Anon>:
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Non erp exposure
Anyone intentionally trigger your ocd because you're so tired of it when you're not practicing erp? Does this make sense?
nooneknowswhonooneknowswho
- Date posted
- 1y ago
I have the exact opposite issue. Earlier i did erp when thoughts or real life exposures came my way naturally. But now that i plan to do it hierarchically, my anxiety and fears aren't that much, so i don't know what to do
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@nooneknowswho @nooneknowswho I work best with a hierarchy, though if I feel I can and have the emotional capacity/time available I take on spontaneous opportunities that happen that are on a point on the hierarchy scale I feel may be doable.
Ranger_867Ranger_867
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y ago
My question was going to be similar - like nooneknowswho - my anxiety flairs up big when I’m out for a walk, trying to watch a movie, read a book….should I immediately pull out the homework and start doing it or sit there and push it up more, just start timing it? I get it, we want the anxiety to ramp up, but I’m unclear what I do when it happens on its own…time it, practice response prevention, talk crap to it? I am confused if we want the anxiety to come down or go up.
Anon>:Anon>:
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@Joey_867 I just meant sometiems I get so fed up and tired of doing the compulsions I just do something that would trigger me
hen7hen7
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@Joey_867 I think that, unfortunately, ERP should become a lifestyle. And we should do as little compulsions as possible. That said, going completely cold turkey and then also adding exposures on top of what you naturally run into would probably be too much. But whenever you run into a “natural” exposure I’d start practising as much ERP as possible. These are all chances to work towards recovery. At the start it feels like you’re constantly working on it, but later when you’ve recovered more and more you’ll only have to do it when it comes up which is much much less than now.
Ranger_867Ranger_867
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@hen7 This sounds like some very good information. Thank you
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@Joey_867 @Joey_867 Some of my exposures involve a time limit that increases on a hierarchy scale. Random thought: stand inside store near exit for 10 seconds then leave, then try to habituate the anxiety that flared when the obsessive thoughts/compulsive urges surge after deed is done. Higher in the hierarchy longer times, etc. I don’t know if I’m saying it in a way that makes sense or if this is anyway helpful.
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 1y ago
It depends for me. Sometimes ERP opportunities for different obsessions/compulsions come up that are not on the homework and I give it a go. Like an opportunity in the “natural learning environment” since I saw natural in hen7’s response post to another comment! Sometimes a spontaneous being tired of it connection but not as often as the spontaneous opportunities even when I do reach the top of the fed up with them/overwhelmed scale. On the other hand, personally I think I’m determining this week I’m not ready for 1 of the ERP homework assignments which i thought I would have been ready for.
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Anonymousssssss
- Date posted
- 19w ago
Do you have to do erp?
I’ve noticed that I’m somewhat happier also ignoring my thoughts than I am instead of doing compulsions (I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired atp) but I’ve heard you’re technically supposed to do erp rather than pushing under the rug. But idk if I have a thought I just refuse to think about it again and im fine even if I want to do compulsions
Mika05
- Date posted
- 16w ago
Ocd pattern
Sometimes I notice my intrusive thoughts cause me to spiral and sometimes not. I've been practicing ERP for quite a while so it's a bit easier for me to not spiral. But I wonder why that happens. Does anyone else have it? Also I'm on medication idk if that plays a role.
Girlypop
- Date posted
- 14w ago
ERP for fear of cancelation? (Event/False Memory)
What ERP or other techniques do you use to combat fear of cancelation? Especially curious about those with taboo thoughts, false memory ocd and event ocd based off of real events where the fear of cancellation may actually hold some validity. I once did my own ERP not under a therapist but just on my own I decided to create an anonymous account on Twitter and defend a friend who was receiving online criticism. I knew that this would be semi-controversial so I was expecting backlash and when I recieved troll replies it actually seemed to be a really helpful low-stakes exposure activity. Is this something that others have done? Low stakes online posts etc. that you know will recieve negative responses? I have had severe OCD as a kid as pretty much every subtype under the sun, and as an adult I pretty much have all the types under control except for this real event and false memory and taboo thought OCD. It seems like a different beast since it's somewhat realistic in the camcellation culture today, and it's confusing to address. Ive shut down almost all social accounts and it's keeping me from progressing in a career where I need to have an online presence :/
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