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- 11w
Does it ever get easier?
Please tell me it gets easier…it’s hard to hold on when it feels like it’s not going to ever.
Please tell me it gets easier…it’s hard to hold on when it feels like it’s not going to ever.
Maybe it does and Maybe it doesn't, one of the things you have to remember is chasing that certainty that it will get easier is only going to make it worse. Ocd no matter what the theme is, will be about doubt and the need for total control, both of which are unattainable. We have to learn through hard work and persistence that you don't need certainty or 100% control to live in recovery 😉. I know this might seem unhelpful and maybe even unkind but trust me when I say it's far better than telling you what you think you want to hear. Always remember you are not alone in this and never will be.
OCD is a struggle for many of us. I have had so many peaks and valleys on my journey. Being on meds/ off meds, in therapy/ not in therapy, good job/ bad job, health issues, relationship issues. All of it affects my anxiety and in turn OCD. I’m in a valley right now but I remember how I’ve come out of them before. I will again and so will you. Hang in there. If you can do therapy, I would try it again. I’ve had 4 OCD therapists and only one really got through to my OCD. The others only kind of scratched the surface. Maybe you would have more success with someone else
If it is hard, you probably are doing your erp right even if it seems hopeless.
If you do the work, yes it gets a lot easier. You have to be willing to invest energy and be uncomfortable, but it’s so possible. Are you in ERP therapy?
@Anonymustard No but I have been in the past
@#happiness Did you see progress?
@Anonymustard No but I’m trying to sit w uncertainty and not seek reassurance. I just feel like ocd has hijacked my entire life.
@#happiness I encourage you to go back to therapy and try again! I think it’s the best way to do ERP and the fastest way to get better. Give it a really good shot ❤️
I’ve been dealing with ocd my whole life, and just got diagnosed about a year ago. I feel my days becoming occupied with thoughts, urges, fears and worry that completely debilitate me. It’s getting to the point where i feel like it’s taking over my life. I don’t see this getting any better, even with the therapy and medication I’m on. I’m scared my life will be like this forever, I’m tired. My brain is tired of ruminating every second of every day from the moment I wake up to the moment I go to sleep. I’m not sure how much longer I can go on like this.
I feel like every day I try to sit with uncertainty, but it just feels never ending. Like I receive a little bit of hope and get to the top of one hill and feel like things may get better in a while, there's another hill right in front of me that feels more frightening. It's really frustrating. I know it's the nature of this disorder but ughhhhh
I can remember the day I started having intrusive thoughts. I was so confused and scared. It’s been almost 3 months- does it get easier to manage? Currently taking medication and going to therapy, but this is all still very new, and very scary. Please tell me there’s relief in recovery..? I tend to isolate myself from my family, often. I’m tired, so so tired. :( Most days, I just stay on the couch or in bed. I don’t quite get as anxious, but like a “heart stopping” gut feeling when a thought pops up. I miss the me I was before the diagnosis. HOCD is scary and harder when it attacks the loved ones, spouse, in your home. :( My heart hurts.
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