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Saying thank you to the therapist on the last session and that I've got it from here.
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@Wolfram i dislike my therapist (i don’t see an nocd therapist tho)
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@Anonymous7779 I didn't see a nocd therapist either. If it's not working out for you, you can get a new one
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@Anonymous7779 If it’s possible reach out to NOCD. The first therapist I had wasn’t a good fit. The second therapist was wonderful. Supportive and really listened
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FREEDOMMM
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!!!
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When you can feel the difference it’s made
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Love it!
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finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel
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There is always hope!
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Regaining myself again…
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So glad you had a great experience with ERP!
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Feeling hopeful that things can improve, instead of feeling hopeless and trapped by my OCD
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There is ALWAYS hope for recovery! :)
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Being able to breathe again, and feel joy.
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Love it!
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success
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Yay!! Keep it up!
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The ERP exposures, most notably losing my V card lol 🤣🤣
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Being able to live my life to the fullest!! Understanding that I don’t have to miss out on anything because OCD doesn’t dictate anything in my world.
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Yes!! Living life the way YOU want to live.. not by OCD's rules!
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Realizing that you can live with uncertainty, doubt, and other painful/uncomfortable experiences and emotions without trying to stop, fight, or get rid of them
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This is an awesome piece of encouragement!!
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Learning how to reframe my fears.
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Nice! Look at you!!
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reframing the fear from “oh no i have to wash my hands” to “i’m going to practice sitting in the discomfort a little longer”
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THIS! >> thanks for sharing!!
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Understanding that I am capable of living the life I want to live
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Hope
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...is the most important thing :)
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Realizing I was on charge.
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In*
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YES!
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Feeling free, fearless, and so self loving 🤍
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Knowing that I'm not crazy! I'm not a broken human!
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When the anxieties and self doubt started to recede and I became able to be the person I always wanted to be.
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Yes! Living life to its fullest.
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@Brenna - NOCD Team Member Definitely.
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Seeing how far you’ve come, I thought I’d never be able to drive a car, and now I do it normally and consistently without a problem. It’s crazy to look back and see all that progress
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Honestly getting the diagnosis, it was huge for me. I felt like none of the other diagnosis’s fit all of my symptoms, I researched and found OCD, and talked to many doctors and people about it, but was told I don’t have it. I was finally diagnosed after 2 years of trying, someone actually listened. I was nearly crying I was so happy, because I knew I’d get the right treatment now, I knew what was so wrong with my mind, I knew there was another side to all of that fear and depression. I made it to the other side :)
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making myself push through and see the potential to grow and take my life back! working on conquering those sneaky mental compulsions
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The title seems like a necessary reminder to me at a time when my sibling fought and says the meanest things to me.
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having the best support system on my side 🥺
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Hi I'm new to the app and to the realization that I'm OCD I've had 3 years where I never left my house I wash my hands to much I freak out when someone coughs it sniffles near me. I still want to wear a mask most days....and some of my thoughts are completely and utterly mind blowing. I'm here to learn
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Gives me hope! Im just starting. Im terrified.
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I was just thinking about how OCD tries to be tricky and switches themes on us!! The amount of times I have said to myself in the past, IF ONLY I HAD THE OLDER THEME I USE TO WORRY ABOUT BECAUSE THIS NEW ONE IS SO MUCH WORSE!!! Has anyone ever experienced this before? Once I started ERP therapy, I began to really start understanding what mental/physical compulsions I was doing to really keep my OCD alive! While I did this, I would also tap into my self-compassion bucket, even when it felt like it was dry at times, because it was SO easy to judge myself for because of the sheer presence of my thoughts. I would also have the most self-compassion for myself for those taboo intrusive thoughts that really felt so strong, ego-dystonic and real!!! My OCD would hop around from theme to theme and just when I thought I figured it out (compulsion) it would hop again and make me discouraged! I noticed for me that once I really understood my compulsions, it didn't matter when the theme switched as I could tackle it at its core. If I was able to stay steadfast and resist compulsions the best I could, I started to notice that my CONFIDENCE increased in the long run! I also noticed that some of the core fears were the same for different OCD subtypes. OCD treatment is hard BUT living with OCD is harder. I have experienced subtypes including Harm OCD, ROCD, Moral Scrupulosity, Sensorimotor, Contamination, Perfectionism/Just Right, Hit and Run, Magical Thinking, Real Event/False Memory. ERP therapy allowed me to really work on stopping these compulsions and switching from theme to theme. I was fed up with what OCD took from me and I needed to do something about it. I talked to an ERP therapist and it was one of the best decisions of my life. If you are struggling, keep pushing and get the help you deserve!! You got this!!!
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What is motivating you to keep pushing in treatment or to take the first step to start ERP treatment? For my OCD treatment, I wanted to feel more present in what I was doing and I wanted to live a life that aligned to what was important to me. I love to golf, fish, be out nature, walk my dogs, read, listen to music, and eat some good food! When I was in ERP treatment, I made sure to align my treatment to my values! I would construct exposures that were valued based which really motivated me to keep go towards my goals! What is your motivation?
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What’s one small win or act of bravery you’ve had this week, even if it felt really hard? **OCD recovery isn’t about perfection—it's about progress, even if it's tiny. Maybe you delayed a compulsion by 30 seconds. Maybe you showed up here today to express you struggles or support others. These are wins, and they matter. Let’s celebrate them together.
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