- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y
Any wins?
Any wins in your ERP today? Please share.
Any wins in your ERP today? Please share.
Yes! For me I was scared of a pair of shoes my girlfriend bought me. I seen them as contaminated. I wanted to clean them off and put them on using gloves. But I just jumped up and said āIām tired of being controlledā in my head. I grabbed the shoes, fixed them, put them on. Then I went around doing some more stuff that I was afraid of. One being eating something. My adrenaline rush was so intense that I did this all without thinking.
That must of been really tough. Congrats on ignoring the thoughts! Have an amazing day.
We got a flat tire and I was able to handle helping use the reinflation kit, touching things, etc without gloves or hand washing.
I can watch people vomit and not be distressed anymore š
I can now slightly sing in the shower. I used to think an angry spirit would pop up in the mirror and kill me in my sleep if I even made a peep or talked in the shower. I thought that was just my imagination until I got diagnosed. For ERP, the first time I hummed, it was extremely distressing and I literally sat down in the shower and curled into a ball. After a while of humming, the thoughts are still there but definitely not as bad as they were before.
Whatās one small win or act of bravery youāve had this week, even if it felt really hard? **OCD recovery isnāt about perfectionāit's about progress, even if it's tiny. Maybe you delayed a compulsion by 30 seconds. Maybe you showed up here today to express you struggles or support others. These are wins, and they matter. Letās celebrate them together.
What did you do today to work on managing your OCD? All wins/accomplishments are welcome to be posted! :-)
Iāve seen wayyyy too many negative posts on here (I totally get it)ā¦but can someone please share some positive experiences? Doesnāt have to be so grand, it could be just that you achieved a small goal with your ocd! I donāt want to continue feeling drowned by this debilitating disorder. I want to see what has helped some of you! So we can all encourage each other! š
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