- Username
- Lizzie
- Date posted
- 49w ago
Scared to stop compulsions
Anyone else scared to stop compulsions incase the thoughts come true? This is why I’m reluctant to do ERP 🙈!
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- Cloth Cloth
- Date posted
- 49w ago
I’m not wanting to do erp is that normal
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- Lizzie Lizzie
- Date posted
- 49w ago
@Cloth Think it’s a common fear for a lot of us x
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- AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 49w ago
That’s like the most basic OCD fear I think everyone has that, realistically compulsions don’t save you from shit you just think they do
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- blazedblazed
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 49w ago
Compulsions are safety behaviours that are meant to ‘protect’ us from any threat or harm. Ofc it’s going to be difficult to stop bc your brain will do anything to keep you away from danger. But remind yourself that you can do hard things and will get through it!
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- SallyOchua45SallyOchua45
- Date posted
- 48w ago
hey there, i completely get what you're going through. these fears can be really tough and stopping compulsions almost feels like testing fate, right? but you're brave for thinking about ERP, that step alone is big! 👏 have you ever heard of "unstuck" (unstuckmyocd.com/try)? it’s an AI platform that has helped me so much this past month, and i think you could find some benefit in it as well. another member here recommended it to me and i wish i discovered it way sooner! 😊
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- Anonymous
- Date posted
- 5y ago
I’m worried about ERP. I don’t have any physical compulsions, and struggle to see any mental ones either. I don’t feel scared about anything and uncertainty doesn’t bother me (I’ve accepted that if my relationship ends it’ll suck but I’d be ok) so if ERP is the best treatment for this- how will I ever get better? Does that mean it’s not OCD? I feel like I’m literally going insane!!!!
- Username
- AlyssaBuon
- Date posted
- 2y ago
Why is ERP so hard?
It feels like I can never even get to be able to get there. It shakes me to my core and writing out my fears, triggers, and compulsions today for my therapist made my OCD finally feel real and that it’s not just my anxiety. Has anyone else struggled with this? Any tips for newbies who are scared 💩less?
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- Thanks for t...
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Harm OCD
Is anyone else scared to not fight their intrusive thoughts about seriously hurting people and even killing them? Like the premise of ERP is to just let the thoughts flow and not do compulsions, but I’m scared if I don’t stop them or ruminate to keep them in check, then they will get out of hand and I will suddenly want to act on them. I’m terrified that suddenly I won’t be the kind, empathetic, harmless person I’ve always been. It doesn’t make any sense to me. I also fear that it’s not OCD and I’ve just been faking it or trying to convince myself that it is OCD.
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