I feel like ERP both works and doesn’t. My OCD is very much mental and trying to resist compulsions is an all-day task. When I do my ERP homework, it works for that scenario but OCD comes back the same force later. I am tired at this point. Days are long but I don’t feel like much happened. My prayer life is the only thing that works as joy is being sucked out of everything else. Did anyone else go through a stubborn bout of this?
Hey. I too have experienced this. I believe this may be a milestone marker on your recovery journey. The fact that ERP is working for that scenario in each instance says a lot… it means you’re gaining ground faster than you were before. Celebrate the wins whenever you can, OCD is usually super negative and unhelpful. Acknowledging progress and staying in the present moment is all you can do and it will pay off in the long run.
Yes, I’ve recently just been having false memory OCD with harm OCD. Even though, there’s no chance of this being real, my mind is already there making every angle or really trying to make me believe it’s real. It’s stubborn, so you are gonna have to be stubborn too. God will give you the strength you need friend. Don’t give OCD that power, just practice this even if it’s uncomfortable so then you can get freedom!
It definitely can but it also depends on what you’re doing. Are you still doing compulsions? What life style changes have you implemented? What coping mechanisms are you implementing?
@Nica I try to avoid compulsions but sometimes I’ll be too scared to fix them and do my erp skills. I have been trying to force myself to do things I don’t want to do like hang out with friends and go to the pool, but it’s hard.
Anyone find that ERP is not helping with the ocd? I’ve been going up me hierarchy slowly but I’m not getting any real relief from obsessions or anxiety - at times it seems to just get worse. My therapist says until I have gone thru my entire hierarchy I won’t feel much change in my symptoms. Anyone else going through this? I feel kind of dejected and hopeless about it like this is never getting better. My therapist even said I should maybe stop ERP because it’s not working (she might have been baiting me, tho - I don’t know)...
I have been suffering from OCD for many years. I am on numerous medications through my psychiatrist and have been in therapy for over a year. I don’t feel like things have necessarily gotten better. While ERP has been a big part of my therapy, it has become harder to trust in the process. Has anyone experienced treatment-resistant OCD? I take responsibility for not being as dedicated to ERP as I was when I started, but I am so frustrated with my lack of progress. Any feedback would be appreciated!
Hello- I have been battling many types of OCD on and off for 25+ years. Medication works but wanted to go off for 1st trimester of pregnancy. I am doing a good job deploying ERP tactics for pure o and real event ocd and it has removed physically anxiety symptoms and I can concentrate in life. However I do have a big sense of fear and all day gloomy feeling knowing that the thoughts that are disturbing are sitting out there and fear I will come up with new ones. Will this get better the longer I keep deploying the ERP tactics? I never have this when I am on medication. Thanks in advance.
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