I skipped my ERP homework like twice in the last five days because I was pretty busy during the day and then too scared to do it at night because I know it’ll give me nightmares ma snake it so much harder ti sleep😭😭 this homework is also really triggering (ehixh is the point) but I’ve been feeling a little better so I keep not wanting to make things worse🥲
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I’m so sorry to hear you are feeling bad over missing some ERP opportunities but it’s okay! The great thing about ERP is that you can do it whenever you are ready or want to. So don’t beat yourself up - practice some self love and start your ERP back up. Try to start again today! You got this!
@EmilyCruce Aww I will❤️🥰 thank you!
I’ve been there! I wonder if it’d be worth having a conversation with your therapist at your next session? It’s important that your homework feels manageable (still challenging but doable!), I definitely had to reassess at a couple points of treatment when I found myself too overwhelmed by my exposures. That said, ERP works because we choose to do the hard things even when they’re scary! In a way feeling better is a great time to do your exposures (even tho it spikes your anxiety in the short term) because you are showing your brain you can choose to do hard things! You’ve got this!
@Killian 🥰🥰🥰
It’s okay you missed a couple days of ERP. You can’t go back to the past and change the days missed so no point in worrying about it! If you are working with a therapist I would let them know and also mention you think the exposures might be too hard. You can explain how you can’t sleep at night so they can work with you on bettering your ERP plan. I know how hard and daunting ERP can be. But from my personal journey I can tell you it’s very worth it!
@ Yeah I don’t know if they’re too hard I was just too scared at night🥲🥲 but definitely something to talk to her about!
@Lalilolou Yeah ERP can definitely be scary and it’s point is to make you feel uncomfortable. Definitely ask about some coping tools you can use after doing exposures.
Tried to practice ERP today. I was able to handle some things. It just seems so scary. I hope I can continue to improve but worried something may trigger me. Yesterday i had a bad episode to the point of being in tears. I dont like when it gets to that point. Hoping to stay strong. Any tips from anyone on here that helped them stay motivated?
It feels like I can never even get to be able to get there. It shakes me to my core and writing out my fears, triggers, and compulsions today for my therapist made my OCD finally feel real and that it’s not just my anxiety. Has anyone else struggled with this? Any tips for newbies who are scared 💩less?
I've been constantly exposing myself to triggers for months now and I just get overwhelmed and worse. I'm so tired and my nerves just feel shot, even though I'm tired my head keeps going... What am I missing?
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