Does any one else struggle with self harm urges? To be clear, I don’t want to hurt myself, I am upset by these thoughts, but feel as though I need to act on them. Could anyone who has be able to give me an example of how they have utilized ERP to challenge the urges? Thank you :)

You don’t want to challenge them you want to sit with the anxiety until it passes! Just take deep breaths and ground yourself until the anxiety settles.

Thank you :) I think my poor brain is getting a bit overwhelmed in the moment and questioning what I should be doing!

I think I get stuck wondering if it’s actually even OCD because I feel like I want to do it, or that doing it would make the thought and distress go away!