For anyone who has completed therapy for OCD - how long did the whole process take you? I’ve been therapy doing ERP for 7 months now & feel like I’ve seen little to no progress :( feeling really discouraged and wondering if it really works
It took me 6 years to fully recover from my mental illnesses.
Same, it’s been almost two years for me but I did take breaks when switching therapists because of schedules changes of mine and then of my new therapist. On number 3 and I think he helps but I still feel like I’ll never be better. Maybe a hair better but never recovered
I'm still in the process and it's been 20 years... OCD is most likely a lifelong illness. There are periods of time when the OCD lessens and there are periods when it's back in full force. Over the past 20 years I have tried CBT, DBT, and EMDR, all of which weren't helpful. I feel really sad knowing ERP did not work for you as I just began and had hope for it. If ERP doesn't work then guess I'm screwed!