I'm just learning about OCD and have been realizing I have it and it is explaining so much about my life. I have talked to three therapists about this but nothing they suggested is helpful and they mostly don't understand. I am wondering what treatments have worked for y'all or if you can give me any suggestions about how to change my thoughts!!!!!
ERP has significantly helped me get relief from OCD. However, it doesn’t have to do with changing your thoughts necessarily. It’s about changing your reaction to your thoughts. It helped teach me to learn to embrace uncertainty surrounding the things I fear. As a result, they become less anxiety producing, and tend to be more easily disregarded. It took consistency, vulnerability, and patience in ERP/therapy for me to do this. Anyway, I hope this helps in some way!
ERP is the best known treatment for OCD currently. Please keep in mind that regular therapy is ineffective for OCD and can actually make OCD worse.
@Brendan =] Before I got ERP, I went to normal cognitive therapy multiple times & each time, they’d tell me to “challenge my thoughts” and to “replace them,” both of which are compulsions & were slowly making the thoughts worse 😩
@Christiansg2_3 It’s a common therapy technique that’s usually helpful but sadly not in the case of OCD. I hope you found ERP and are experiencing good gains with it.
ERP for sure
Hey friends, I hope you all are well. I just wanted to check in and ask people's experiences about being on medication. I have had OCD pretty much my whole life, just got recently diagnosed 4 months ago and my therapist recommended that I get on meds for it so I have a psychiatrist appointment set up. I'm a little apprehensive about getting on them, but I've realized that I do have some sort of chemical imbalance in my brain that plays a part in my OCD and anxiety. I would love to hear anyones experiences or words of encouragement. Thank you, I hope you all are well.
Hi guys! I’m new to the community and I’ve recently received my OCD diagnosis (tho I’ve known about it since childhood). I’ve been somewhat spiraling lately as I wait for my first ERP session (hooray!) I was just wondering if any of you guys have received ERP for existential OCD and if it was successful? My existential OCD compulsions are more so mental and have been affecting me in the sense of dream/memory flashbacks and giving me a sort of “uncanny” feeling about everything around me. Any advice is appreciated! Thank you❤️
I’m starting NOCD. I had several years of cbt as a child (well over 20 years ago) and I see a trauma therapist. But now I’ll be seeking further help for OCD and just really scared. CBT wasn’t helpful for me. How has ERP been helpful for you? Do you feel like you’ll finally get your life back? I’m consumed by my obsessions 😢 Would love others feedback if ERP helped you ❤️
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