Can people share their experiences with ERP? My thoughts have gotten so bad that I worry no one can help me. Has anyone had such awful thoughts that don’t ever leave them alone and also thought they’d never get better but has had success with ERP? I need some success stories. I start therapy tomorrow and I want to ask my therapist about her take on meds and which will be best for me. It’s gotten so bad.
Not to patronise u in anyway shape or form but a lot of people start of ERP with the mindset of “there’s no way this is ever working I literally cannot sit with these thoughts n feel the slightest bit comfortable” but over time n every exposure u do it gets that slight bit easier even though u don’t notice! So yes I think ALOT of people have this mindset that there’s no way ERP can work but take it from me , it does !!
I am wanting to go to therapy to hopefully lower my OCD symptoms but I am terrified to tell anyone else, like a therapist, about my intrusive thoughts. Has anyone else had this experience and if so how did you get over it?
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❤️
So you got to ask me anything… Now I’d like to ask you something! I’ve heard from Members that they were so scared coming to their first ERP session. They were terrified that I would think they were crazy, that I would tell them their worst fears were true. That I would confirm they are some form of a terrible person or have them hauled off to prison for their thoughts. I’ve also had Members share how they’re very scared to begin ERP treatment because they’ve researched enough to know it means facing the fear, without the compulsions that have kept them feeling safe (but not really safe) this entire time. They struggled to see how they could be capable of doing this, while simultaneously acknowledging that they did not want to live like this anymore. If you have had your first session, what were your thoughts before? Did you have any hesitations or fears going into it? How did it turn out? If you haven’t yet begun to work with an ERP specialist, what is holding you back?
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