Kerry Osborn

User type: Member advocate

Date posted: 2y

What motivates you to beat OCD?

When I was in the throes of OCD, beating it wasn’t something I was even sure was possible with my severe case of OCD. But life had become unbearable, so even though I didn’t think I could be helped, I started ERP treatment anyway—unsure if it could make a difference. Slowly but surely, I gained confidence and motivation. What motivated me to really conquer this condition was once I started to see real life-changing results. I started to commit to treatment no matter what. Then I became motivated to keep going. I now live a very normal life. It took a leap of faith before that, but that step of faith was worth it! What motivates you to beat OCD?

Peppermint22

Date posted: 2y

To truly live life, be free to enjoy the things and people I love without this heavy feeling. I want to gain my confidence back to keep achieving the goals I have set out to accomplish.

Kerry Osborn

User type: Member advocate

Date posted: 2y

@Peppermint22 I resonate with that “heavy feeling” - it’s very few and far between that I don’t feel that!

HoneyedVenus

Date posted: 2y

To have a life that is more than being in my own head <3

Kerry Osborn

User type: Member advocate

Date posted: 2y

@HoneyedVenus Ohhhh I love this so much! I like to say something like this in present tense knowing I am making it happen like: “I live a life that is so much more than being in my own head.”

Anonna

Date posted: 2y

To get out of my own head, to free up all the energy is spend managing my own emotions. Not to be afraid all the time. Not to feel like a prisoner in my own mind/ body.

Kerry Osborn

User type: Member advocate

Date posted: 2y

@Anonna Hit the nail on the head here. How can we manage other worldly emotions and real life things happening around us when we are so in our heads managing what isn’t even real most of the time? I struggle with this!

ericjhess111

Date posted: 2y

@ Any ideas. I’m plagued with thoughts.

davidluncefo...

Date posted: 2y

@ericjhess111 Don’t fight the obsession, yield it

robg

Date posted: 2y

To break free of self made prison

Kerry Osborn

User type: Member advocate

Date posted: 2y

@robg I think you secured your future book title my friend!

One_moment_a...

Date posted: 2y

To have nothing standing in my way of me living my life the way I want

Kerry Osborn

User type: Member advocate

Date posted: 2y

@One_moment_at_a_time “I have nothing standing in my way of living the life that I want” “I AM living the way that I want” are good mantras for this! Love it

Reckoner

Date posted: 2y

Being myself again.. living life to the fullest. I miss myself before OcD came in.. I was so much happy, carefree and loved life..I wanna get back to that cause as much as resolving uncertainties is appealing, it’s not as fun as living life itself!!

Cnnn2

Date posted: 2y

@Reckoner i get this! i miss who i was before this.

hemorrhagic ...

Date posted: 2y

Every time I think of negative outcome about anything, 99.5% it never happens, even if it does, not in a dramatic way I thought about it before, it’s all in your racing mind. Exemple, am panic free for almost 5 years, back in days. All I do to calm myself down, i try to remember that am going throw the false alert from my amygdal gland acting up. Think of it as like you re encountering a lion, first you get the fear, then adrenaline rush which causes your heart to race, hyperventilation then runing away from danger. Once you convince yourself it just a false alarm and that is no danger, you start to calm down.

Tiffers

Date posted: 2y

I don’t want to be depressed anymore. I don’t want to waste so much energy on my ocd which causes me to constantly be fatigued.

dan_star

Date posted: 2y

My family. So that it's less stress on them. Also knowing that I had 15 years of basically no ocd and that I can hopefully get there again.

Warrior25

Date posted: 2y

I don't think going back its actually possible. But don't despair. We can actually become more resilient and compassionate people. I think that's a good way to see OCD. It's not a master but a teacher that can helps us learn that we are not our thoughts and that we are strong. So let's forget going back and let's move forward to the new and improve us. The one who is not trying to fix himself but the one who is learning to love himself unconditionally and has self compassion and patience.

jimmyyulejoh...

Date posted: 2y

When I was at the bottom of my OCD nightmare, all I wanted was to have a cup of coffee and be able to enjoy it. It may sound like a simple and perhaps downright ridiculous wish, but when that moment finally came - I knew I was on the road to recovery.

Cnnn2

Date posted: 2y

@jimmyyulejohansson i’m so happy for you ❤️

Jak71

Date posted: 2y

I want to be happy again that’s it

Runnermom

Date posted: 2y

I agree with what you said about starting to see real life changing results. Ive been working my therapist for years and now that we’ve diagnosed me with OCD it feels like a weight has been lifted off me and I can breathe again. Now Im ready to tackle it head on! As scary as that is…

Lisa Cherry

Date posted: 2y

Getting out of my head!

hfcarr

Date posted: 2y

My OCD revolves around the dearest thing to me, my children. I want to be able to spend time with them without feeling physically and emotionally drained afterward. Ugh I love them so much😥

Tea

Date posted: 2y

Healing for my inner child. I had ocd since the age of 2 or 3 years old, and it traumatized me and ruined my childhood, I thought I was a terrible person. I want to heal for the little girl who wanted to take her own life just because she was so scared of herself and didn’t know what was happening or why.

Tea

Date posted: 2y

To finally experience a life without ocd, without constant fear and insecurity, to finally feel free

Melody2022

Date posted: 2y

Training myself to view my thoughts as ocd, to better my self confidence and overall awareness. It’s hard remembering that it’s the ocd talking when I’m disassociated with life

Jak71

Date posted: 2y

@Melody2022 Me too so so difficult

r00t3r

Date posted: 2y

forgetting sarah marshall this movie is perfect for my anexity

dslite

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 24w

Recovery is possible

Just wanted to give some hope to those who are having ocd spikes, spirals and worries. This past year I have regained my life back. I went from beginning to isolate myself, being convinced by my ocd that my hobbies are bad and that I should avoid things I enjoyed, and having constant panic attacks. With the work of IOP, psychiatry and nocd, I have made great strives towards my future. I now don’t avoid things and instead embrace my life and ANY possibility that may come. Don’t let the ocd bully you. Yes, I have intrusive thoughts still but I am able to go about my day instead of obsessing over them. You can find this too. I encourage anyone on the fence to please seek help if you are in a tough time, it can literally save your life.

Cody Fournier

User type: Therapist

Date posted: 23w

OCD switches themes

I was just thinking about how OCD tries to be tricky and switches themes on us!! The amount of times I have said to myself in the past, IF ONLY I HAD THE OLDER THEME I USE TO WORRY ABOUT BECAUSE THIS NEW ONE IS SO MUCH WORSE!!! Has anyone ever experienced this before? Once I started ERP therapy, I began to really start understanding what mental/physical compulsions I was doing to really keep my OCD alive! While I did this, I would also tap into my self-compassion bucket, even when it felt like it was dry at times, because it was SO easy to judge myself for because of the sheer presence of my thoughts. I would also have the most self-compassion for myself for those taboo intrusive thoughts that really felt so strong, ego-dystonic and real!!! My OCD would hop around from theme to theme and just when I thought I figured it out (compulsion) it would hop again and make me discouraged! I noticed for me that once I really understood my compulsions, it didn't matter when the theme switched as I could tackle it at its core. If I was able to stay steadfast and resist compulsions the best I could, I started to notice that my CONFIDENCE increased in the long run! I also noticed that some of the core fears were the same for different OCD subtypes. OCD treatment is hard BUT living with OCD is harder. I have experienced subtypes including Harm OCD, ROCD, Moral Scrupulosity, Sensorimotor, Contamination, Perfectionism/Just Right, Hit and Run, Magical Thinking, Real Event/False Memory. ERP therapy allowed me to really work on stopping these compulsions and switching from theme to theme. I was fed up with what OCD took from me and I needed to do something about it. I talked to an ERP therapist and it was one of the best decisions of my life. If you are struggling, keep pushing and get the help you deserve!! You got this!!!

Cody Fournier

User type: Therapist

Date posted: 23w

Motivation

What is motivating you to keep pushing in treatment or to take the first step to start ERP treatment? For my OCD treatment, I wanted to feel more present in what I was doing and I wanted to live a life that aligned to what was important to me. I love to golf, fish, be out nature, walk my dogs, read, listen to music, and eat some good food! When I was in ERP treatment, I made sure to align my treatment to my values! I would construct exposures that were valued based which really motivated me to keep go towards my goals! What is your motivation?

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