- Username
- mtvick
- Date posted
- 1y ago
ERP
Anyone done ERP and did it help?
- Username
- 777Q777Q
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Personally I have had 15 sessions on here for ERP . I feel in the long run it hasn’t really mattered that much I feel neutral towards it . Everything I do is a combination approach and my OCD and GAD wax and wane like it always had . Individual results vary greatly, from the one extreme the greatest thing to sliced bread , to the other extreme doesn’t work at all . I am somewhat in the middle of the two categories.
- Username
- 777Q777Q
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Just to add one more thing if there was a National licensing process for the therapists it would be very beneficial for the patients . You would be able to select who you feel is really the best for you . Instead very much roll of the dice as to what state you live in with limited therapists of varying quality and understanding and rapport with the patients.
- Username
- NicaNica
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Most people on this app have, and yes of course it helps. ERP is the golden standard for OCD treatment.
- Username
- BrokenKeyboardBrokenKeyboard
- Date posted
- 1y ago
It helps, but a lot of us are somewhat treatment resistant. It's not so much about making the OCD as it is making you more able to handle it.
- Username
- 777Q777Q
- Date posted
- 1y ago
For me personally I am not treatment resistant. My therapist is of medium quality and I put in at least medium effort .
- Username
- BrokenKeyboardBrokenKeyboard
- Date posted
- 1y ago
*making the OCD go away
- Username
- sazMarsazMar
- Date posted
- 1y ago
How does therapy whether ERP or CBT work if I am suffering with anxiety that is telling me I’ve done something wrong the feeling is so overwhelming I don’t understand how anything can clear my mind. I know it’s about seeing it differently but if I can’t now what does therapy do? I’m due to start mine on 17th May not sure what I’ll be offered yet
- Username
- Erin PErin P
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@sazMar The short answer is you’ll work it in baby steps. Erp is more useful than cbt for ocd but cbt is a great supplement. Erp has helped me with all but one core issue which I’m still struggling with.
- Username
- josh3434josh3434
- Date posted
- 1y ago
I’m starting my ERP therapy this week but I have done CBT therapy directly. Listen to podcasts regularly that have absolutely helped change my life. The issue that I find is that without persistence and consistency and putting in the hard work, it will always return. It’s a hard reality but I think for me at least it has been the case. Tooling yourself and preparing yourself seems to be the only way forward.
- Username
- sazMarsazMar
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Yeah I thought I would know the signs but it crept up on me. I think I forgot how sneaky it is
- Username
- AnonymousAnonymous
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y ago
I’m in my 7th week of ERP and I can tell a big improvement! It’s hard but worth it
- Username
- AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Yes and much more than I ever thought it would
- Username
- sazMarsazMar
- Date posted
- 1y ago
That’s great news glad it’s working for you
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- mikeb31978
- Date posted
- 23w ago
ERP Concerns
How do you go about your life when ERP therapy is so stressful. I have harm ocd and by making me watch horror movies etc . is just making it worse. I'm really worried I'm being brainwashed into being what I dont want to be . Does this mean ERP is not for me? I also have no compulsions just pure O .
- Username
- Anonyymousss
- Date posted
- 22w ago
The truth about ERP
To peoples who are struggling with ocd and wants to know if ERP will actually work or not read this: It's been a year I'm struggling with OCD, in 2023 I didn't realize that I was being a victim of OCD, I thought it was normal to worry about the thoughts I was having, actually the thoughts are not even about me, I'm having thoughts about singer's sexuality since years I know it may sound silly but I have been since a year these thoughts are real to worry about, in January my ocd became stronger, I strat having episodes of ocd every week, in may I got to know that I have ocd and from the moment I got to know that I have ocd I didn't have a single day struggling without ocd, in April I started doing ERP it's been 5 months I doing ERP but I'm not still recovered fully but yeah I don't have episodes anymore, I don't worry about the single thoughts for days but still my every thought is controlled by ocd , I still have anxiety which is out of control, I still feel like these thoughts will never go away but I choose to live the way I want without caring about these thoughts.....I know no one's free to care about my mental health but if anyone's reading this please encourage me😔🙏
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