advice pls???

@ERP is the way to be it depends what the intrusive thought is. sometimes i have thoughts of being dirty or that i didn’t do something right so i have to do it again until it feels right but it usually doesn’t take more than three re-tries. if i have intrusive thoughts of someone watching me then i try to feel safe like close my blinds or go somewhere that feels safer. if it’s thoughts of food being contaminated then i don’t eat it. if it’s thoughts of me being sick then i do research or ask my mom about it or friends. if i have intrusive images or thoughts that are violent i can’t do much but try to distract myself or wait until they leave. when i had intrusive thoughts about being with people i didnt want to be intimate or attracted to i would usually confess them to my ex or school counselor or just try and rationalize it in my head. there is more but i think you can get the idea. maybe i dont have OCD idk :/

@ERP is the way to be i’ve had indications since i was young i just never really knew what OCD was. but in highschool when i had a boyfriend i would get terrible intrusive thought and images of me liking other people, cheating on him, or images of myself doing things with his friends. those thoughts were in my head everyday and all day for maybe a year and i would want to avoid classes i had with them. i used to go to my school counselor to talk to her about them because they were so distressing. i also have other intrusive thoughts/images and obsessions such as people watching me, people wanting to hurt me, me hurting myself, and i get too scared to sleep sometimes. recently i’ve noticed myself having some insane feelings of guilt about small things, so bad that i spend all day thinking about it and feeling so bad that i have to “confess” to my friends and tell them about it and they just think im overreacting. then there are the obsessions where its like “touch this 4 times or it’s bad luck” and so then i have to do it. there is more ofc, but i don’t know maybe i dont have OCD but whenever i talk to my friends or family they don’t see it as normal.

@ERP is the way to be cuz i’m not diagnosed and my mind could just be regurgitating what i see other people dealing with so in reality it’s not real on my end. also because sometimes it’s better or worse and i can go months feeling good where im not ruminating on things but ill still have intrusive thoughts but they won’t bother me as much and then have it all come back very strongly. i dont think im copying what other people are dealing with when it comes to OCD but sometimes i think i am but i have a hard time thinking about that bc it sends me into a loop.

@ERP is the way to be hmm yea it all just gets tricky. yes my therapist is an OCD specialist i guess. tomorrow is the first time ill talk to her though. it’s supposed to be specifically to get evaluated for OCD, but im not too sure how long it takes to get diagnosed or what’s going to happen.

@ERP is the way to be it’s not, it’s through a place called “ACT family counseling” i think, i was referred through my doctor/hospital

@lucia.lcf Ok well I’m not sure how long it will take but Make sure to be as honest with your therapist as you are on thìs app

@ERP is the way to be okay will do! thank you for your time