Anonymous
- Date posted
- 10w
People with HA
Do you resolve one symtpom only to be left with a new one? How can I deal with that? It's almost like one went away and another began.
Sarah McNSarah McN
- Date posted
- 10w
All the time :( ocd is switching to a different fear. It can feel really frustrating or discouraging, but it doesn’t mean you’re doing something wrong , it actually means you’re making progress! The key is learning to respond differently in general, rather than getting stuck in the content of each specific fear. Over time, as you build that skill, the symptoms lose their power. ERP and response prevention help with this a lot
Isabella D. GreeneIsabella D. ...
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 10w
Absolutely! Even though it’s so *ANNOYING* - you can find comedy everywhere! I gave my ocd a “name” - might sound weird but it’s something I was taught to do in therapy to take some of the blame of “having” ocd off myself. Clem - that’s my “ocd’s name” Sometimes I’ll choose to accept a symptom - then suddenly I’m hit with 50 different symptoms at once. So I just shake my head and let ”Clem” have his little tantrum. This may not work for everyone, but it works for me - gives me a little laugh when I’m down.
SF18SF18
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 9w
One of the things about OCD is regardless of the theme or topic, the answer is the same…ERP. Exposures and sitting with the unknown while allowing the thoughts to be without giving them your attention.
Natkat12345Natkat12345
- Date posted
- 9w
Unfortunately yes I have gone through so many different types of OCD however the good thing is that the way to tackle each theme is the same through ERP so once you have that down you will be okay and if you need extra help you can always restart therapy I had to do that recently because my theme changed but it’s getting better
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Anonymous
- Date posted
- 23w
Has anyone’s obsessive thoughts changed themes?
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Tony Davies
- Date posted
- 18w
Question
Why is it that you beat one OCD think, but another OCD thing comes up related to it, but the same theme?
garren0712
- Date posted
- 9w
Can anyone else relate to this?
my OCD is doing what it does best and it’s randomly selecting themes. Once I’m not scared or react to one it bounces to another. And then i temporarily forget all of my coping skills for that theme. Rn it’s fixating on the time I had a panic attack and it’s trying to make me have one again
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