Is it normal for OCD thoughts to suddenly disappear?

no thoughts?

does anyone else have times where their OCD disappears? Like I've been dealing with a new OCD theme and it was so distressing dealing with those thoughts for weeks on end and i couldn't talk to my therapist at the time. I told my therapist about it yesterday and now there's no more thoughts? and i feel like i lied about having these thoughts and now when i do my exposures it's like i'm checking for the thoughts to pop up and they're not. I don't know if it's because I've been kind of avoiding people that trigger the theme or what. I feel like a liar.

Username: ron stoitron stoit

Date posted: 31w ago

I am dutch so my English is not perfect. I have the same for me. After I have talked to my therapist. There is some rest in my brain. I am afraid that the ocd is lying to you. Your realy you is not the liar. But talking to my therapist works as a compulsion. So I decided to tell my therapist everything but in a way that it keeps me distressed. So I have my free exposure.

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 31w ago

I've had time where it goes silent momentarily and.i almost panic bc I'm so used to it

Username: Buttercupz Buttercupz

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 30w ago

Yes, also for me after really bad anxiety I still check my groin so I have groinal responses even after the thoughts and anxiety is gone. It like persists and then I get anxious wondering what it means.

Username: Turtle123

Date posted: 5y ago

Not sure if this is normal, but all of a sudden, like within days, it seems as though my OCD is completely gone and I’m really confused. Any advice or experience with this would be great. Thanks

Username: Terminus

Date posted: 3y ago

I'm worrying that my ocd hasn't been as severe recently. The anxiety and thoughts have decreased and I'm not obsessing as much. I think this is because of medication and learning tactics to fight ocd effectively. But as I said I'm worrying that my ocd isn't as severe and I fear I don't have ocd at all despite diagnosis. Anybody else experience this?

Username: Sarah🕊

Date posted: 3y ago

I’m so confused right now. I feel really calm about my intrusive thoughts and I feel calm overall. I can still get moments of feeling uneasy but overall I’m calmer. Yesterday was really difficult. Does that mean I don’t have OCD? I just don’t get this. Even today I was scared with the thought of what If I’m lying about my intrusive thoughts and my experience with OCD and I’m really just a crazy person.....and then later today when I felt calmer I was like omg what if I really don’t have OCD and I really I’m just making it up. I feel so calm right now. I’m kind of guessing maybe because I talked to my mom about my some intrusive thoughts have and have had in the past and I was worried about telling her but she understood and so I feel a weight lifted off my shoulders. Is it possible to suddenly feel ok?

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