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- Artyparty!
- Date posted
- 13d ago
- Contamination OCD
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I realized that the more you feed ocd the more it becomes a routine and if you want to break the cycle you have to start slowly stop feeding it.
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- Nica
- Date posted
- 13d ago
Absolutely true!
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- rosegolden143
- Date posted
- 13d ago
it’s a hard pill to swallow but you’re right
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- NOCD Alumni
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- hellopeople
- Date posted
- 13d ago
Starve it! I like that!
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- Member advocate
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- Kyle
- Date posted
- 10d ago
Yes! Compulsions are the food - we starve it by resisting compulsions 🙌🏼
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- Member advocate
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- Casie David
- Date posted
- 10d ago
Yes! I always liked comparing it to resisting an itchy bug bite. The less we itch, the sooner it heals!
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- Member advocate
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- Emily Cruce
- Date posted
- 9d ago
This is so true, thank you so much for sharing! That is why ERP therapy is so effective. It works to stop the OCD cycle of obsessions and compulsions.
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- Therapist
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- Stacy Quick
- Date posted
- 9d ago
I like this, starve the monster! You can do it!
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- RuminationStation
- Date posted
- 9d ago
We’ll said! This was definitely something I didn’t realize until I started therapy.