please someone tell me a reason to keep going

So many reasons, family, friends, pets, but most importantly, because you never know how happy your life may be after ocd recovery. What if (see what I did there) life can be fulfilling what if you CAN recover and live a normal life. Ocd what ifs are negative, but what if we can make our what ifs be positive?

The future you :)

Things get better. I know you’ve heard it hundreds of times before, but they do. I seriously considered ending it a almost two years ago, but what I did instead was call a friend. Best decision of my life. Then I looked at my life and found places where I could be taking better care of myself and I tried to improve. My sleep schedule was a mess, I was doing too much at once, ect. Also therapy helped a lot. If you need help talking to parents and are a minor, school counselors are an excellent resource. I know that can be scary, but I had one who changed my life. If for whatever reason therapy isn’t an option, it’s still possible to get better. Here is a list of self help books: https://iocdf.org/books/ Here are some articles on practicing erp by yourself: https://iocdf.org/expert-opinions/expert-opinion-self-directed-erp/ https://www.get.gg/ocd.htm An article for self help if your in a crisis: https://www.helpguide.org/articles/suicide-prevention/are-you-feeling-suicidal.htm Also don’t hesitate to call or text a crisis line. Also I’m here to chat I’ll be up for a little while.

It seems obscure but neuralink is going to be able to cure OCD in largely the same way as deep brain stimulation does. Currently deep brain stimulation, which is very effective, is only used in very treatment resistant cases because it requires invasive brain surgery, but neuralink is not invasive, much less risky and in future may not require surgery at all. This is likely 5-10 years away, but I do think it would be worth waiting. There is going to be a big livestreamed update on the project on Friday, so maybe you could check that about if you need something to give you hope.

there are so many reasons, think of the things you enjoy. what do you like to do? is there anything that brings you comfort?

is there a place where you can sit without being disturbed to meditate? What helps me is to remain in the moment and conscious of my breathing. i use a meditation app which is super helpful