carlynfitzy
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Did EDMR help?
I have real bad anxiety, existential OCD, ROCD, disassociation. My therapist is starting it next session. Have any of you had it done? Does it help? Especially the ROCD??
thewayshapeslookthewayshapes...
- Date posted
- 1y ago
I had EMDR for my comorbid PTSD, but it helped with what I now realize were OCD symptoms, too. I didn't know I had OCD at the time I started, so it's hard to say how much it did. The level of intrusive thoughts and compulsive Googling and trying to think the right thing and answer questions decreased. I still had some issues though, and that's what led me to my diagnosis. Hopefully ERP will help with what's left. In hindsight, I think EMDR before ERP was the right sequence of treatment for me. I know exposures would have been so much more intense prior to EMDR.
NotSoNewb82NotSoNewb82
- Date posted
- 1y ago
EMDR did help. I was doubtful but I have practically forgotten about that stuff now.
carlynfitzycarlynfitzy
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@NotSoNewb82 Did you have ROCD?
NotSoNewb82NotSoNewb82
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@carlynfitzy I had real event OCD mainly but there was a lot of trauma tbh. The theme was about as strong as it could be.
brenoaugustobrenoaugusto
- Date posted
- 1y ago
It’s a powerful tool.
jabberwockyjabberwocky
- Date posted
- 1y ago
It was somewhat helpful with my PTSD, but I also dissociate a LOT, so my therapist had to modify some things and use some grounding skills for it to be beneficial. It can really help to reprocess negative core beliefs.
Ericaaaa4991Ericaaaa4991
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Your nocd therapist or outside?
carlynfitzycarlynfitzy
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@Ericaaaa4991 Outside
carlynfitzycarlynfitzy
- Date posted
- 1y ago
I meant emdr! Sorry it’s all new to me
Related posts
Anonymous
- Date posted
- 20w ago
disliking ERP
I just started working on my first exposure today with my therapist after screening and creating the lists for several weeks now. We did an exposure together and now I feel 100x worse than I did coming in. I won’t go too into detail but it involved looking at a VERY gory image that had to do with my fear of natural disasters. I called my mom and talked with her and she was shocked and wondered how in the hell that would help me! I agree. Did any of y’all feel this way when you first started or is this just not the right kind of therapy for me?
Sosa2loud
- Date posted
- 5w ago
Kind of Spiraling
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❤️
Jennifer Dal...
- User type
- Therapist
- Date posted
- 4w ago
Let’s talk about Therapy
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?
Be a part of the largest OCD Community
Share your thoughts so the Community can respond