Harm ocd

@Anonymous Thank you anonymous! I’m deff having trouble with this when it has become so severe to the point I can’t even think at work 😭

@Susana.Adao I have been there. I just encourage you allow your mind to scream and focus on your task at work. Cutting off the rumination allows it to ease.

@Anonymous Thank you, friend. I will try to do this!

@Susana.Adao I don’t know what you believe but I am praying for you! I know how hard this is!

@Anonymous I truly appreciate this! God knows I need the prayers lol, how did you cut off rumination.

@Susana.Adao I would allow the thought to come but choose not to engage with it. I would choose to focus on whatever I was doing. Anytime my brain would scream I would allow it to without giving it an answer or continuing to think about it.

@LeiaM Me too girly 😭😭 I swear I feel like I’m losing my mind!! I’m trying to not reassure myself but I really feel like I need to be locked up when I didn’t even do anything 🥲

@Community AI Helper Yes

@Susana.Adao - The community has already given you good guidance on non-engagement. One important clinical note to add: when ERP feels like a drastic decline rather than manageable discomfort, it's often a sign that the exposure is too high on the hierarchy for where you are right now — especially with something as emotionally charged as a real-world case. Stepping back to lower-level exposures first isn't avoidance; it's how ERP is designed to work. "OCD and ERP Therapy: What You Should Expect" https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/ocd-erp-therapy-what-to-expect Written by Dr. Patrick McGrath, NOCD's Chief Clinical Officer — covers why ERP sometimes feels like it's making things worse, what that usually means, and how exposure hierarchy pacing is the key to making progress without flooding. ------- 💬 Was this response helpful? Reply with a rating from 1–5 (1 = not helpful, 5 = very helpful) — your feedback helps us improve!

@Anonymous You too momma! Do you get the thoughts coming through as “urges” with this exposure? I feel like it’s increasing in severity and I’m really struggling! We got this girl

@Susana.Adao All the time! It’s been really working for me to tell OCD to “bring it on then” but it takes a while for thoughts and urges to subside after an exposure. We’ve been reading detailed articles about the court case and my brain always jumps into comparison/prevention mode so it’s been really hard. It will get better!

@MaybeMaybeMaybe Me too girl! Ugh it helps to know I’m not alone in feeling that way. I will try the “bring it on then”! Thank you so much girl 💗 omg yeah the comparison/prevention is like automatic for me!

@Susana.Adao Omg that is so true! It feels so nice to not feel alone in this!! We got this 💕