ChellyBoo
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199d ago
I've heard that therapy often makes you feel worse first before you feel better. Like you said, you're feeling vulnerable because you're digging up all your thoughts and feelings, which maybe before you had been avoiding or distracting yourself from. Make sure to take good care of your self over the next couple weeks and give yourself lots of slack. I'm sure you'll feel less bad after a couple more sessions. :)
Good job starting therapy. Its a big step. ERP is hard and uncomfortable, but it helps so much. You will feel worse before you feel better. Any time you make an attempt to fight back against OCD its going to throw a temper tantrum. But it will pass. Hang in there, it will get better