I didn't have any symptoms of ocd related to real event ocd for two years. Does it mean I recovered from that theme or there was just absence of ocd symptoms

It's a tricky question to answer. My beliefs on recovery have changed. I used to think I can cure it but I'm unsure on that now. I'll bullet point it otherwise I'll just waffle - I believe you can get rid of certain themes especially when you work on the issues that underpin why your ocd would lash onto it. - does that mean ocd goes away all together? No. Once your brain has created those neural pathways for whatever reason it needed to when it was initially developed, they are there. It'll always be there as a back up option to fall on if needed because it helped you get through something whether you realised or not. Our brains are "efficient" that way. - does this mean there's zero hope for a better life? Of course not. Imagine it like using a sat nav and it usually takes you one way to get to your desired destination or goal. Imagine one part of that journey is your ocd (a bridge for example) and you don't want to go down that route anymore, you've changed your destination or the way you want to get there. So you take a different road, ignoring the sat nav and it'll reroute onto new roads your not familiar with. You'll be uncertain, might be stressed and be late but you'll find a way. Then next time you trust it a little more, and then a little bit more. Then you have options, a chance to go in a different direction. You will always have that bridge if it's needed or wanted, you can't get rid of it but it will become of less importance and relevance if you have other options that you create for yourself. You have 100% more options and 50% less of a chance to go down the same road to get to your destination. Imagine if you had even more options. The chance of ocd being used will go down dramatically. The bridge always be there, just not on the journey you're taking. I guess I'd call this neural mapping if that's a thing. 🤷‍♂️ - I always said to myself I just need a chance to get better and then I've got it from here. I think this might be giving myself a chance. Long story short. You can get better but the bridge will always be there. I was going to be poetic and call it the dark bridge of our mind but ironically if anything, the problem is it that it is fully lit and we know it'll get us to the destination. The safer option is in the other roads that are shrouded in fog and uncertainty, the ones we are less likely to trust. It's like that saying, better the devil you know. Anywayyyy I waffled regardless of bullet points. Hoped this helped 😂

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