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As horrifying as it seems you can never get rid of pure ocd it stays with you, you just have to keep on top of it and keep happy remembering that whatever problems you facing (ocd wise) they are not you and just the disease that is messing up your mind, it also helps to keep it at bay with a therapist. You must find someone to talk to no matter how bad the thoughts, you never committed the act only had a thought. Good luck
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Omg just noticed it's you from the other post ❤
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Yes it's me ?
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I’ve been dealing with pure ocd for years now. it seems that i’ve recovered from having compulsions and graduated to having just pure, horrible obsessions and fixations. which for me is even worse. for me what helps is just remembering and telling myself “this isn’t real, this is just ocd”. it’s way easier said than done though. also SELF CARE: it’s so easy to neglect taking care of ourselves especially when we’re going through something as bad as that. when you’re in a stressful environment or situation, that’s when you’ll notice the obsessions getting worse. see if there’s anything you can improve in your lifestyle, are you sleeping enough? and are you eating regularly? all this impacts the state of your brain soooo much, and i’ve only realized this recently
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Yes I sleep and I eat, I think this comes from being unemployed but I'm working now and I'm only 19 .
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Can someone please tell me at what point did you finally accept that it’s OCD? When did the ERP click for you? When did you just stop buying into the lies of OCD and finally let go? Like what does it take. It’s been 2 years of this for me and I’m in ERP currently and it’s just not clicking 😣 is it just me???
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I have had ocd for decades! Could I still be cured???? (Of you can call it that?) I have seen different therapists but it never had fully left me...not by any stretch of the imagination. I do want to be free of this ocd and its power over me and all the bad that it brought into my life!!! Some days I am strong and feel like I am fighting it put other days...many days...I don't get things done or if I do I take a long time to-do the things I need to get done. I feel like I know this is just then ocd stopping me and that these are just thoughts but nobody in my family understands and though they have shared my journey and hated it a I do.....it just feels like I want so bad to be the best person I coukd be but I avoid places, people, things, that have any reminder of my ocd.......and so it restricts me from getting better and completing tasks the way I used to. Now UI might go and make 2-3 trips cuz I am worried to shop at a place and therefore it takes my time up. The avoidance I do is bad! When I actually don't listen to my ocd and don't avoid something...I feel great! ,However, it happens so rarely!!! I.dont know how finding a therapist through NOCD will help me. It is not in person and two be honest I almost think I need medicine to push me along. I don't have anybsteady and consistent improvements. However, I don't think I want to be on medication for the rest of my life! I am very confused!
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Last year during April I started to experience groinal responses when I looked at kids. I was terrified of what it could mean and decided to attempt two weeks later. The very next day I had those responses I decided to attempt. I didn’t really have the courage to do so at that time but I started experiencing images about disturbing things done to kids and as days went by it got worse. April 16 was the last straw and I couldn’t take it anymore. I ended up in a mental hospital but before I ended up there I had searched up what I was experiencing. That’s when I started to understand that it was OCD. I felt relieved for a few moments until I felt the urge to get more information. I saw lots and lots of things and many comments saying that it wasn’t normal and that people who went through this were disgusting people who shouldn’t be allowed to roam free. That’s when my anxiety and fear became worse and I tried to get rid of it but nothing worked. I shook the entire time I was awake, I didn’t have motivation for anything anymore, I just felt so disgusting. In the end, I’m so glad I ended up in that mental hospital or else I wouldn’t be here with my friends and family. Thank you for reading my story, I’m so glad that I’m not alone
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