BEATEN OCD

@Anonymous Thank you !!! An interest of mine now to study is Criminology which for someone who had harm OCD for 8 years is absolutely insane ! Considering what started my harm ocd theme was a serial killer documentary. I find it so interesting and actually discuss about it a lot with my sister who’s into reading up about the topic and she is also fascinated on how analytical and observant i could be to details and maybe things she didn’t catch onto but i guess that’s my OCD good traits🥲I would say OCD is definitely curable yes there’s that small 1% that can still linger but once you’re able to know what’s happening and why you’re completely in control. I didn’t look at my thoughts like “oh this is me again being bad person” I look at them now like “oh OCD is acting up again🙄” it was a shift of mindset and because of that I was able to let go of those loops that it had me in ! It DOES go away and you very much can change your ways of thinking <3 Your brain is like a muscle you have to train it to get strong !

@hector_of_troy Yay excited for you on your journey ! Self-exposure was basically 3-5-10 mins a day I watched a video on what I feared the most whether that’s a movie scene, documentary, video whatever you can find and at first I had crazy panic attacks and felt horrible but after the first 2 weeks I started to truly see the difference .. also my therapist said to write out in paper repeatedly what I feared and read it out loud everyday I think that helps in just coming to turns with what we fear and feeling comfortable saying it out loud. And anytime your ocd tells you to do something do the OPPOSITE so whether you have more mental compulsions like seeking reassurance, daydreaming, listening to music to distract DONT do it, sit with the uncomfortable feeling and thoughts. Or physical compulsions like shower or wash hands try everything in you not to do it ! I highly recommend working out and having a healthy diet I know everyone saids that but if you look at the neuroscience side of OCD you’d know that ocd usually happens because of the lack of serotonin in our brain so try your best to up the seratonin levels !! I was taking vitamin B complex vitamins for sometime and ashwagahnda and it helps tremendously after that i just worked out and slept well , meditated, went outside a lot more and my body started really feeling more relaxed as well as my mind this is very important for any recovery but OCD especially and ofc your own self exposure!!! It’s very uncomfortable at first to face these fears but the more I uncomfortable the better and the more you challenge your ocd and take away it’s power !

@XOsaturn Thank you so much ! 😊 For existential OCD reading philosophy books and any science book for that matter and repeatedly asked myself questions that made me so uncomfortable until it didn’t feel uncomfortable anymore.. write it down repeatedly and read it out loud . As of now i read into UFO stuff which i find very fascinating .. it is scary to most people not just for ocd peers but i do find it intriguing and as someone who questioned our planet and the universe and was scared .. that’s a big move. You have to come to terms that you won’t have all the answers and also come to terms with your questions and fears it’s really just exposing yourself to the fear repeatedly. If you watch too much of philosophy or “matrix” stuff than stay away from it and refocus your attention to other subjects but if you don’t and are scared than watch more shows or videos on it.. everything is about challenging your fears and what ocd tells you. And if it’s after life than same thing expose yourself to all possibilities and more things related to your specific fear.