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Well, ERP really is different for everyone. It all depends on how you approach the sessions. It won't do you any good if you immediately do compulsions after it's over, that'll effectively wipe out all the work you did. But if you commit to cutting down on all your compulsions, including ruminating, you can expect to notice a difference very fast, sometimes by the next day (my experience)! I'm still not cured, and I've been at it on my own on and off for months, but I'm noticing a lot of relief very quickly when I really buckle down and take it seriously. It's hard to do, though, while I've done ERP I've had awful panic attacks, but if you stick the course long-term recovery is there. I would seriously recommend doing ERP under the supervision of a trained professional, though. If you do too much too soon you can scare yourself too bad and cause a relapse in compulsions. But if you think you can handle it/can't afford a therapist like me, I'd say go for it, but with a lot of care.
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One OCD podcast I listen to believes that if you really commit to OCD recovery and ERP you can recover in 6 months. Me personally though, I think in some cases it might take longer. Each case of OCD is unique.
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Ahh thank you!! Any ideas on what to do as exposure for HOCD?
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What is the name of the podcast you listen to? Thanks
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@chizz That one is called OCD Recovery, Ali Greymond
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@dpveritasgold Thank you :)
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According to my therapist, it depends on a few things like severity and for how long you've been doing compulsions. In my case she thinks it's kind of severe but she thinks around a year?
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I'm pure O mainly, also ROCD
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- 5y ago
No two people are the same, but if you actively do ERP....and stick to it regardless of how you feel the anxiety will fall naturally....Its not easy and there will be slips and trips along the way but as long as you keep moving forward I would say 6 months you will see a massive improvement....but you have to stick to the program no matter how much the anxiety tries to make you do compulsions to make you feel relief from ocd
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True, it really depends on the person, and how much you put into wanting to heal
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(For HOCD btw)
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I also have HOCD, to give perspective.
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- 25w ago
Happy Tuesday friends. Question for you all: I have recently started ERP therapy (about one month ago) and I feel in a way it has helped. But I also notice that I feel the thoughts I do have are SO intense that I feel like I’m gonna explode and then I’ll cry and get upset but then feel better after having a “freak out”. Does this happen to any of you guys? Also, I told my therapist yesterday some of the exposures we had been doing made me uncomfortable. Like really really uncomfortable. She made me feel a little bad about not doing it and stated this would prolong my progress if I didn’t do it. I’m not sure if I should push my self to do this exposure because she told me to or to stick up for myself and move at my own pace. Thanks everyone.
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- 26d ago
So you got to ask me anything… Now I’d like to ask you something! I’ve heard from Members that they were so scared coming to their first ERP session. They were terrified that I would think they were crazy, that I would tell them their worst fears were true. That I would confirm they are some form of a terrible person or have them hauled off to prison for their thoughts. I’ve also had Members share how they’re very scared to begin ERP treatment because they’ve researched enough to know it means facing the fear, without the compulsions that have kept them feeling safe (but not really safe) this entire time. They struggled to see how they could be capable of doing this, while simultaneously acknowledging that they did not want to live like this anymore. If you have had your first session, what were your thoughts before? Did you have any hesitations or fears going into it? How did it turn out? If you haven’t yet begun to work with an ERP specialist, what is holding you back?
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