WOOHOO

A few month ago I woke up shaking every single morning, Vomiting most days from the debilitating anxiety ocd had thrown me in. I’ve realized I didn’t just wake up one morning with this but it sure felt like it. The intensity had simply built after years of my ocd being ignored not only by me but the 8 therapists I had seen. It became so intense I could barely pull myself to work in the morning. I had lost 20 pounds in probably around a month. That was the wake up call, My father struggled with ocd so I thought it was worth a shot to explore this possibility and sure enough after my first appointment with nocd I was not only certain that I had OCD but that I had it BAD. ERP didn’t make sense, Until IT DID. There are some of you who are at the beginning of your OCD journey, right where I was who do not believe recovery is possibly I know I sure as heck didn’t, BUT OH MY GOSH IS IT REAL and I’m doing it🥳!!! My ocd specialist GETS ME, I’ve never had someone get my weird little brain so much, let alone know how to get it to feel better.

M123456

Date posted: 1y

Really needed to hear this tonight. Thank you. And so happy for you

Bopeep

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y

@M123456 I didn’t believe I would get better when I was at my worst, it took me awhile to trust that I would, But here I am getting better

Nica

Date posted: 1y

💜💜💜👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Bopeep

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y

@Nica 💖

Anonymous

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y

Congrats🩷🩷

Bopeep

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y

@Anonymous Thank you!💖

Brenna - NOC...

User type: Staff

Date posted: 1y

Thank you for this wonderful piece of encouragement! This will spark hope in many. Congratulations on this huge milestone!!

Bopeep

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y

@Brenna - NOCD Team Member Thank you! I would have never believed I could get to this spot

Anonymous

Date posted: 1y

Congratulations 🎊. I really needed to see this I've been with nocd for just 2 months and I'm relapsing horribly. I feel like there's no end in sight. Yes you're right at times I'm wondering if erp is even working due to the anxiety I get from it. Your words gave me a little bit of encouragement.

Bopeep

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y

@Anonymous I have relapsed bad before too, I told my therapist my brain like short circuits and picks a new theme once it gets sick of one. I had primarily what I thought was one or two themes in the beginning then as time progressed I adopted like three more and now they kind of all can come up at once but they don’t really bother me as much so they fade a away which I never thought I would be able to say nor did I understand when other people said the thoughts just became background noise that they usually didn’t even notice but it’s true. STILL some days are better than others. Keep going with ERP and therapy it’s literally bound to get better. What they say about faking it till you make it is true, And someday you won’t be faking it! I am proof of that, And you will be too.

Starstruck55

Date posted: 1y

Proud of everybody that did and try to get better, it’s so great to hear this and it really helps me to keep going. Congrats on this

Bopeep

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y

@Starstruck55 If you are doing the work you WILL progress and get better, It takes time but there’s no other way but to get better. You really got this

Ready to work

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y

I was so negative when I started. I also didn’t understand or believe that this could work but it has changed my life! I can’t wait to see who I become a year from now. But I also am realizing that I will have ups and downs and the downs are getting less discouraging. I still have so much work to do but the changes I’m seeing in myself encourage me to keep going and working hard

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