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Fear of myself and its thoughts. That Iam not my thoughts! I lifetime of getting to this small but large step🥰
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Incredible! Keep it up!
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Being able to use a large kitchen knife around my family and myself. 🙏🏼
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Amazing!! We know how challenging that might've been at the beginning - keep it up! You're so much stronger than OCD.
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the unknown, i still struggle sometimes but erp had been an amazing tool
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Agreed! ERP is a great tool when faced with the unknown.
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I used to be triggered by the very word “devil.” Not anymore! 😈
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Love the progress!
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@Brenna - NOCD Team Member Thank you ❤️ it has been louder than usual today because I’ve been doing hard exposures. Sometimes I need to remind myself not to take the content too seriously
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@dirholly So proud of you!!
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@MrBobaBear Thank you 🥰so am I, of you
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Enjoying my freedom as a Christian rather than an he fear of condemnation.
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Yes - living the life you want to live, not the life OCD wants you to live!
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Yes!! Working on this myself!!
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Being able to take a bath, wash my hands fewer than 5x per day, touching items outside my home without the use of barriers, pumping gas without gloves, leaving the house without hand sanitizer, going to public places like the grocery store again
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Wow, so much progress! Keep it up!
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Fear of something happening to my husband. I have obsessive worrying for sure.
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You're not alone!
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Not believing my fears and thoughts any more.
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A lot of times, thoughts are just thoughts. Nothing more, nothing less!!
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Fear of possibly snapping and harming someone I love. I've learned through erp thought do not equal actions. Thoughts are not manifestations. I cannot control my intrusive thoughts but I can control my reactions
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That last sentence is so true! Keep it up!
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I don’t fear my thoughts like I used to…. I can live with them.
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YES! Being able to live alongside your thoughts without much reaction from you is awesome!
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Flying in an airplane ✈️
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If my dog is sick, it probably doesn’t mean he’s dying.
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Living in the uncertainty can be challenging but so worth it!
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I feel comfortable around my boyfriend now and don’t ruminate often :D
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Incredible to hear!
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Fear that my identity isn’t what I’ve always known it to be (SOOCD). This has changed my life!!
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You aren't alone here!!!
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The my Unwanted thoughts have resulted in my soul being lost forever
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Any one overcome the fear of disease and going to a new physicians? Working on this but not quite there yet. Thank you
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You're stronger than your OCD!
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@mazzy I am also working on this and telling my doctors (and dentists) about my OCD. Some have been amazing allies in my health care.
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@gixmo Thank you. I am going to a new doctor tomorrow and I am going to tell him.
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@mazzy That’s great!
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Fear of cheating on my wife even though I know it’s irrational and not cheating. I’d spend hours searching on google if it was
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You're so much stronger than your obsessions!
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Driving and getting my license after 4 years with a permit 💖
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INCREDIBLE! Congrats!!!
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I no longer ask family if they are seeing and hearing the same things that I am 😊
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Keep it up!!
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@Brenna - NOCD Team Member I kind of went back to it the last couple of days. So discouraging
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Soccer intense university camp! I had so many thoughts because I had been sick for the previous month and my energy was low but I knew it would be a good experience. My thoughts told me I mine as well not even try because I’ll be so bad and die of embarrassment and shame. Observing my spiral of thoughts and looking at them over and over again in a paragraph helped me to see them as just words. Although I struggle with these things a lot still I’m so glad I went! OCD is scary because IT knows that anything is possible and uses that to its advantage. It always asks “what if?” But “what if not?”
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@marisacobbb *but I like to ask “what if not?”
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"It always asks “what if?” But “what if not?" What a great perspective.
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Oh...that's still a work in progress..
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You got this!
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Uncertainty around health related topics. After spending a lifetime with health anxiety, therapy with a NOCD therapist gave me the tools to handle these fears. Forever grateful!
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Amazing to hear!!! Keep it up!
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emetophobia and agoraphobia!!
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Woohoo! Those can be challenging, you've shown a lot of bravery by using ERP to help manage them!
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@emmagrace i struggle with the same thing. i’m glad i’m not alone
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The Big Garbage Can IYKYK
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I used to have obsessions about my orientation. That was a few themes ago, but I noticed my progress last night when watching a TikTok about someone who was born male but transitioned to female. I truthfully thought damn, both versions of this person are hot! No anxiety, and so in love with my hubs!
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Being able to get and accept bad news
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Hi all, I wanted to share an OCD win that I had this past week. I recognized and stopped a compulsion. I felt the urge to keep going with the physical compulsion of checking on my son before going to sleep to make sure he was still breathing and to pull the blankets down away from his neck, but I knew it was a compulsion and I used my ERP skills and didn't go and check. Even though my intrusive thoughts haven't been too bad the past few months, I still have them and still have my ups and downs. With me continuing with my ERP, I know that is why I am still on the upside of my OCD. Without it, I wouldn't have the skills to get through the bad times. What’s a small win you had last week in your OCD journey?
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Hi! I've been on my OCD healing journey for about half a year and I have seen a lot of success. I'm reaching out for advice, I am very willing to do exposures because I know the more I do them, the more I get better, but I struggle with the response prevention part. I don't know how to control my brain when it comes to facing the fears especially since most of my compulsions are mental. I can tell myself the typical things "I am okay with the uncertainty of this happening", etc. but its like my brain doesn't believe them. I've been stuck in this disconnect for a while and would love advice you have heard from a therapist or learned that has really help you.
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Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is one of the hardest but most effective treatments for OCD. If you’ve started ERP, what has been the biggest challenge in resisting compulsions?
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