has anyone here gotten through most of there HOCD or feeling a bit better? if so, what types of things did you to to help this get better?

I was ok today. I had a bad day yesterday, but today i spent focusing on accepting that its my ocd and that im only afraid of what "might be true" works for the most part. I still have some spikes where i fall into checking and have a bit of a spiral, but today was manageable i think.

exactly me too. because i used to just accept it and be okay but i feel as if the thoughts got stronger then it makes me think what if i am gay and i’m just faking it and that freaks me out. i know it shouldn’t but it’s just not me and i know that so i just keep accepting the possibility but it’s so hard

You have our suport here ♡ sooner or later the will help you, I wish you luck. And seriously, it's so hard but... we have to be positive. To fight this. Don't think about: How much is this going to take me until I'm fine? This is long marathon, and we all can reach the end :)

Or rather "youre more afraid of a possibility rather than a fact." At the end of the day its all fears based in distorted "what if" thinking

thank you! i’m glad you’re having a better day today!! for me just accepting the what if’s is challenging for me so i just keep pushing through it but it’s just so hard.

Yeah i feel you. I already went through all my coming out and self discovery so im just like "okay lets just get this over with so i can live my life thanks ocd"

I hate that I can't write some stories... I still can't feel it as natural as it was. Buuut, I can go out and have fun. I can read or watch series or movies without asking myself too much, I can enjoy that things again. Little by little. Just keep doing that things, keep living your life because is yours. Thoughts doesn't own you. If these things are important to you, you will never loose any of it. ERP is a bless, don't avoid it. Even if is scary at first, you can do it

awe thank you so much your the best

Its very hard for me too. I have ups and downs and my ocd absorbs EVERYTHING to use against me. It also piggybacks on my stress almost automatically. So ive been trying to notify when it latches on during stressful situations

thank you so much! i want to start erp but my parents aren’t very supportive with much so it’s kind of difficult to talk to them

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