Does anyone feel that when they are progressing in recovery they are hit with an old OCD theme out of no where ? I got pretty passed my HOCD a year ago and then yesterday after I’ve been getting better with my other form of ocd of having perfect clothes and hair and it’s bothering me less then I got hit with a heavy wave of HOCD luckily with the right tools I laughed it off after an hour but it was strange to me.

I just had to keep reminding myself that the thoughts I was having were just from my OCD and they were thoughts that didn’t mean anything about me. It never fully went away but now I’m at a point where it doesn’t bother me as much anymore because I’ve been working to separate myself from my OCD.

Also, this sounds funny but if you give your OCD a name then it’s easier to separate it from yourself. So you can say that the thoughts are just from your OCD and not from you.

I think once I stopped telling myself to read into it and stop making my self any excuse or reasoning or compulsion that I was attracted to men, I just understood that was that however I felt I felt and if the ocd was making me anxious as fuck well I’ll feel that too. It was also summer time so I made sure to stay preoccupied by exorcising and swimming and being around people who’d love me no matter who I was. Funny enough I even realized that I was extra confused because a part of me was healthily and naturally curious of the opposite sex, I never went anywhere with it but I got a laugh out of it when I saw a man that was attractive and I might be attractive too and no HOCD thoughts came. It just dissolved, there’s always a difference because ocd will make you feel so much confusion anxiety and guilt. But I’ve also gotten over other themes like POCD and harm ocd. I still have a lot to learn on bettering myself I have other themes now

Yes! When I started doing exposures for contamination OCD, my other forms got much worse.

Yes! Me right now. I haven’t had this theme in months and I finally felt like I beat it but then randomly it hit me. I’m feeling anxious over it again, after not feeling anxious for awhile. Hoping it’s just a little set back. I worked so hard to be back a square one. It’s ok though, we will make it through. We just have days that are harder then others. OCD tendencies are always gonna be a part of us. It’s how our brains are wired, we just have to learn the tools to help ourselves. Sending you positive vibes❤️

How’d you overcome hocd and how long did it take?