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Has anybody cured ocd to completely 100%. If yes, please help.
Has anybody cured ocd to completely 100%. If yes, please help.
There are people who overcome OCD, such as Matt Codde and the support team of the Unstuck app. If you work on yourself and remove all your compulsions mentally and physically, the cycle of OCD can't spiral. As Matt Codde says, when you don't have any compulsions, OCD can't exist. OCD isn't a disease; it's a mental disorder. When you work on yourself, anything is possible. Recovery is a journey. Once you start your journey and believe in yourself, you will see results. You don't need to worry; all you have to do is take steps.
OCD is an anxiety disorder it can not be cured but it definitely can be managed
Looking back, I realize I’ve had OCD since I was 7. though I wasn’t diagnosed until I was 30. As a kid, I was consumed by fears I couldn’t explain: "What if God isn’t real? What happens when we die? How do I know I’m real?" These existential thoughts terrified me, and while everyone has them from time to time, I felt like they were consuming my life. By 12, I was having daily panic attacks about death and war, feeling untethered from reality as depersonalization and derealization set in. At 15, I turned to drinking, spending the next 15 years drunk, trying to escape my mind. I hated myself, struggled with my body, and my intrusive thoughts. Sobriety forced me to face it all head-on. In May 2022, I finally learned I had OCD. I remember the exact date: May 10th. Reading about it, I thought, "Oh my God, this is it. This explains everything." My main themes were existential OCD and self-harm intrusive thoughts. The self-harm fears were the hardest: "What if I kill myself? What if I lose control?" These thoughts terrified me because I didn’t want to die. ERP changed everything. At first, I thought, "You want me to confront my worst fears? Are you kidding me?" But ERP is gradual and done at your pace. My therapist taught me to lean into uncertainty instead of fighting it. She’d say, "Maybe you’ll kill yourself—who knows?" At first, it felt scary, but for OCD, it was freeing. Slowly, I realized my thoughts were just thoughts. ERP gave me my life back. I’m working again, I’m sober, and for the first time, I can imagine a future. If you’re scared to try ERP, I get it. But if you’re already living in fear, why not try a set of tools that can give you hope?
People who went from a really bad time with OCD to a better time now. Is it really possible? What was your theme? Did you take medication?
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