- Username
- mikeb31978
- Date posted
- 40w ago
ERP
Is it normal to be a month into ERP and still obsessing. On average how long before it makes it go away. I feel like its making it worse.
- Username
- ctmontctmont
- Date posted
- 40w ago
I like the analogy of OCD being like a “noisy grandfather clock”. At first the sound of the ticking drives you bonkers but after awhile you no longer notice it. ERP doesn’t get rid of the thoughts. ERP just makes it so they no longer drive you nuts. The noise is still there but you no longer give it the attention.
- Username
- Grace MarceilleGrace Marceille
- Date posted
- 40w ago
It takes time, but it does get better!! For me it took a long time, but I am okay now, and it will be okay for you too eventually! You got this and hang in there
- Username
- AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 40w ago
yeah sorry it takes a while. mine is improving gradually as I've worked on it more and more over the past year and a half. it got noticably better in less than a month, but by no means completely better. That's just me; I'm sure it varies widely
- Username
- mikeb31978mikeb31978
- Date posted
- 40w ago
@Anonymous feels like its always in the background even though im continuing my life
- Username
- AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 40w ago
@mikeb31978 I hope it fades further and further into the background until it stops taking up your time and energy
- Username
- Quinty8*Quinty8*
- Date posted
- 40w ago
yes, its never linear either. the first few weeks were absolutely brutal for me, i continued and felt so much better for months and had a really bad down turn recently. its so important to stick with it, i am losing hope but i’m not going to stop ERP because of a spiral when i see the improvement i had made before
- Username
- Honeyshark Honeyshark
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 40w ago
It takes a while. My SOOCD did really well after three months but my ROCD is really sticking around 😅
- Username
- I'm>ocdI'm>ocd
- Date posted
- 40w ago
Great question. I'm about a month into erp now too and struggling with it. I have so many different compulsions and its so hard to change things like all the things I wash my hands for. I keep hoping things will magically just become easy, but all these quirks developed over time, and its probably going to take a little time to work them back.
- Username
- Wolfram Wolfram
- Date posted
- 40w ago
Just under 3 months for me. But I went way beyond what the therapist was asking of me. Wayyyy beyond
- Username
- mikeb31978mikeb31978
- Date posted
- 40w ago
well mine is pure O so yeah ... need it to stop
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