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@Babysharkdu2! I’m currently going through two themes that’s contamination and fear of psychosis and schizophrenia! Both have been torture! lol if you have any questions or wanna talk, feel free to ask whatever I’m an open book!

@Babysharkdu2! Can you elaborate a little on what you mean by what are my ways?

@This Ocd Life Sucks Yes, thats what i have😭and it has been freaking me out. I feel like my thinking is so messed up, like i try to notice every sensation in my body, every feeling, my mind connects every thing i have seen(horror movies, traumatic events) to a simple object. I connect everything with something bad that scares me. I am so worried and i feel like nothing helps, i also haven’t mentioned it to my therapist but will do. All my compulsions are mental and is a loop that never stops for days-weeks. I feel hopeless so much but i pray and i know god will help me. And yes, id love to talk thank you so much❤️

@Babysharkdu2! As far as my compulsions just sitting with the uncertainty and not doing the compulsions. That was hard but each time that I did it it got so much easier. Especially the handwashing that was the hardest. And I still struggle with it but nothing like I was in the beginning. ERP has been such a big help.

@This Ocd Life Sucks I try to do this so much but i think so much, i can’t stop, and i get scared i will go crazy( i won’t my therapist says lol) I have harm and fear of going crazy

@Babysharkdu2! The psychosis and schizophrenia theme is the hardest theme I’ve ever had. I will tell you it gets better with time! I mean none of the things are easy, but this one’s super hard for me. I still see reassurance it’s hard not to but the more you cannot the better off you’ll be. That’s what I try to keep telling myself.

@Babysharkdu2! Sorry for the late response I didn’t get a notification.

@This Ocd Life Sucks Thank you so much, and yes this on top with the harm towards my daughter is so bad for me as well. I am trying to find exposures for them but is so hard

@Babysharkdu2! Do you have a therapist right now? I also have harm but haven’t done any exposures for that yet.

@This Ocd Life Sucks I do but i am honestly trying to do the exposures myself bc the therapist just gives me couple mindfulness exercises but they don’t help. I haven’t done fear of schi/ going crazy exposures yet, and i want to know what i can do

@Babysharkdu2! Other than that, just don’t do the compulsion like no googling no looking for reassurance. And just sit with the uncertainty of maybe I will develop it or maybe I won’t.

@Babysharkdu2! OK, here are a few that I’ve done, I’ve had to stand in front of a mirror and tell myself that I have psychosis. I’ve had to watch a video on someone who had psychosis. I’ve had to read article about how psychosis developes. I’ve had to read articles about symptoms of psychosis. There’s not a whole lot of exposure you can do with it, but those are the ones that I’ve done so far.

@This Ocd Life Sucks Wow ok, do you feel like they helped?

@Babysharkdu2! Yes most definitely