Vannafaith
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BeachedMermaid BeachedMermaid
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- 4y
I’m so sorry you are struggling. I have had fears of certain numbers my whole life, it jsut doesn’t feel right when it’s off. You really should seek professional help since it is very severe for you. Exposure therapy is very helpful in the long run. If you’re anxiety is so high then you should work with someone to get it down so you can start to doing exposures that will be easier for you. ERP can be hard, but if you go at your own pace it can really help you heal. 💕
KayceeyaisSadKayceeyaisSad
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What does erp do?
BeachedMermaid BeachedMermaid
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@KayceeyaisSad ERP means exposure response therapy, so basically you will work to face the things you fear slowly. Like for me with contamination fears, I am afraid to eat off a plate someone else touched, so an exposure would be for me to take that plate and eat off it. Exposures vary on the person. It’s really helpful for being able to live with your OCD, and not avoid so much. Hope that explains it!
KayceeyaisSadKayceeyaisSad
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@BeachedMermaid Ok thanks :)
lucas..lucas..
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Well I recommend you getting a professional to help on that one, but I can share what I know. I am on ERP and when we start a new exposure we think very small, little steps. For example I have fear of going to school , so to help my first exposure was about imagining myself entering the school for a few minutes, Then as time went by, little longer. Now I’ll walk to school since is very close to my house, just pass through it and go back home. All of this is to prepare myself when school actually starts and you can see how I’m slowly increasing the level. If the number 6 gives you extreme anxiety, try doing a progressive approach like my example. maybe imagining what would be like if you stopped at the number 6 for 10 minutes or so. Then increasingly adding until you get to your goal. You can do it :)
VannafaithVannafaith
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I want to stop though. But it is giving me anxiety because I should have did a more positive compulsion to stop with. I don't know if should just do the more positive but annoying compulsion and then stop or what? I don't know what to do.
KayceeyaisSadKayceeyaisSad
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@Vannafaith The complusions are annoying to me n give me headaches
VannafaithVannafaith
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@KayceeyaisSad They give me headaches too trust me but I rather block it out with a more positive compulsion than a negative one.
KayceeyaisSadKayceeyaisSad
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@Vannafaith Same here... U on meds?
VannafaithVannafaith
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@KayceeyaisSad I'm on a bunch of meds.
KayceeyaisSadKayceeyaisSad
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My ocd is severe... It starts when i wake up till the time i go to bed or sometime in my sleep... Yeah the number 6 can be scary cause 666 is associated with the devil... I hope u get better.
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