Can anyone share any success stories regarding Pure/Real Event OCD? I think I just want some uplifting news more than anything, though this may read as reassurance seeking… not sure what counts and what doesn’t. So any education on that may be helpful too. Many thanks!!
Good luck with it. It helps to note that it's not your fault if your moral code is off as it may have been done through some conditioning somewhere in your life. So when you get this sorted, you might see where the problem arose if you're around the environment that helped develop it
I'm symptom free and have been for a while. I don't know how to frame it as a success story but I'll answer questions if you have any
@Wolfram Just knowing you’ve been helped is enough for me :) I’ve been struggling to understand how ERP would be effective for me since most of my struggles are considered pure OCD and I’m unsure about finding exposures for things that are only in my mind. Were you ever skeptical at the beginning of your journey? What sorts of exposures does one come up with for scenarios that are purely mental? Thank you for your response!
@Anonymous I was never skeptical. I saw the recovery rate on Google and said f*** that, I'll prove them wrong. As for mental exposures, I'd intentionally trigger myself on my own terms and acted as of it wasn't enough for me and wanted more, even if I cried through it. The feeling will peak and fade, you might even feel panicky. What types of thoughts have you got that triggers you currently if you don't mind me asking?
@Wolfram Hi you’re giving me hope! So this is my second OCD flare up in my life, I have lived with OCD but VERY mild but this flare up started because I had an intrusive thought that I could harm my kids. Now my OCD is raging that I’ll never been normal again, that I’ll never be able to be a mom again, and I’ll never be the same….im extremely tired and just have no motivation at all, like depressed!
@Kaylynbenzen Then I compulsively look up things, and I have convinced myself I need in patient help I just want to run away from myself! I look at pictures and can’t understand why I was happy there and how I became so unhappy now!
@Wolfram Right now I am struggling with what I believe is real event OCD, thinking about past events and feeling extreme guilt and responsibility for things I did, even if they weren’t as bad as I recall them to be. But I can’t know for sure that they weren’t since I don’t remember clearly, so I am combing through my thoughts trying to find where I went wrong and was a “bad person,” and feeling shame when I try to reason it out or justify my actions etc etc…
@Anonymous Maybe it'd not what you're trying to judge but the mindset in which you judge it. Most of the time it comes down to values or mindsets
@Wolfram I think you’re probably right. I am fighting with the idea that I acted against my moral codes/values and trying to gain certainty on whether or not I’ve been “contaminated” or “compromised”
@Anonymous I can heavily relate to that compromised feeling. That sucked 😅 For me my moral compass was a bit off and views and judgements I had of myself along with it
@Wolfram I think mine might be a little off too. Too strict, perhaps, with no room for error or else XYZ must be true. My biggest go-to has been asking myself after I make a mistake, “but did you learn from this?” And it helps sometimes, but it might be more helpful to examine the moral code itself. Phew 😮💨 I have a long ways to go. Thank you for sharing your story too, I really appreciate it
Hello! I'm new here and have a nice, big grab bag of OCD sub-types, but the one I struggle with most is health anxiety. I would love to hear from folks who have had success with ERP and this subtype! Maybe without many triggering details 😉
Hi - I’m new here but I’m going through this right now and was wondering if anyone can share their harm ocd recovery stories and what your experience was like. Thank you (:
I’ve seen wayyyy too many negative posts on here (I totally get it)…but can someone please share some positive experiences? Doesn’t have to be so grand, it could be just that you achieved a small goal with your ocd! I don’t want to continue feeling drowned by this debilitating disorder. I want to see what has helped some of you! So we can all encourage each other! 😊
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