What is your ROCD recovery goal for 2023? Let's share and improve together!

Could you link me to the ROCD articles and comments Rebecca shared?

@Anonymous https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/relationship-moves-to-avoid-if-living-with-rocd

Thank you, Brendan! Your goals are inspiring and I'm so very excited to see you reach them all! I especially love your goal of getting to the root belief of a little more dwelling or checking will provide you with the definitive answer. How often have I felt myself fall prey to this train of thought! I'm thrilled to hear that the article I posted the other day was helpful to you! You are exactly right - the more we can know that we are not alone in ROCD, the better off we all will be. I am blessed to be part of the NOCD community, where we can lean on one another on this recovery journey!

Yes!! I love this goal, Ocdgal00. Being in the moment can be so difficult with OCD, but it is attainable and I love that you are ready to focus on making this happen in 2023!

Yes! I love your goals!

Gathering ROCD ERP ideas is a great goal for 2023! Do you have a clinician that you can work with to create these exposure exercises?

@KiD7 I use a “reminders” app on my iPhone. I also recommend the “Productive” app - you can set ERP as a habit and practice turning it into one :)

I love MartynaWlodarczyk's suggestions! For me, I personally try to complete exposures at night, because I know I'm least motivated in the morning and it's going to be more of a fight. It truly is dependent on each person and learning what works best for you. The daily phone reminders have been helpful for sure!

Yes! We have 365 new chances!

@FunkyFred ROCD exposures are complex and vary depending on what your thoughts are. You first have to learn your skills and then create your hierarchy before doing exposures. Have you considered NOCD Zoom therapy?

@Brendan =] I have, but they don’t take my insurance and I can’t afford it.

@FunkyFred - I am sorry to hear this, Fred! I know how difficult it can be when insurance doesn't cover sessions. When I first started ERP therapy at NOCD, my insurance wasn't covered either. One thing that made therapy more affordable was NOCD's interest-free payment plan. Are you familiar with this plan?

@ I’m not, can you explain more?

@FunkyFred - Absolutely! NOCD offers a payment plan of $95 USD/week, which is charged on Fridays. While it doesn't reduce the cost of your therapy sessions, it does allow you to pay off your balance over time, while still getting connected with therapy right away. So instead of paying $170 after each session, you would be paying $95 every Friday until your balance is paid off, without incurring any type of interest!

@ Thanks so much!

I love your goal of finding truth and happiness, whether in this relationship or not! That is a great place of acknowledging the uncertainty and acceptance! May I ask, are you currently working with an ERP specialist to help you in reducing your ROCD symptoms?

That is such a great goal for this year, you.are.enough! Rumination is so sneaky and I imagine that decreasing this compulsion will free up your time to allow you to focus on hobbies and valued actives! May I ask, are you currently working with an OCD specialist? They are extremely helpful in teaching you how to sit with the uncertainty, acknowledge the thoughts, but not fall into rumination or potentially avoid rumination by substituting another activity that could become a compulsion.

Happy New Year, Charlie! I love to hear your goal of being more diligent in applying ERP and getting better. You can do this!

I agree, Aivlissa and this has definitely been a long standing struggle for me too! Why would we want to trigger ourselves on purpose?! I'm so glad you are seeing the reasons firsthand in those moments of random flare-ups where you are reminded that because of practice, you are equipped and can go about your day! I love all your goals for 2023 and cannot wait to see how you implement ERP and reduce your information seeking. It gives me chills to think of how much more freedom will be added to your life as you continue to work on your recovery!

Such a great goal for 2023, MartynaWlodarczyk! I have found that when ERP is written down or planned out, I have a much higher likelihood of practicing! What about you?

@ I’ll just give it a try and see how it’s working out! I am looking forward to observing and discussing the results with my therapist ☺️

@MartynaWlodarczyk - That sounds like a great idea!

Thank you so much for sharing, MBlokzyl! I love how you are taking your job and instead of focusing on the potential negatives or triggers, you are turning it around and saying "this is a great exposure!" Honestly, it is inspiring and really shows your dedication to recovery and putting ERP into practice wherever you are. Keep up the amazing work in 2023!