hi can anyone give me words of encouragement? is it possible to get better? i’m having an obsession that i’m going crazy and developing psychosis and it’s scary. and i’m having an obsession that my ocd will be treatment resistant or that i’m too far gone. everyone says to sit with the anxiety and not fight it so that you show your mind it’s nothing to be afraid of but i feel like this is just making me crazier. i feel alone in this. has it gotten better for any of you? does anyone have any tips? thanks :) i hope you all are doing good.

It does get better. I know just sitting with it is hard and feels like it’s counter productive and that’s just apart of the process. Sometimes you need some time. I will distract myself just to get something else in my mind. I think the idea is that you understand that the thoughts and obsessions are there and you shouldn’t just push them away because it can make them worse but taking a break can also help. I’ve felt like I was too far gone and that I was too much of a mess but I was able to come back from that and I believe you can make it through this too

I think it can get better but we tend to think the thoughts have to go away to get better but they don’t because they won’t go away for good. Being better doesn’t mean that every day is going to be great because it’s not just like with people who don’t have ocd. Hang in there!

I'm so irrational. I can totally relate. I'm sure we will get better. Just be patient with yourself and try to take breaks from it. I know it's hard. I just spent hours online searching my name and others names for literally 4 hours. Pulling my hair too. Didn't sleep. And I'm confused because I don't even have social media. Like what was I doing? I only found one page helpful when searching for each person (if I even found anything.) It's hard. But I gain mental strength eventually I think from sitting with it. Like not getting rid of the thoughts but changing my reaction becomes easier I think when I realize i'm obsessing. Sometimes it feels too late, you're stuck. But it's not true. Any moment you can make a change. I obviously have way more than just OCD going on. Mine is trauma based. But I still obsess over thoughts I wish I didn't. Just keep trying my friend. We're in this together. Sorry I typed so much.

Yes, there is hope and recovery is possible. Doing ERP is crazy hard and uncomfortable. I have only done a couple of low level exposures so far, but I have already noticed a huge difference. First, my brain was telling me I didn't have OCD. My counselor diagnosed me. Then it started telling me that I was making symptoms up for attention and that ERP wouldn't work for me. You have to trust your counselor and the process. You have to be 100% committed to doing ERP. You are going to want to give up. After my first ERP session last week, I felt physically and emotionally drained. It will take hard work and you will be uncomfortable. But you can get there.