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Hi!💗 me and my siblings have all suffered from this... but the others don't realize theirs is ocd as well. This is something we have all obsessed over our whole lives. Unfortunately reassurance has always been big for us. I think what helps is understanding you are safe in your environment and knowing that you're still there with him, even if he's not close to you. Reminding him you are there with him despite being a room away and protecting him.
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Maybe gradual exposure! Rather than diving into scary images, try to find much smaller fears that he can encounter and face thus building his own confidence to face those ones and move forward!
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I think definitely seeking guidance from a therapist to build it up! Sounds a bit like being thrown into ice water.. The build up is so so gradual of ERP. In the beginning it may seem that you aren't doing anything. But you are! It's training the brain to sit with little bits of discomfort or doing something a new way, which is uncomfortable in itself. Then building very very slowly. Are you in the US? If you are you can use this app for therapy! 😊
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And probably asking if your child genuinely likes the therapist too.. I think that's important 😊. Children have a good innate sense of what fits for them and what doesn't, and when the right fit comes, you know when you know! 😊
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Anyone experience intrusive thoughts of their children during intimate moments? Have you done erp to this? I had one and continued slightly before running and needing to vomit now feel guilty anyone else experienced this?
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My son has Pure O religious/scrupulosity with GAD and Bipolar. My son was diagnosed with Pure O religious OCD two years ago. He has to complete a task so that God doesn’t send him to hell if he doesn’t do it. These tasks are dangerous like doing multiple back flips on concrete, or jumping off balconies three times, doing MMA slams on his back three times. The thoughts are telling him if he doesn’t do this he will go to hell. Or he is so worried about blaspheming the holy spirt and loose his salvation. He knows this is his OCD. He knows the scripture and that God is one of peace and love. Been there and done that on quoting scripture and reminding him he is saved. I can see the torture he is going through and it is painful to watch. He also needs to be stuck next to me at all times cuz it makes him feel safe. This is impeding on my life as I feel I have a toddler again, he is 24 and a former 4 star football player. He wants this to stop, he is in therapy and working on it. He was free from these thoughts from November 2023 till April 2025. He is dealing with narcissistic trauma with his father and this triggers the OCD. My question is what can I do to support and help him through these episodes and not agitate him and to help him heal?
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I read about ERP and have seen information about it on here. One of the goals is to say, "maybe I am this or that...ect." That terrified me. The thoughts and images that go in my head are disturbing and upsetting. I don't want to even think about saying, "maybe this or that." It's devasting to have these thoughts and question why you're having these thoughts. Doesn't the "maybe" make it worse? The one thing that helps me is that is to remind myself that these are just thoughts and I know I'm not a monster, even if I feel like one. Is ERP not for everyone? Has anyone else had a problem with the techniques used in this kind of therapy? I had cognitive therapy for years with an OCD specialist and that seemed to help a lot. Writing out the worst case scenarios would make me suicidal. Im having a difficult time not obsessing over the "maybe" after intrusive thoughts now. It doesn't make it better.
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