here if you want🫶🏼
KillianKillian
- User type
- NOCD Alumni
- Date posted
- 2y
It took me over 15 years (from childhood til age 25) to finally get a diagnosis and access to ERP therapy. I went from avoiding necessarily daily tasks like going to the store, to doing brave things I never thought possible, like going on a plane! ERP seriously changed my life by showing me a new way to approach my anxiety, and giving me lots of tools to do hard and scary things. I have a longer version of my recovery story in my bio too ☺️
GregJGregJ
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y
@Killian Same her Killian! I suffered from OCD from around age 7 to 23. I really thought I was crazy and I was suffering alone. It was a relief to learn about OCD and that others could relate. I avoided a lot when I was at my worst with OCD including not eating for awhile. It does and will get better with ERP. Killian probably felt the same way I did, that there was no way we would recover. I remember reading recovery stories and thinking I would never accomplish recovery. Reality is that is just your OCD talking and through ERP (and medication for me) I am a lot better!
Jesse M.Jesse M.
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y
I'm a few months in to treatment and I'm feeling so much better. It's still hard, and I still have OCD, but I'm starting to be able to enjoy the things I like doing again. A few months ago I couldn't drive and I felt hopeless and sad regularly. Today I can drive, I can focus on a project that I find satisfying, and I felt happy this morning for many hours.
AnonymousAnonymous
- User type
- Staff
- Date posted
- 2y
Check out all of these!https://www.treatmyocd.com/my-ocd-journey
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Cooki_brooki23
- Date posted
- 22w
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I’ve seen wayyyy too many negative posts on here (I totally get it)…but can someone please share some positive experiences? Doesn’t have to be so grand, it could be just that you achieved a small goal with your ocd! I don’t want to continue feeling drowned by this debilitating disorder. I want to see what has helped some of you! So we can all encourage each other! 😊
kitchensink234
- Date posted
- 21w
Hopeless
I know everything im dealing with is OCD. I have accepted that, but I just feel down. I don’t want to live the rest of my life like this. I just want to be free from this horrible illness. Any positive stories and recovery journeys will help. What did recovery look like for you? I used to be so happy, I miss it so much. This feels like it’s taken everything from me. How do you just live your life despite how you feel? Any hope will help!
anxiousgirlhelp
- Date posted
- 20w
Share recovery stories as I am in need of hope!
This is killing me slowly day by day, im a straight female 20 years old, i started getting hocd after a break up with an ex and coming off intense use of 🍁🍃 for a few years on and off, i think it has messed up my brain so bad… my hocd is weird because ive been with men my whole life always wanted to be with men.. i also used to always question every relationship “do i love him? Does he love me? Am I with the right person?” Anyways after my hocd triggered my tocd due to researching hocd and finding they can often be linked, I started getting tocd and it’s worse then ever because it’s not who I want to be and I’m going back to situations where my abusive ex partner called me a “man” during a fight. I’ve always been a tomboy but never had same sex attraction. Help. This is killing me. I haven’t been able to study or leave the house most days, and work! I’ve lost motivation for everything and I’m in a dark hole. I need some success stories please
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