I’m thinking about doing erp but my ocd is so severe the thought of accepting my fears happening to me makes me sick to my stomach. I also believe in the power of my words and saying I accept this Bad thing will attract it into my life. I’m not sure what I should do🥲
Imagine your life out the other end. Rooting for you!
ERP is a little bit like getting into a pool when you're afraid about how cold it will be. You can stand on the edge forever, looking at the pool and imagining how uncomfortable it will be to jump into the cold water. You may dip your toe in to check how cold it is, which only makes the fear worse. But then at some point you throw caution to the wind and just jump in. It's a bit of a shock at first, but then you quickly become acclimated to the temperature of the water, and it feels amazing. Then you're left wondering what you were so afraid of in the first place. You can do it 💪
With a good OCD counselor ERP can change your life.
Start with viable goals, with professional surveillance if possible and with consistency Keep us posted!!!
@Ocidokie I’m medication now I think I’ll start once it starts kicking in, and thank you for the tip will do ❤️
It will make you sick to your stomach, just like the strong antibiotic I’m on right now that is saving my life. No joke, I got a bad infection from a rooster of all things, within two hours it was infected down to my knuckle, puss and everything. I went to the doctors and they gave me a really strong antibiotic, it’s been about 5 days and I still can’t touch my middle finger to my palm, but if I didn’t take it my finger would fester and this infection could get to my heart or worse, my brain. Sometimes the medicine sucks for a time, but ERP makes all the difference. I’m not scared anymore. I’ve traveled, can deal with gross things (like this infection, lol), my relationships are getting better, symmetry isn’t a must and the freedom is amazing. ERP works, I won’t lie and say it’s easy, but it’s good medicine, even if it makes you sick to your stomach for a time.
Sameeeee
Do ERP!!!! I see your user name says to Trust God. Yes!!!!!!! That is how you defeat OCD, by taking steps of faith in God. Doing your ERP is actually taking steps of faith. I used to think that I was serving God by following the OCD rules. But actually, the OCD was making me live in an ungodly way. When I break the OCD rules, I can only do that by faith. It's very scary to do ERP, but it can help to know that you are walking the path that God wants you walk when you take the brave steps to defeat OCD. OCD can only be defeated through faith and courage. It takes real courage to stop the behaviors we think keep us safe (compulsions) and live in freedom
Thank you so much for your encouragement just brought me to tears 🥲❤️
What ERP or other techniques do you use to combat fear of cancelation? Especially curious about those with taboo thoughts, false memory ocd and event ocd based off of real events where the fear of cancellation may actually hold some validity. I once did my own ERP not under a therapist but just on my own I decided to create an anonymous account on Twitter and defend a friend who was receiving online criticism. I knew that this would be semi-controversial so I was expecting backlash and when I recieved troll replies it actually seemed to be a really helpful low-stakes exposure activity. Is this something that others have done? Low stakes online posts etc. that you know will recieve negative responses? I have had severe OCD as a kid as pretty much every subtype under the sun, and as an adult I pretty much have all the types under control except for this real event and false memory and taboo thought OCD. It seems like a different beast since it's somewhat realistic in the camcellation culture today, and it's confusing to address. Ive shut down almost all social accounts and it's keeping me from progressing in a career where I need to have an online presence :/
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?
I’m starting NOCD. I had several years of cbt as a child (well over 20 years ago) and I see a trauma therapist. But now I’ll be seeking further help for OCD and just really scared. CBT wasn’t helpful for me. How has ERP been helpful for you? Do you feel like you’ll finally get your life back? I’m consumed by my obsessions 😢 Would love others feedback if ERP helped you ❤️
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