Just had my 2nd ERP and feel worse anxious than I did when I started. Didn't really know I had OCD about the topic we were working on but guess I do. Has this happened to anybody else? My therapist told me I can't use prayer while I am sitting with the anxiety. However, I can use it afterwards.

I'm talking about the posts from the priest

You're very blessed to endure all that suffering and keep your faith. God has never abandoned you. God bless you. Don't ever let ocd take anything from you again! Fight back through therapy and let God take care of the rest that's out of your control like the intrusive thoughts. God bless you

@NOCD Advocate - Cesar O. The depression over 20 years ago was because within seven years I had given birth to three premature babies , the earliest one was 9 1/2 weeks early and I was flown to a bigger town with a better hospital for early babies. She was my youngest. Is my youngest. My son, my firstborn, was 3lbs 15oz 17 inches long, and I didn't get to hold him for 2 days because I hemmourraged and had to have 7 units of blood. My middle child, another daughter was on an apnea monitor.for six months because her lungs were not developed. Each time I had one baby I would not feel right and I would cry and cry. The Dr would tell me it was the postpartum blues, when it was depression.

@NOCD Advocate - Cesar O. Just wanted to know. Do I have to pay Father Tom, because it looks like I had to make an appointment to talk to him. There also was a spot where I could send a post to either Father Tom or another one. It didn't say which one the post would go to, but I requested Father Tom.

I hope so. I'm really anxious about going home. I've been in Washington for a week, and am now headed back to Montana to our motel. Don't know why I'm anxious about that, except maybe because I was anxious before we left. And my first ERP was on the road out to Washington, and now my 2nd one is on my way back to Montana on the road. My therapist is on stay-cation now so I won't talk to her til the 27th. I'm not sure how to do the ERP on my own, and she wants me to do it, I don't know how many times a week, but a few times a week anyway. Can anybody help me with this?

@God is in Control Do it every day, try to do it by yourself in a room, maybe pray when you wake up about the erp you have ahead that it may help you heal and allow you to give glory to God, don't pray right before the erp, and yea you can pray afterwards saying thank you to God not about undoing the erp, put yourself in God's hands and He will guide you.

@NOCD Advocate - Cesar O. Thank you for the help. I was a little upset when my therapist said not to use God during thr erp like not to say with God I can do this...with God I can manage this...and with God I can handle anything that comes along. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

@God is in Control Talk to a spiritual director about it go to scrupulousanonymous.com Father Tom is a blessing he knows about ocd and he has guided me through recovery, pray all the time but be careful not to pray as a compulsion and yes with Christ you can do anything, Jesus loves us and is with us always.

@NOCD Advocate - Cesar O. Thank you again.

Click on the site read the letters and there's a link to his website for help

Yes you can go to the site

Scrupulousanonymous.com

It's that one I thought .com but it's that one just read through the posts

Managingscrupulosity.com

Hi God is in Control. I'm sorry you've been stressed and that starting ERP has been kind of stressful for you. :( I don't know if you for my replies to your posts from a few days ago or more, but I hope you know I'm still here for you and that I'm your friend. I'm actually going to have my first therapy appointment today later in the afternoon, I'm excited about it so that I can get help, but also nervous too because I get anxious meeting new people sometimes, especially when it's one on one. But I'm hopeful and I know God will help me through all of it. :) Were you ever able to get to the scrupulousanonymous.org website and read the letters from pastor Tom that Cesar O. recommended to you? I hope you were able to figure it out, if not maybe I can try to help and see if I can get to the website too so I can help you get to it. 😊 Are you and your husband home from Washington now? Or are you both still traveling home? I hope you're both having safe travels. :) Remember that Jesus loves you and that He is always with you always in all that you face. God bless friend! 😀

@Drew777 We are home. I am anxious, though I try hard not to be. I found the site for Father Tom and made an appointment to talk with him, also left a message for him. It was confusing as I was not sure what I was supposed to do. I was hoping not to have to pay for another session. I'll ask Cesar O. when she comes back on. It seems like this site is making me more anxious than it should be. Thank you for being my friend Drew 777, and I wish you luck and will pray for you for your first session to go well. God bless my friend

@God is in Control Thank you God is in Control! I'm glad you were able to find the site for pastor Tom and make an appointment to talk with him, hopefully you won't have to pay though, maybe you will just be able to talk to him for a little bit without him charging you? I hope so. :) I can relate to your anxiety from this site as I too experience anxiety from this site too sometimes, it's just a lot to try and keep up with sometimes. But I love the people on here and I love making friends. And of course, I'm so glad that we became friends God is in Control! I'm glad that we can be here to encourage and pray for each other. Thank you for your prayers my friend! May God bless you and give you peace from your anxiety! By the way, the other day I know you wanted a list of therapists who work in Montana, so here's a link to the NOCD therapists who work in Montana. I hope it is helpful to you. :) https://www.treatmyocd.com/therapists?location=Montana

@Drew777 I'm glad we are friends too..I am kind of feeling very anxious today. I hope it is just because I need to get back to things at home.

@God is in Control I hope once your home everything will kind of start to feel normal again. Would you like to talk more about what you're specifically feeling anxious about? I'm here to listen.

You have to make an appointment with him and you do have to pay for the first meeting but usually after that he tells you to just message him whenever and gives you his email, there's also an option that u can click that says that paying is not an option for you at the moment

@NOCD Advocate - Cesar O. Thanks

Only on your phone type the website