i really want to start recovery but i am unsure of where to start. i have suicidal ocd and i’m on a waitlist for therapy as well as being on fluoxetine but i want to start recovery now o just have no idea how to. any advice?

my mum bought me ‘breaking free from ocd’ do you know if it’s any good?

@cwllms Who is the author? Maybe I have read. I think its important to gain a good understanding of how OCD works so just start to read that book?

@Estrid Fiona Challacombe

@cwllms Yes, that's a great one

@cwllms I haven't read that one.

Haha, I’ve accumulated them over time! Found them all useful in my own journey, and thought it might be helpful for others.

@NOCD Advocate - Carl Cornett ah thanks, i’ve done quite a few of these before but i’ll make sure to check the rest out

@cwllms They’re all good resources. The basic principles are the same—ERP, letting thoughts be there, not resisting, etc. The difficult part is actually putting all these tools into practice. Talking about exposure work is easy, actually committing to doing it is something else entirely.

@NOCD Advocate - Carl Cornett yeah i get that - ideally i’d like not to feel like i’m going to vomit when i see the word suicide but one step at a time

@cwllms Exactly! One step at a time. Recovery is hard work. And there’s going to be times it really tests the limits of your ability to endure. But it does work. It’s never been my primary theme, but I’ve had self-harm thoughts in the past. I couldn’t stand near a ledge or balcony for fear I’d toss myself off. Now I rarely worry about it.

@NOCD Advocate - Carl Cornett ah thank you! it’s my main theme and then the rest of them are equatable to like a GAD level (i have that too, i’m a walking ball of anxiety) but it’s so much worse on my period and i just doubt my sanity constantly. it’s hand in hand with ‘mental health’ ocd which is also a ball buster