- Username
- acrazy23
- Date posted
- 50w ago
Still in Therapy
Has anyone else been in therapy for over a year and still struggling?
- Username
- NicaNica
- Date posted
- 50w ago
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.
- Username
- TeagreyTeagrey
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 50w ago
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.
- Username
- Honeyshark Honeyshark
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 21w ago
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.
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- Anonymous
- Date posted
- 23w ago
Anyone else drowning lately ?
I’ve been dealing with a terribly overwhelming bout of OCD for a few months now, possibly the worst I’ve ever had in my 12 years of having it; which is what led me here. I’ve always had doubts in my long term relationship, but none that have been quite this vicious, making me question my sense of safety with this sweet man who has ALWAYS made me feel safe and comfortable. It picks on every aspect of our relationship, and any moment it can to make me question if he’s actually secretly a bad person. This thing has a chokehold on me and it is so scary and debilitating, especially with it targeting something I care so deeply about. And now weeks into therapy, I almost feel that unpacking it is making me feel worse and my OCD is finding all sorts of new things to pick on. Any comforting words would be appreciated… I’m trying really hard to work through this.
- Username
- hannahbalrising
- Date posted
- 23w ago
Newbie - fighting the urge to cancel
Newly diagnosed with OCD but have struggled with depression, anxiety, ptsd, and night terrors for about 20 years now. Never knew it was OCD! Anyhow, I struggle with existential OCD and perfectionism OCD which has always caused me to dislike “regular” talk therapy because it never worked, there was no point, and I was worried I wasn’t doing it right. Well I’ve started ERP with my therapist, and now every day that I have therapy, I anxiously spiral about how it’s going to be bad, and I’m not going to get better anyway because I’m not doing it right, and what’s the point in getting better anyway. Sorry for the run on sentences. Does anyone have advice for getting motivated for therapy sessions and not fearing them? TL;DR: Does anyone have advice of how to stay motivated for ERP therapy with doubts of failing/anxiety/existential thoughts?
- Username
- llalala
- Date posted
- 22w ago
Does it get better?
I know I have had good days and even months, but I always have a relapse. I feel like I will never be “normal” or have a “normal” life. I am constantly lost in my compulsions. Every day I wake up and worry about what I did, what I felt, or what I thought. My family tells me to be stronger, but I am trying so hard. Does anyone else go through the same thing?
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