Has anyone still struggled with OCD after finishing erp through this app? I hate this. I just want to get better but the OCD voices are so loud and feel so real. Any help please!

With my therapist through this app for a couple months. I tried it on my own before.

@j420 Yeah ocd recovery is a lengthy process, but it does work. OCD never really goes away, you just learn to live with the thoughts, which isn’t as bad as it sounds. I’m in a much better place than I was a year ago even though I still get intrusive thoughts

@Drvmstick What else has helped you with your OCD? I've been trying to learn how to be self compassionate... Very hard!! My family has ALWAYS struggled with this. My dad was super critical and abusive to us kids and my mother. Learning to be kind to myself is a challenge

@Drvmstick Any suggestions on how to live with the thoughts?

@j420 Self compassion is very difficult indeed, I’m sorry to hear about your trauma. Have you tried self compassion meditation? It’s a bit weird at first but it helped me feel less guilty about having the thoughts and feelings that I was having. This one is one of my favorites: https://youtu.be/GTriRU6PYNA

@Drvmstick I have a hard time with acceptance. I've always been the kind of person who fights things that are uncomfortable.

@Drvmstick Thank you SO MUCH for talking with me. I think it helps to have support. I will read this when I get a chance. Let's stay in touch. Can I ask where you live? I live in Utah. USA

@j420 Yeah I hear ya. Same with me. You really have to be patient with yourself. You really just have to put in the work and let yourself feel anxious. Just don’t be so hard on yourself when you feel bad or if you mess up. Progress isn’t linear, when I was recovering I would feel bad almost every 2 weeks for a few days. Then I’d feel good, then I’d feel bad again. It was so strange to me that it was so on point, but that’s how it was for me and it’s different for everyone.

@j420 No problem! I’m from California!

@Drvmstick Right on. I'll read or listen to that link you sent me and chat with you later. Thanks

@Drvmstick What are your themes? I struggle with relationship and self harm most the time plus the fear I will not get better

I'm sorry for you as well. I don't know what triggered me today so bad. Last week and today have been super tough.

Hello. This is pretty dang tough. I hope we can get better. It's a good thing we have this app to help each other. I sometimes get so nervous that I will not get better. That thought sure feels like OCD though. Hang in there

@j420 I always think that too, but then I eventually feel better, even if it’s only for a few days. I’ve had OCD for about 10 years. While it’s different for everyone, for me at one point it goes away and then doesn’t come back for a year, or I should say, it becomes much more manageable out of nowhere. This time around when it came back I decided to do therapy. now with the tools we learned from therapy, the hope is that we can apply them when we need to. Everything works out in the end, that’s a motto I always lived by!

@Brian C. Really. That's hopeful that it will have ups and downs. This has been a down for a long time. I'm 51 and have had this since I was young. I didn't know what it was though.

@j420 Wow, you’ve been dealing with this a lot longer than I have. I’m grateful that OCD has gotten more recognition in recent years. You’ve made it this far so I’m confident you will get through!

@Brian C. Thanks. I hope I can. My self harm OCD has made it rough

@j420 That’s what I have as well. Stay strong and best of luck ✊