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Wish I had your problem 😂
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Yeah I know, I definitely don’t want OCD back but everything is just so new to me and I don’t like it and feel scared without it. I hope everything gets better for you. ERP really helped me, are you in a program with ERP at all?
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@Anonymous The OCD brain is addicted to obsessing so your new found peace will take some transitioning. And starting NOCD this month!
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Please don't feel bad for admitting this, its more common than you think even for those suffering with something other than OCD. You're life has revovled around it for so long, it's not you but it was apart of you, imagine someone being let out of prison after so many years with their life having a set routine and they now have full control to make their own routine that is a daunting task. Whilst they don't want to go back to that gloomy life of sitting in a prison cell the majority of the time, it was apart of how they lived for so long so they now need to find new ways to live, a new purpose for living and whether we like to admit it or not OCD does give you a purpose, regardless of if its a good one, its a purpose nevertheless. Us humans love routine, take that away from us and we go a little mad so it's completely normal the way your feeling, so don't beat yourself over it. Try to find things that OCD made difficult to do and try them again, or maybe try new things, write a list of things that bring you immense happiness and try to go from there.
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- 23w
Looking back, I realize I’ve had OCD since I was 7. though I wasn’t diagnosed until I was 30. As a kid, I was consumed by fears I couldn’t explain: "What if God isn’t real? What happens when we die? How do I know I’m real?" These existential thoughts terrified me, and while everyone has them from time to time, I felt like they were consuming my life. By 12, I was having daily panic attacks about death and war, feeling untethered from reality as depersonalization and derealization set in. At 15, I turned to drinking, spending the next 15 years drunk, trying to escape my mind. I hated myself, struggled with my body, and my intrusive thoughts. Sobriety forced me to face it all head-on. In May 2022, I finally learned I had OCD. I remember the exact date: May 10th. Reading about it, I thought, "Oh my God, this is it. This explains everything." My main themes were existential OCD and self-harm intrusive thoughts. The self-harm fears were the hardest: "What if I kill myself? What if I lose control?" These thoughts terrified me because I didn’t want to die. ERP changed everything. At first, I thought, "You want me to confront my worst fears? Are you kidding me?" But ERP is gradual and done at your pace. My therapist taught me to lean into uncertainty instead of fighting it. She’d say, "Maybe you’ll kill yourself—who knows?" At first, it felt scary, but for OCD, it was freeing. Slowly, I realized my thoughts were just thoughts. ERP gave me my life back. I’m working again, I’m sober, and for the first time, I can imagine a future. If you’re scared to try ERP, I get it. But if you’re already living in fear, why not try a set of tools that can give you hope?
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Hi guys! I’m new to the community and I’ve recently received my OCD diagnosis (tho I’ve known about it since childhood). I’ve been somewhat spiraling lately as I wait for my first ERP session (hooray!) I was just wondering if any of you guys have received ERP for existential OCD and if it was successful? My existential OCD compulsions are more so mental and have been affecting me in the sense of dream/memory flashbacks and giving me a sort of “uncanny” feeling about everything around me. Any advice is appreciated! Thank you❤️
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- 18w
I’ve started ERP therapy with a really great therapist, and I haven’t gave into my compulsions but I still have anxiety and yesterday my brain was telling me that people were zombies😭 is this normal?
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