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I definitely recommend talking with your therapist if the exposures you’re doing don’t seem to be helping. They can help you make new exposures, or come at them from a different angle. And if your therapist isn’t a good fit, there’s nothing wrong with switching. Many if not most people don’t find a therapist they ”click” with right away, and trying a few different therapists before you find one who is helpful for you is normal. OCD never goes away, but with time and therapy, it can become manageable, so that it’s more background noise than the feature film, if you know what I mean. And, just like with any chronic illness (mental or physical), there will be times when it’s better and times when it’s worse. You might be in a worse time right now, but with the work you’re putting into therapy, better times will come.
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OCD is a chronic illness. So it will never completely go away. ERP is hard and definitely makes you uncomfortable. It definitely takes practice. But you get out of it what you put into it. I suggest going all in and giving it 100%. A half hearted effort isn't going to cut it. Rumination is a tough one. It can be hard to recognize and even harder to stop. One other thing. Traditional talk therapy or CBT alone does NOT work for OCD. Before I realized I had OCD, I did about 10 years (off and on) of traditional therapy. I would go weekly for up to 2 years. I would open up and do all my homework. But I never got any better. I felt worse than when I started. I went to 5 different counselors. I started therapy through this app and have made more progress in 3 months than I did in years of other types of therapy. It is so important to get a therapist that understands OCD and specializes in ERP. I recently read a book that does a good job of explaining ERP, why you should do it, how to do it, and even barriers that can hinder your progress. Its available on Amazon and called Dare to Challenge OCD" by Dr. Joan Davidson. Another good one is Is Fred In the Refrigerator?" By Shala Nicely.
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I don’t really have any compulsions per say, it’s just I end up stuck in my head getting repetitive thoughts. There aren’t enough videos out there for the specific thing I’m dealing with
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A bit of ERP. But ERP has been majorly ‘homework’, homework being watching videos that make me uncomfortable
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That’s correct
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It’s sort of meta analysis of thoughts in terms of what the thought is, why it’s come, etc. Rather than just ‘going with the flow’
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Thanks bro. Will do
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Can we take this offline? Would be good to connect
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WhatsApp?
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Just message me and I’ll delete the post
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I dont know what to do anymore. I think Ive had the 'pure O' version of OCD for more than ten years. I feel like so much of my life has been wasted from this disease. For the longest time I just tried to ignore the intrusive thoughts, and push them off as anxiety, and basically dissociated for years of my life. Feels like Ive just been on autopilot and a shell of myself for nearly 15 years. Its actually hard to even imagine of all the experiences, emotions, connections with others, and personal growth that Ive missed out on- if I do, I think it would be too much to handle. I think Ive even forgot and dont even know at this point what it is to live a normal life and experience positive emotions. Now that I sought treatment for it specifically, it feels like it's gotten worse. Like by acknowledging that part of myself, suddenly added focus just makes it more real and in the forefront now. I wonder if I am actually going insane. Will not go into details for reassurance but the thoughts just rip my soul out. Its so difficult as well because I will get random 'clarity moments' throughout the day where I feel like Ive solved something, then get completely derailed by another OCD thought stream and forget everything. It feels like Im just on a merry-go-round of hell, not going anywhere thinking I am at times.
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I’m so scared I’ll be stuck in this forever soo soo scared
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Every time I try to talk about what I am feeling I feel like my mind goes blank and I don't know how to start I was diagnosed with OCD and I am taking medication and goes through CBT but I didn't feel like my life was back I didn't feel like I totally understand what is going on inside my mind and why this is happening and how. I feel like there is always something missed that I can't understand . The doctor and therapist didn't define what type of OCD I have But according to what I've read I think it's pure ocd cause I am always trying to understand every single thing and if I don't analyse I feel so frightened and not comfortable and these feelings come to me in different situation even if it's not about analysing. It comes when I draw ,study ,drive a car or just thinking about anything , Like when I think about how should I start a project or a job , I feel like I am soo lost like I am in nowhere so I feel panicked and dozens of thoughts come to my mind and I feel paralysed and soo overwhelmed . And these feelings just stay for a long time without knowing what triggered it so I don't know how to face then and they stay for a long time. I am not able to do anything in my life right now Neither study nor doing my hobbies . I feel like my life is frozen and I don't know if it will stay like this forever or not. Every time I feel like I controlled my ocd and know how to live with it it comes in a different shape that I can't recognise it and it sends me to the beginning and I feel like all my efforts were for nothing . Like it keeps beating me every time. I always afraid of my next setback and I keep feeling insecure and unstable until I have a relapse . Whenever I go through a problem, even the smallest problems, I feel stuck and suffocated and unable to face it with normal flexibility. I always focus on the details of each process so that if I forget how to do it or how I reached the ability to accomplish it, I remember how I did it before. And when I am unable to remember, the overwhelming feelings and frightening haunt me I feel like I'm monitoring my life in every detail so I feel safe, and if life goes smoothly and automatically,I feel frightened Sometimes I can face and deal with OCD in a good way to the point that I can return to my normal life rhythm, but suddenly the desire inside me to achieve and make up for what I missed takes me by surprise, and then an OCD attack takes me back to the beginning and reminds me that I am not as I was before. I feel that I cannot live and achieve what I want and face OCD at the same time. I am studying medicine and I am thinking of leaving it, even though I love it very much, but I am unable to study now, but if I leave it, what I am going through in my study of medicine in any other field will be repeated. Even when I am not doing anything I feel these feelings tie me up , like I feel I don't wanna do anything until these feelings disappear I have been in this state for 4 years. I feel that all my friends are moving forward and I am stuck. Is all of this OCD? I am very lost.
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