Is it possible for ocd to “ completely go away “

That’s awesome ?

Thank you I appreciate it. How exactly do I stay diligent about how I deal with anxieties?

@Ocd is a bitch periodt pooh Well, by not doing compulsions to escape unpleasant feelings and worries, just like non-OCD people do. When they get an anxiety, they let themselves feel anxious for a while and instead of doing things to reassure themselves in order to not have to feel anxious, they accept that their worry could be true and live their lives regardless of it. Maybe it can help to think back to the moment you developed a particular OCD theme. If at that moment, instead of ruminating or doing other compulsions to try to make yourself feel better, you'd let yourself feel shitty for a few minutes without trying to solve it, then you wouldn't have developed compulsions, and would soon have been able to decide it doesn't need to be solved or stressed over. People without OCD basically get a worry and then skip right to the end of treatment by doing the response prevention part of ERP automatically. They might think the problem through once or twice but they don't allow it to become an obsession (they actively recognise that it wouldn't be healthy to continue to ruminate) and don't respond to further reminders of the worry with rumination or other compulsions (again- they mindfully decide that they don't want to, and opt for feeling a bit anxious for a few minutes instead and go back to what they were doing). Just like we are all often able to do with worries that never turn into OCDs. We just have to be aware of our tendency to avoid anxiety and discomfort and mindfully, actively do the opposite of what we feel the itch to do (to obsess and solve and prevent and self-flagellate). I have a strong feeling that it's important to remember that we have choice in OCD and the ability to minimise our suffering if we choose to. We don't have to be victims. We can choose ERP, we can choose to not do compulsions, and by choosing discomfort we can prevent new OCDs from developing.

@Louw Wow thank you I’ll choose to not be a victim in this .

Man I really hope that does happen I’m so tired of having this literally 24/7 I can’t stop thinking about the possibility of me being gay :( I know living with uncertainty is what they say but I just can’t :( but thank you for that it helped?

@999 I know, it’s so hard. But there is proven treatment! I think it’s important to try live your life according to your values - not what distressing thoughts tell you. If you want to have a straight relationship, have that relationship, enjoy it, be mindful, and don’t respond to the what ifs. If it turns out you were wrong and you are gay, oh well, guess you’ll have to cope. But if you aren’t wrong, and your OCD improves, you’ll live a full life with meaning and happiness. That’s how I view living with uncertainty - living to your values, knowing you could be wrong, and keep going anyway. This was big in helping me stay mindful even when my intrusive thoughts tried to convince me that I liked the content of my scary thoughts. Take the risk, feel the fear - and do it anyway. ❤️