random_person
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f43a97f43a97
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There is no certainty and there never will be. All one can ask for is perspective. Maybe maybe not is not a miraculous cure that will suddenly fix your problems right now. It is a way of asserting that despite the uncertainty, things move on and so should you. You are learning to desentisize the mind therefore lending you the ability to have a perspective that might be more balanced. Calling yourself something is as likely as calling yourself the opposite.
thedude thedude
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- 4y
Especially if it just happened. Back in may I didn’t have a care in the world and now I worry my life is ruined because I have to tell my self I’m not a monster everyday. Life is weird.
elizabethcrowder3gmailelizabethcro...
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Man do I feel you on this 😞
elizabethcrowder3gmailelizabethcro...
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This is a great question that I wish could be answered but I guess uncertainty cannot be answered 😞
krisblisskrisbliss
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- 4y
I know the feeling, it’s so so hard. I’ve done ERP for some of my worst obsessions where I would feel so anxious and close to tears, but the point of the therapy is to sit with these terrible feelings. So I told myself that I have to be determined, and after a while I was desensitized to those obsessions. ERP really made a difference
random_personrandom_person
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Can you explain to me what ERP is? Like what exactly do you do and how does it help?
krisblisskrisbliss
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- 4y
@random_person ERP stands for exposure response prevention. Basically you find ways to trigger your anxiety and you do not do your compulsions. Compulsions actually reinforce the fear of the obsessions, so when you don’t do them you become desensitized (less anxious) to the obsession after a while. After some practice it’ll be easier to use it in everyday life, when obsessions happen naturally and not just when you trigger them on purpose. The point is to accept the uncertainty in the moment (of course it’s easier said than done). Erp is the gold standard treatment for ocd :)
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