I'm sorry I keep posting. My therapy sessions ended with nocd. I miss the support. How do I get through this? The anxiety turns my stomach for most of the day while I do my erps for breathing ocd while I try and balance work and stay positive. I wish I could go back in time and not stress about anything that happened this year. I wouldn't have activated this ocd. Those who recovered. How you stay the course?

Two big things that keep me in the recovery path. One is: I’ve changed my lifestyle. I go to sleep most of the time relatively earlier. I do yoga and meditation almost every day and exercise. I keep myself busy with engaging work, nature, and a support system of like minded people. The second big thing: This is the hardest one, because in the western industrialized world we are taught we are our ego and we are our identit, but- I have worked to eliminate narratives about who I am. OCD loves narratives. The second you say “im such and such” is the second OCD questions it. I’ve become more of a chameleon. “I am that I am.” OCD can’t cling to you if you don’t spend time defending your identity. “I’m a good person.” “I’m a heterosexual” “i love my partner.” All those things cause ocd to question yourself. But when you seperate from the narrative you learn to just be. And when you learn to just be- you can enjoy everything. And of course erp, and acceptance of feelings and thoughts really helps me. As well as a lot of self compassion and reminder that life is finite, so just let it go.

Recovery is a process and an imperfect one at that. You might find support through our community groups- they're a great way to get support while you navigate recovery. It's easy to get caught up on "what if"s about the past- but that's simply another attempt of OCD to control your life! It's important to have self-compassion and recognize those ruminations for what they are. It might help to spend some time focusing on your values - the reason why you wanted to recover from OCD in the first place!

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