I’ve been feeling amazing overall lately and I read the book Overcoming unwanted Intrusive Thoughts by Winston and Saif and it was so helpful in guiding me to understand the brain science behind the fear and how to work through my ROCD and SOOCD. With that being said, I went to the gym today and I get panic about the potential of having an intrusive sexual thought about couples working out or girls working out. I don’t get intrusive thoughts but I get obsessive and super disturbed about the potential of getting a thought. I feel like this is recovery step. Do others experience this?

So I’ve noticed that my OCD has calmed down, I’m getting less intrusive thoughts but I feel more uncertain than ever. Is this normal for recovery?

I have been really battling with my SO OCD, and I’ve recently started to have a ton of wins!!! I’m really excited about it, but as I’ve noticed myself not engaging as much… different things have popped up. Now im obsessed with people’s perception on me, and them looking at me and thinking by how I walk, how I talk, what I wear, how I move… that I am gay? And am so convinced everyone thinks that and “knows something that I don’t”. Is that typical with OCD? If so, any ERP advice on how to overcome these thoughts?

I think I’m in the recovery stage as my thoughts have settled so much & I only get intrusive thoughts on occasion and get worse only when I’m anxious, but the quietness in my brain feels so weird & I feel awful saying that because all I wanted was the thoughts to stop. This is the most quiet it’s been it’s over 7 months, so to go from non stop thoughts for a long time to quietness I don’t know how to take it. Has anyone else felt like this in recovery