ocd for 10 years is this too long to recover

This x 100 ^

I think so. It sounds like you might be making progress. Having a therapist would probably be helpful for you.

Yeah, more often that not I’m anxious. But, sometimes I feel okay. And even if it’s just for a little, I want more of those moments

True. Anxiety is a part of life and those of us with OCD struggle more than others. Struggle is probably a given, but not necessarily suffering. Are you learning strategies to cope with OCD?

You can have one❤️ what are you doing to manage ocd?

Well sadly right now I’m struggling pretty hard too, but I see a therapist and try my best to keep a journal where I right down my thoughts, how I’m feeling with Erp, etc. I also do yoga and try to meditate. I’ve kind of stopped recently (4 days) and boy has my mood turned sour.

Any life changes, even positive ones, can make anxiety worse. Here's 25 tips from the International OCD Foundation. https://iocdf.org/expert-opinions/25-tips-for-ocd-treatment/

@Ben84 So helpful thanks how old are you Ben

@wellwellwell Sounds like you had a good routine going. What can you do today to work your way back into it? I recently had my routine broken for a few weeks when I was visiting my parents. Slowly, I'm working back into it.

@wellwellwell My thoughts are the same every time but I’ve never told anyone

@sam637059 35. How about you?

@Ben84 I’m applying to med school right now so I think stress has been slowly building and I’m channeling it all into ocd. I don’t know what to do bc it’s good I’m so nervous about applications but not great that I’m now back to worrying I’m gay

@Ben84 29 mate from England

@Ben84 I only ask your age because you seem pretty knowledgeable about ocd

@sam637059 Have you ever listened to the OCD Stories podcast? It's based out of England and has a new episode every Sunday.

@sam637059 While I can look back and see signs of OCD when I was younger, my first major episode happened when I was in the 8th grade. I didn't recognize it as OCD at the time. I was afraid my life was a TV show. What a boring show that would have been ?!

@wellwellwell That would definitely be a stress trigger for most people ☺. Since you're in therapy do have some strategies to fall back on?

@sam637059 The podcast? The host Stuart Ralph has on guests to either talk about their OCD experience or professionals to offer advice on how to work through OCD.

Yes. Meditation is something that seems to help a lot of people. It's not something I do deliberately, but I probably practice similar habits as thoughts come into my head throughout the day.

@Ben84 they won’t put me in therapy because I don’t know what theme of ocd I got it’s around harm happening to love ones is it responsibility ocd