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- Artyparty!
- Date posted
- 246d 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
- 246d ago
Absolutely true!
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- rosegolden143
- Date posted
- 246d ago
it’s a hard pill to swallow but you’re right
- User type
- NOCD Alumni
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- hellopeople
- Date posted
- 246d ago
Starve it! I like that!
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- Member advocate
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- Kyle Lucas
- Date posted
- 243d ago
Yes! Compulsions are the food - we starve it by resisting compulsions 🙌🏼
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- Casie David
- Date posted
- 243d 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
- 242d 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
- 242d ago
I like this, starve the monster! You can do it!
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- RuminationStation
- Date posted
- 242d ago
We’ll said! This was definitely something I didn’t realize until I started therapy.