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ERP therapy is key for OCD! Not general talk therapy

When I 1st heard about ERP i thought no way, that will never work for me. It just won't. It sounds too simple and my issues feel too complicated for this treatment. But with professional help ERP did actually, I wont say cure me, but it gave me back my 'normal mind'. I will say that. It took over a year but it did actually work. ERP works haha 😄 I remember thinking how can this silly erp help me ? When im so unwell. But with a professional guiding me it did work. Like magic. I still wonder how it works because it seems so simple on paper.

Yes, it's very important to get treatment, but what's even more important is to get the PROPER treatment. OCD is a peculiar disorder and doesn't respond well to standard therapy. We need therapy from a trained OCD therapist who uses ERP therapy, the gold standard for OCD treatment.

There is waiting lists, though. Its not fast you have to wait your turn which can be ages. Getting prescription medication can be quick though. But medication alone did very little for me. I needed actual treatment. And getting diagnosed with ocd can be a pain as well. So the uk has free treatment but its far from perfect. But its free so cant actually moan too much.

Do the things you hate & fear to do, while accepting the uncertainty and know that you can handle it!

I would say definitely ERP if it is accessible to you. If not, I agree with what Dee C says above. Doing things you dislike whilst trying to accept uncertainty and remembering that healing is not linear. I am in California (USA) and with my insurance I’d have to go through a doctor, psychiatrist or psychologist to get prescription medication. I’d likely need to pay a copay when picking it up but insurance would likely cover the rest depending on what the medication is.