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- 9w
Any OCD over comers ?? How long did it took ?
I’m so scared I’ll be stuck in this forever soo soo scared
I’m so scared I’ll be stuck in this forever soo soo scared
I was born with OCD because it runs in the family. I had physical compulsions only for quite some time and then it turned into Pure O. I also have a bunch of other mental illnesses and ADHD, so lots on my plate. It took 6 years to fully recover from all my mental illnesses, but I’ve been subclinical for almost 5 years now 😊
I’ve had it since I was a child. Now I’m 35 and free from it for like 4 years now. I struggled for years because it wasn’t until 2020 I was diagnosed and everything just made sense and clicked. I think a big part of it for me was I didn’t feel alone or something was specific to me and once I found the community it just was a huge burden off my existence. Plus I been practicing things to help it actually for years on top of discovering ERP and now it’s been nothing but peace 🙏🏻
I started having ocd issues June of 2020. When I finally got help for it in 2021 here on NOCD, it was practically gone for a whole year or so, but it came back. I think it is because I stopped practicing my scripts and things that were helping me to get past it. Now, it comes and goes, but I TRY not to let it bother me anymore and I continue practicing the things my therapist and I created. I’m not 100%, but I’m DEFINITELY not where I used to be in 2020. The biggest thing is to get help for it. This is my second time getting help here on NOCD and that’s okay.
I would like to know too, this is so hard dealing with day after day
How you did it ?? I been dealing with it 6 months now
@Vagogogo ERP therapy with a professional and listening to everything he said 🤪 I also started practicing mindfulness daily, started working out and eating better, and got on a daily/nightly routine.
How long did it take to make this? And is it actually possible?
I started dealing with OCD when I became fixated on health issues, particularly the fear of contracting a life-threatening disease. If I experienced any kind of medical symptom, no matter how small, that even remotely hinted at something potentially fatal, it would drive me crazy, and I couldn’t stop obsessing over it. Then one day, I started having intrusive thoughts about accidentally hitting someone with my car, and I would end up driving in circles to check if I had. Eventually, I found myself overwhelmed by a flood of new obsessive thoughts and compulsions. One day, while I was at the park, a squirrel came near me, and for some reason, I felt like it attacked me. I Googled it and learned that squirrels could carry rabies, which spiraled me into a deep fear of rabies. I became consumed with the thought I received a bite from a squirrel, raccoon, or bat any time I’m in areas that trigger me. It started off only being inside then transferred to even being in my own home. This made me obsess over every physical sensation in my body, compulsively checking to make sure nothing was wrong. One compulsion that I hated the most would to be putting rubbing alcohol on me to make sure that I had no open wounds. Every day feels like I’m walking around in a fog of anxiety, constantly worrying that I won’t even make it to old age. Sometimes, it gets so overwhelming that I just want it all to end. It stresses me so bad at times to where my brain feels like I’ve been studying all day.
Can someone please tell me at what point did you finally accept that it’s OCD? When did the ERP click for you? When did you just stop buying into the lies of OCD and finally let go? Like what does it take. It’s been 2 years of this for me and I’m in ERP currently and it’s just not clicking 😣 is it just me???
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