Hello, My names Abby!! I used to be on this app constantly around a year ago when I first started my recovery from HOCD. I can tell you right now, I’m the best I’ve ever been. I have a boyfriend and I’m happy and I feel comfortable in my sexuality again. Those past fears still come up to haunt me but I’ve learned how to overcome them and so can you. I think I did this more as a motivational post for all of you because you can do it!!! Be strong❤️

Hi I recovered from this thoughts for a while and I feel them coming back and Im scared thinking maybe they are not ocd and last time i lied to myself or something like that and I dont want to go back to when it was bad but in scared. Any advice?

I’m in the same situation

For me the best way to not “relapse” back into these thoughts was to tell myself it was just ocd over and over. Everytime it pops up i always say things that make it seem not so serious. Like “oh it’s just a thought”, “here comes my ocd again”. Don’t let it have power because if you show your brain it affects you it will keep popping up. Everybody recovers differently though and if you have a way that helped you in the beginning do it again!! Just don’t let the thoughts have power, you have to make them seem stupid.

Congratulations on your recovery