Betterdays_ontheway 🙂
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y
Any wins?
Any wins in your ERP today? Please share.
Jib.exeJib.exe
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- 2y
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 “I’m tired of being controlled” 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.
AnonymousAnonymous
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y
That must of been really tough. Congrats on ignoring the thoughts! Have an amazing day.
messengervlmessengervl
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- 2y
We got a flat tire and I was able to handle helping use the reinflation kit, touching things, etc without gloves or hand washing.
Ashren:3Ashren:3
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y
I can watch people vomit and not be distressed anymore 😁
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 2y
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.
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- Date posted
- 17w
Always a good time to practice ERP.
I’m having one of those moments where I have to deal with some uncertainty at the worst time. I did have a little panic attack for a moment. Then I realized I could use this to make me stronger. Something happened at work and no one knows the answer I need. So I have to deal with some uncertainty. The feelings suck and the thoughts keep coming. I will not let this ruin my day I will continue to work and go about my day, even though I am anxious. Just remember that we will have things pop up throughout our days we do not expect but just to remember our practices. Hopefully the intensity will decrease in time today. Wish me luck.
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