Been feeling rlly sad ab not being able to recover...I just want to turn back time & be happy again. Also afraid It’s never gonna get better

I’m not going to lie and tell you you’re going to be completely cured. But I’m going to say it gets so much better. I know everything feels bleak, but it can get like 99% better. The thing about OCD is you will have highs and lows, but you can kick it’s ass. You’ll get there. The mistake a lot of us make, me included, is living in the past. But we can’t go back in time no matter how bad we want to. So we have to move forward, take it day by day. You’ll get there eventually :)

I feel this way too ❤ sometimes it feels like Im grieving my old self. It does get better eventually, even when its hard for us to believe. Youre not alone ❤

I had this for a long time too. It means ur in recovery. Doubt about recovery is normal. But its so possible. I had untreated ocd for 14 years and I have been doing erp, accepting i could be and or do my worst fear, accepting i will never know for sure, and resisting comoulsions (mental AND physical compulsions) for 3 weeks now and I am already feeling so much relief! Relief I thought I'd never have.

Wow that’s great to hear! ...I’ve only done 1 full erp session but it just scares me and I feel like I’m not doing it right