Will you please share what your ERP homework is this week? Feel free to go into as much or as little detail as you like.

I hope you can accomplish those goals. ? I am currently ruminating a lot over some obsessive thoughts. My goal this week is not to ruminate over obsessive thoughts and live in the presence/ practice mindfulness. I want to try agreeing with the awful thoughts that OCD throws at me this week and see how that goes.

@I am stronger than my OCD Thank you for sharing! Good luck!

@I am stronger than my OCD One day later, I’m grateful you responded because, uh, nobody else did. I know I don’t know why they didn’t. Maybe they’re not at a place where they 1) even have ERP homework or 2) can talk about it. But still, my mind is telling me I shouldn’t have asked the question, that I was dumb for sharing mine, that I look like an idiot talking about mine when other people have *real* problems, and nobody wants to hear from me anyway, and maybe I should just never post anything ever again because I don’t fit in, won’t ever fit in, and need to just leave. So! Thanks for sharing. ?

@Alyosha I struggle with the same obsessive thought. Sometimes I am afraid of posting something here and noone responded. Ocd made us so sensitive. I texted a friend yesterday and she didn't respond. Now I feel like she hates me. But my logical side tells me she might just be busy.

@Alyosha We LL have to keep pushing forward, not ruminating on whether we are liked or appreciated by someone or not. I am glad to meet people like you in this app. I don't have any friends who struggle with OCD in real life. Sometime I feel so lonely because noone understands what it is like to have OCD. What are you doing today to take power off your OCD?

@I am stronger than my OCD Thank you. I have quite a long to-do list: get something ready for shipping, grocery list & shopping, prep for work. Will go on a walk, wanted to go without listening to music or anything, but I think my mind might end up ruminating on what a bad person I am.

@Alyosha You?

Thanks for sharing!

How’d it go??

Yes! I would like that, thank you. I have a close friend with OCD, and we were doing ERP together, but she gave up ?

@Alyosha Why did she give up? It won't get better without erp. Ocd tends to get worse unless we face our fears.

@I am stronger than my OCD My reason to keep doing erp is that if I don't do it my OCD might get out of control.

@I am stronger than my OCD I guess in reality she never really started. She agreed to it initially because she knew I was going through a rough patch and wanted to be helpful. I don’t know if she was ever fully committed to doing it herself.

So far so good! Mine tends to get worse in the afternoon. I still do compulsions. I only try to tackle one a week. Then add another the next week. Then add another the next week. I think trying to stop all compulsions at once would be too much pressure.

@Alyosha Sounds like a good plan. My mind is plauged with obsessive thoughts. And I am trying my best to accept the thoughts and not resist them. I hate this hideous disease.

@I am stronger than my OCD Hi! I need a break from this app. If you want to reach me (please feel free to!!) you can email me at alyoshaNOCD@gmail.com I didn’t want to leave you hanging. I’m getting too caught up in this app. I think I need to lay low for a week and see if I can be more responsible with how I use it.