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- 6y ago
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Shanza Ali, ERP is what we refer to as “exposure and response Prevention” it is known widely as the golden standard to treating OCD. I’m sorry your loved one is suffering, id recommend looking up ERP on google and reading about it and finding a good CBT therapist to help your loved one
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- 6y ago
Very good advice, Lapinot
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What is ERP?
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- 6y ago
Have you gone through it with your therapist first?
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Actually I m not suffering from OCD , my loved one is suffering and I don't know what to do for him.
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RosyRainbows yes I did ERP for about a month, although not as intense as I’d like to admit. I stopped going for about a month due to me moving into my own place and a heavy work load but a new obsession has been weighing me down recently so I tried last night to start an exposure on it and that happened. I will be going back to my therapist in the next week to start again. I think it may have been because I started on something that made me like 8/10 anxious so it kinda blew up in my face
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He is not responding to medicine and anything I just want to know every single possibility which can make him better
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Would you like to share and guide me how to deal with him ?
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I’ve never taken medicine at least not yet but I do know some people don’t react to them, was he on an SSRI? That’s usually what they give you for this condition
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Yes I guess he has started his medicine again because his condition was really worse , he is suffering from contamination OCD
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I am very worried about him because he sometimes tried to hide his situation form me too . he can't stay home because of this .
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I’m not a medical professional but my recommendation would be for you two to find a therapist who specializes in what’s called CBT(Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) they will put him in the exposure and response Prevention therapy, meaning he will purposely expose him self to the fears of being contaminated, without doing any compulsions to relieve himself. It’s very scary at first, but as he progresses he will re wire his brain and he will no longer fear contamination and will be able to live with the uncertainty
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- 9w ago
So you got to ask me anything… Now I’d like to ask you something! I’ve heard from Members that they were so scared coming to their first ERP session. They were terrified that I would think they were crazy, that I would tell them their worst fears were true. That I would confirm they are some form of a terrible person or have them hauled off to prison for their thoughts. I’ve also had Members share how they’re very scared to begin ERP treatment because they’ve researched enough to know it means facing the fear, without the compulsions that have kept them feeling safe (but not really safe) this entire time. They struggled to see how they could be capable of doing this, while simultaneously acknowledging that they did not want to live like this anymore. If you have had your first session, what were your thoughts before? Did you have any hesitations or fears going into it? How did it turn out? If you haven’t yet begun to work with an ERP specialist, what is holding you back?
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I’ve started ERP therapy with a really great therapist, and I haven’t gave into my compulsions but I still have anxiety and yesterday my brain was telling me that people were zombies😭 is this normal?
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I’m starting NOCD. I had several years of cbt as a child (well over 20 years ago) and I see a trauma therapist. But now I’ll be seeking further help for OCD and just really scared. CBT wasn’t helpful for me. How has ERP been helpful for you? Do you feel like you’ll finally get your life back? I’m consumed by my obsessions 😢 Would love others feedback if ERP helped you ❤️
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