Still in Therapy

I’ve been in therapy since I was about 4 years old. I have MANY mental illnesses though. However, you do have to accept that you most likely will need to have therapy for the rest of your life—whether that means weekly or just a few times a year. But that doesn’t mean you’re broken; that just means you have to do a bit extra to be and stay better with a mental illness or mental illnesses compared to people without mental illnesses.

Yes! Overall, I am so much better then when I started. But it's not gone, and I don't think it will ever be gone. Its often "lurking in the background" & sneaks up on me sometimes. To me success is learning manage my OCD by learning and practicing effective strategies. I think of it like a chronic physical issue like diabetes- it's not going to go away for good/ever but there is a lot I can do to combat it.

Yes, I had to switch therapists. I also did Nathan Peterson’s OCD course. I did weekly calls with my new therapist for three months and I’m feeling so much better. I’ve been practicing my exposures 3x a day and working hard at my ROCD.