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I am just going on what all therapists and professionals say - that unfortunately it’s an incurable disease. I did say though that you can get to a level where the anxiety is no worse than the average person - this will look different for every OCD sufferer as we are all individuals. If for you that’s no ocd then that’s great, at least you know you can be at that level. For me I have had times in my life where it has been silent but unfortunately it always come back. I wish you every luck on your journey xxx
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ERP can’t get rid of OCD, I am sorry to say (if you haven’t heard it before) that OCD is incurable. HOWEVER, you CAN get better to the point where the intrusive thoughts don’t bother you in the same way as the average person. ERP helps by training the brain to not react to the fear or thought and therefore over time the anxiety lessons and you can actually get on with you life. This disease is miserable. Have a look at this chap he’s I’m so great and his videos I find as so useful. https://youtu.be/fNxlpotyLRs Sending hugs xxx
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Before I got a comment saying that ERP can cure OCD and that you can train your mind not to be afraid of the thoughts especially since there were times in my life where I didn't have OCD. I don't know what got you to say such, and I don't know if you have anything backing up what you're saying. I also don't know why this app is deleting comments that are actually helping people. My only guess is to avoid reassurance.
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Anyone else develop it in their 30s? I’m 33 and just started showing symptoms in October 2024. So far have only been diagnosed with GAD , PD and depression.I started having intrusive thoughts after a series of panic attacks . My compulsions would be googling. I have made an effort to stop though because it only makes me feel worse. My intrusive thoughts have been around fear of going crazy
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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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These past few days I was fine. Minimal intrusive thoughts ,no anxiety etc(to add I'm on medication so maybe it's starting to work although it barely is 2 weeks) and today I got a sudden wave of anxiety and it started latching on some thoughts like" what if I'm in denial and I wanna break up with my bf? And what if erp doesn't work for me because I actually wanna break up with my bf?" But they didn't really stay long usually those thoughts would make me spiral for days or so, now they lasted for some hours. And now I'm trying to trigger myself into being anxious again because if I don't it means I don't have ocd and if I don't have ocd it means I don't love my bf and if I don't love my bf it means I have to break up. Idk if it makes sense but the lack of anxiety makes me wonder if I actually have ocd or not.
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