OCD treatment erp is failing

@Nica I’m trying my best not to the compulsion and ignoring it but it’s growing stronger I can’t seem to ignore the thought I had to delay my test in a few days because it’s clear I didn’t recover fast enough it’s getting to the point where it’s fucking. With my future treatments are making it worse than better I don’t know what to do at this point I’m not from. Western country to treatments are so difficult to find and I’m already failing in self training

@Nica I can’t understand why it’s ALWAYS me with this issues and everyone else is happy and thriving God I hate my life I don’t see the point of it

@scutodragon Stay strong, I’ve felt utterly hopeless because of OCD but it got better. ERP is the gold standard for treatment, medication can help, and there are a lot of resources online about OCD. It took me a lot of hard work and failing to get a hold of my life again. You can do it.

@Lgpuc I’ve been trying for a while now and I’ve been seeing no result it’s been months now and almost no progress

@Lgpuc I don’t know how you did it but when it’s been legit almost a decade and erp keeps failing over the years maybe it’s time to maybe take surgery or try medication I’ve gained so much weight

@scutodragon It’s going to take time; this isn’t a fast or easy process. It took me 6 years of intense therapy to become subclinical/recovered. And it was once a week, sometimes multiple times a week, seeing my therapist for 6 years because I was really deep in my own BS.

@Nica Yeah I see that now how did you manage school/work driving and in general life cause it bothered me that others were enjoying you know while I was suffering

@scutodragon School and work were things to focus on vs. staying home and making everything worse because I’d just stay in my room and cry all day and night. That’s obviously not productive.

@scutodragon You most likely need medication to lower your anxiety so you can then do ERP with a professional. Have you told you therapist all this? Do you have a therapist?

@Nica Relatable tho for me it destroyed my school and work weekend my functioning and focus

@Nica No where I’m from there is very litttle therapy most therapy is over priced and most people don’t know what ocd is

@scutodragon If where you are doesn’t have a psychiatrist then it will be harder but I highly suggest looking into Nathan Peterson’s OCD course for a one time fee. You’ll have to do it on your own but I’ve seen people do it successfully (though it also takes way longer) doing Nathan Peterson’s course, which is why I suggest it.

@Monster2024 OCD is a disaster my treatments have failed I’m thinking medication

@Monster2024 Anything working so far? Trying so hard to control ocd and I need new ways