OCD NEVER TELLS THE TRUTH!

Hey everyone! My name is Hannah. I'm coming on this app after not visiting it for almost two years. I used to spend a ton of time on here (every single day) writing about my intrusive thoughts. Which at the time, I suffered from severe religious ocd and pure ocd themes. And I spent a lot of time doing ERP with my OCD specialist as well! I had to switch to remote learning and give up my sport. It was a very dark time. But now.. I'm proud to say I went from severe to mild OCD through Exposure and Response prevention!!! Never would I have thought I could say I worked hard enough in therapy to have peace again. The point of this post is a reminder that, YOU CAN RECOVER! YOU ARE STRONGER THAN YOU THINK YOU ARE! OCD IS A BULLY THAT NEVER TELLS THE TRUTH! I HAVE SO MUCH FAITH IN YOU AND ITS TIME FOR YOU TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF AND IN YOUR RECOVERY!! If you have any questions on ERP therapy or my story, drop a comment!! I'll try my best to answer any questions!!! And here are my two favorite youtube/instagram OCD influencers!!! : @jenna.overbaugh @ocdandanxietyonline (nathan peterson) Their content focuses on ERP and they're incredible and kind people. And last but not least, I love you so much and you will get through this!

PeterParker21

Date posted: 2y

Thankyou so much :) this is really motivating. Yes OCD never tells the truth I believe but it's always hard to convince our minds not to believe any of its story. How did you manage to put full stop to that?

hvtwirler28

Date posted: 2y

OCD likes to find any way to get you to compulse (think of OCD like a bully). And it's not "convincing" as much as it's taking away the bully's power. That's where ERP (exposure and response prevention) comes in. When using ERP, you sit with the uncomfort instead of compulsing, you allow your anxiety to raise by not doing the compulsion, and eventually your anxiety comes back down because your brain is responding to the fact that you didn't percieve your intrusive thought as a threat (because you didn't respond by doing a compulsion.) Nathan Peterson on YouTube can explain ERP in much better detail, but ERP takes away OCD's power!! You learn how to respond to intrusive thoughts like they're just taboo and irrational. It takes practice, but the most important thing to remember is that you are stronger than you think you are. Hope this helps!

PeterParker21

Date posted: 2y

@hvtwirler28 You're absolutely right!! Thanks a lot I'll look into ERP for sure. Hope it works for me

Givenup

Date posted: 2y

What about if you have real events ocd…?

hvtwirler28

Date posted: 2y

Although all subtypes of OCD are very scary in their own ways, it all falls under the same OCD umbrella.. that they all use ERP. I had severe religious OCD and I had a hard time believing that my specific type of OCD wasn't a kind that I could use for ERP (because of how scary my intrusive thoughts were.) But soon with ERP, I came to find out that that thought was just another one of OCD's tricks. And I tackled that thought with Exposure and Response Prevention.

hvtwirler28

Date posted: 2y

@hvtwirler28 Correction: "I had a hard time believing that my specific type of OCD was a kind that I could use for ERP"

ElevenB

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y

@hvtwirler28. Thank you! I've been in ERP about 2 weeks for scrupulosity. The thoughts and feelings and the anxiety they bring are hard to deal with. I appreciate the encouragement so much. Love to you.

hvtwirler28

Date posted: 2y

Of course! I remember the OCD trap all too well, and I believe everyone with OCD is a warrior. You are so strong, and never forget it! ❤️

ElevenB

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y

@hvtwirler28 Thank you. You are just a ray of sunshine 🌞

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