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- 3y ago
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- 3y ago
The question you need to ask yourself is this. Are you willing to spend the rest of your life feeling and thinking right now. Just because your OCD is good right now doesn't mean it always will be. If you aren't willing right now to do what it takes to recover, that's fine. Only you can make that choice. ERP is tough and you will feel worse before you feel better. OCD is uncomfortable too. In my opinion the temporary struggle of doing ERP is with the long term benefit of recovery.
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- 3y ago
I keep busy to keep mine at bay and it helps a lot. If I think about it to much I spiral so I see nothing wrong with that
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- 3y ago
Okay not to explore it with a therapist?
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- 3y ago
I would go ahead and get the tools to deal with it. I was like you, mine started 12 years ago. I would get it under control in about 2 weeks and I would go for another few years before the next episode and so forth. This last time put me in bed for days. Go ahead and get the help and quit hiding from it.
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- 3y ago
This is tough- because I was in this very cycle for years. It’s so much easier to say “well I’m finally feeling stronger and like I’ve got a hold on this- so why would I try to do therapy now?” But what I’ve learned is that in general, OCD treatment is very counterintuitive- but it WORKS. I have been learning to face the opportunities when I do feel the strongest and take advantage of them so that when the OCD inevitably tries to force it’s way back into the front seat- I’m better prepared to face it. Sometimes, you do have to pick your battles and allow yourself to be happy and okay. Just make sure that it doesn’t become a cycle and be prepared to take advantage of those “good days/weeks” when they do arrive! God Bless
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- 25w ago
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- 22w ago
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- 13w ago
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