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I stoped having panic attacks and anxiety attacks. I also could sleep the whole night again and be able to leave me house again.
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Amazing!!
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@Brooke cookie Oh my God, I struggle with leaving the house in panic attack as well. I’m sorry this may be a lot to ask. Do you have any advice for tiny steps to take? I appreciate it and that’s so awesome, you inspire me (:
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@Brooke cookie Due to panic attacks *^
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@jessica_c I don’t know if it is the same for you but treating my OCD with ERP and  and learning to sit with the anxiety helped me be able to keep my anxiety levels for my OCD lower and that helps me not have the panic attacks.  I highly recommend trying to  treat your OCD slowly, and you should be able to see progress if your panic attacks are because of OCD as the anxiety levels should go down. I’m sorry you’re struggling with this having panic attacks from your OCD really sucks.
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@Brooke cookie My panic attacks are basically a reaction to super high anxiety and stress. Getting my anxiety and stress to a normal or lower level pretty much stops me from having them.
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@Brooke cookie Thank u so much this is really helpful (:
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When something I thought was going to be a 6 turned out to only be a 4 which then only took 4 minutes to get to a 1 during session
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This will provide encouragement to a lot of people! You're stronger than you think :)
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When I was having intrusive thoughts and still went about my day like nothing was happening.
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Nice work, stay the course! Teaching OCD that YOU are the one who's in charge.
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@Brenna - NOCD Team Member Thank you so much!
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When I am realizing that I'm not in control
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We know how challenging this can be.. awesome progress!
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When I had a full conversation that included some triggers and I felt no feelings of panic and my thinking felt truly rational. My husband and I high-fived because it was such a huge improvement!
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Love the support!!!
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When I was able to get from a seven to a one - to actually work through an exposure and have my mind calm down.
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Keep it up!
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When I was able to walk outside and see all the grass move and sway and the light reflect on everything and see how life is so beautiful!
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Absolutely love this. Being able to notice the little things :)
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When I could sit with the feeling of anxiety in my body, the discomfort, and not have to do anything about it 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
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A huge "win"! You CAN handle uncomfortable feelings, no matter what OCD tells you!
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Pretty sure I unknowingly suggested my biggest fear as an exposure yesterday during session. I have real event OCD and I told the story of what happened. Felt so light and free after the session. Today, not so great ( but I’m still doing better)
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Progress sometimes isn't linear. Keep it up with the exposures - that is awesome!
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I left the house.
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YES!
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When it clicked that me and my ocd were not the same person.
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Some of my intrusive thoughts were drowned out by my therapist’s voice. 🙌💗
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I have hyper awareness which is linked heavily to my health anxiety ocd. After resisting the compulsion of body checking my movement. I got up from a self coached 35 minute session and I felt that lingering anxiety went from a constant 4/10 to a 1.5/10. Progress over perfection.
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Keep it up! Thanks for sharing this piece of hope!
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When my intrusive thoughts weren’t bothering me as much
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I noticed my ritual/compulsion to record most of my day turned into only half. Currently I’d say only 30-35% of my day I document which before was about 90% 😌
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@SpiceyPisces Keep it up you are doing great and amazing progress! You are telling OCD you are in control of the situation. Give yourself a little something for what you have accomplished a little self care goes a long way!
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@IN-tuition-FJ Thank you so much for the kind words of encouragement!! 😊 it’s a work in progress but I know I have definitely come a long way as many others have! ☺️
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@SpiceyPisces My pleasure, but it’s all you! You have done the best you can and for that i congratulate you! Keep it up!
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@SpiceyPisces A little extra I like to say is that breathing exercises help a great deal, the same goes for walking in nature because Nature does not judges. Grounding - putting your feet on the ground, grass, sand can help because of the elements, now I know this one might be hard to accomplish but if you do this one with meditation or simply listening to some soothing music it will be easier. I wish you the best SpiceyPisces! 😊
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I’m having one of those moments where I have to deal with some uncertainty at the worst time. I did have a little panic attack for a moment. Then I realized I could use this to make me stronger. Something happened at work and no one knows the answer I need. So I have to deal with some uncertainty. The feelings suck and the thoughts keep coming. I will not let this ruin my day I will continue to work and go about my day, even though I am anxious. Just remember that we will have things pop up throughout our days we do not expect but just to remember our practices. Hopefully the intensity will decrease in time today. Wish me luck.
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When you become a “conqueror” does it mean you’ve completed ERP or you’ve just gotten to a good place with it? If so, how long did it take to finish therapy and how did you finally make progress? I’m having a hard time sticking with it right now as it feels unproductive. I’ve been in ERP for about 2 months and I can’t wait to be done.
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I keep asking questions about ERP because I'm trying to convince myself that it will actually work for R/E OCD. In one of the NOCD youtube videos, the analogy was "well people live with uncertainty all the time - they keep driving a car even if it can crash" etc. Yes, but driving a car is an uncertainty that people accept because it doesn't directly correlate to their IDENTITY, CHARACTER, and INTEGRITY. So to me that's an apples and oranges comparison. So yes I believe ERP can work (or I've heard) BUT can it work in the "right way" going forward. What I mean by that is do you come out of it 1) not having to accept a dogma / delusion? 2) do you keep your integrity and identity in tact or have to lie to yourself to move on from the real event? 3) is it TRUE peace of mind or just delusion? If it's not, if I have to sacrifice my integrity and identity to move on, to me that's not a genuine and sustainable solution it's just a bandaid. I hope someone who's done ERP can convince me otherwise because it'd be nice to move on from OCD
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