ERP

In the beginning, sure, but you are rewiring your brain and overcoming fears—it won’t be easy.

It’s just exhausting. It works but I feel line I’m dying…this is insane.

You can always look for I-CBT

See.. ERP is definitely helpful but there are 2 types of ERP: 1. Purpose exposures 2. Non purpose or accidental exposures Now, the purpose exposures are limited for eg, if you sit and imagine yourself purposely with any same gender person for days and face the anxiety then the same thought won't bother you much in future but it works in limit. Let's say after some days, you get another trigger or thought about your best friend then you're again sitting and purposely exposing yourself and next day you get the thought about your family member or cousin then again you're doing the same, then you get the thought related to past memories, you get the trigger or thought of any fictional character, celebrity or anyone then again you're doing the same, then you get the thought of yourself.. what would you do?? My point is, for how much time you're going to sit and purposely expose yourself ? It has a limit as ocd switches thoughts, images and feelings very fast. It will replace or switch thoughts and triggers after one exposure and then it will continuously do that but you can't leave everything and sit on a couch and do exposure every time right ? So purpose exposures are limited, ocd will bring new thoughts, images and feelings after each exposure so it won't work in long run, it would become a compulsion then (like everytime you'll getting a new trigger or thought and you're exposing to it.. it has no end). Whereas accidental exposures will help in long run, whenever you get any thought, feelings, images etc.. face the anxiety and face the all the thoughts, doubts etc, let the thoughts come and don't do anything to them.. just do your work while facing them. Visit the channel of ALI GREYMOND for more clarity and also try ACT therapy and mindfulness along with accidental exposures.