Weekly Wins

I haven’t given in to my compulsions since Monday!!!!

Did a highway driving ERP!

i have started picturing myself in a big puffy jacket. and all of my horrid thoughts are sharp and coming at me, but for some reason, can’t penetrate the jacket. they just bounce off it’s helping me stay resilient.

Stop saying yes when I really mean no!

my relationship with God has been growing and doing exposures everyday

Went to a volleyball game and successfully used ERP 🏐

Played tennis, did 2 event exposures and am on day 17 without taking a clonazapam

For the first time in over a week, I gave in to almost no compulsions. I have been really struggling with them lately, and I am SO proud of myself for barely engaging in them yesterday. We can do this! We will keep healing!

Was able to practice ERP with my therapist and learn new skills to practice on my own!

I stop doing my rituals 🙏🏻 I know I can

My skin picking is way down! Very few active scabs

Had my first two therapy sessions !

I didn’t act on my compulsions except once yesterday. Usually it’s 30-40 times a day.

I successfully did NOT give in to the urge to try to clarify my intentions with a co-worker yesterday! (I live in constant fear of offending people, and second-guess everything I say, then usually dig my hole deeper by giving unnecessary apologies and clarifications).

Did my exposures all week without trying to find meaning in my feelings and my emotions!

Reading scripture again after it used to send me into awful, scary spirals before ERP and Zoloft. Religious scrupulosity has been the biggest challenge I have overcome.

Turned my ocd into a joke and said, sure, you can become real but I also have a life to live so let me focus on that. I no longer run from life or hide. I stopped victimising myself and realised i’m only human. I stopped guilt tripping myself for having a condition. I started viewing myself as a person who tries ridiculously hard and has battled some hard fights. I have worked on inner peace despite everything and uncertainty is absolutely ok, I can live like that.

I just compulsed right now :( but I won’t do it again all weekend!

I began writing an essay for school which I was overthinking with my perfectionism ocd . Now I am on my second one and soon will be done with my application🌼💜

My husband died in February and it’s just me and the dog. My ratty old living room furniture (beige and gray) was keeping me down. I’m waiting for my new furniture right now, Athens blue they call the sofa and recliner, got a new throw rug in a bohemian colorful floral and a purple patchwork side chair with a purple footstool. My win this week was deep cleaning the living room and getting rid of clutter. My hoarding and ordering compulsions couldn’t compete.

Reminding myself “fear doesn’t get to run the show”

Instead of quadruple checking my work to make sure I didn't forget something, I only triple checked! Sometimes I even only double checked :D

I am facing my fear of judgment head on with my NOCD therapist. I have been able to decrease excessive praying this week

Joined NOCD 🫶

Not putting pressure on myself and allowing myself to rest.

sat through the worst anxiety and refused to go to the hospital like my health ocd causes me to do

I did my best resisting my mental compulsions 🩷

I sent a really hard message that I was putting off

Despite my ocd being pretty severe right now, I went to 2 support groups this week and felt so much better and well supported! A win for me!

I went and hung out with a big group of people. Of all ages and while drinking. I guess that classifies as exposure. But in March I couldn’t even go shopping for groceries

So I’m bipolar, ptsd and so ocd. I’ve decided to put myself first. But there’s also a special man in my life that I do not want to lose and I do not wanna make another mistake. Bc, I see a future with this man and I haven’t had this deep of a connection like this for 22 years. But my so ocd so I stopped living for 12 years and this man that I’m with makes me want to change for the better!. So that how I know he’s different from anyone else. And in this group is giving me alot of hope. It’s also my first time talking to OCD therapist so wish me luck everyone🙏🏼🤞🏼

Didnt go to chatgpt this week

Going to football game tomorrow

Did intense ERP to remove two sources of intense compulsions.

I’ve finally felt like I can put ROCD in the back seat and live my life even if I’m not fully certain

Challenged a bunch of my ocds like health anxiety, used words like slay and also used the skeleton emoji and sent reels with topics that I dont like.. basically going against my compulsions and its working so well.. consistency is key!

I restarted therapy with NOCD this week, after experiencing a large OCD flareup. Proud of myself for advocating for my needs, and putting myself first! ☺️

I did a practice erp session to simulate staring at people in my peripheral vision. It helped!

I realized that I haven’t done a single compulsion for the past 3 days!!!! I still get intrusive thoughts and I’m exhausted all the time so it’s hard to remember how far I’ve come but when I think back to this time last year I’ve changed so much! I rewarded myself by taking a drive into the city (something that terrifies me as an anxious driver) to look at the martial arts program I’ve been dying to do

Have been able to get out of cycles faster than before by sitting w idk.

I'm still alive

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I got some serious help for my ocd and panic attacks. Still physically having anxiety symptoms but im learning to move past my intrusive thoughts

I have made extraordinary progress over the last month or so. OCD still creeps in, but I’m doing great! Very proud of myself and learning more every day. I recognize now that any thoughts involving ocd or even obsessive thoughts on progress are compulsions. I did not realize that before.

Completing a goal that I thought I couldn’t never achieve because of unmanaged OCD!

I managed a real life unplanned exposure that would have sent me into a spiral 6 months ago 🫶🏻

I was able to quickly decide what to get at the store without second guessing/ruminating or checking what to pick

Everyday I wore shoes that are contaminated

I made it out today and had a great time with my friend 😌 Stay well everyone ☺️

i’m struggling this week, but i made it through work. 🥺🙏🏼

Logged 4/7 days as mild :)

Celebrating every hard thought I had this week and made it through when it felt unbearable at times mentally. Shrugging my shoulders at my thoughts like my therapist recommended!

Allowing myself to be proud of myself for doing a good job.

I did my Response Prevention 4 days this week! I felt anxious doing it, but I resisted my compulsion while doing the response prevention and my distress level was further down than what I thought it would have been.

Handled several moments of uncertainty this week without resorting to my usual compulsion spiral. Far from perfect but so much better than last week.

I spent a whole evening not doing my checking compulsions. I failed today though and gave in but I'm going to keep at it and try harder.

Had a setback but got right back on track instead of giving in

Went to a party last night and I usually spin through every conversation over and over and over. But when I left, I was able to recognize that pattern and let it go, a little. I did not give in to criticizing all my conversations of the night.

One of my favorite OCD quotes … Jump into the eye of danger…for there lies safety

I am able to remove one of my rituals from my fears list.

I took my first step I guess? I touched a dishwasher tab and wouldn’t let my ocd convince me I need to shower ( sorry new to this )

I am struggling with constant thoughts about health anxiety any helpful hints

Last night after my therapy appointment I was still a little down so I shifted to working out and it worked. And now I’m about to do it again and I’m eating healthy lost 3 pounds in five days.

I did some homework

i am going to attend a CoDA meeting after the holiday

Rumination and trying to "reason" my way out of the thoughts is my hardest compulsion to beat, but I feel like I had a breakthrough with it today. I feel good about the progress I'm making.

day 5 of intermittent fasting!

I’ve been using ERP a lot more for my episodes lately. It’s helped tremendously