Holly
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- 6y
little_lianlittle_lian
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- 6y
That’s awesome Holly :)
WorriedDriverWorriedDriver
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- 6y
That’s amazing you’ve made such progress with your OCD. I think ACT therapy deals a lot with acknowledging anxiety in inevitable but we don’t have to fear is since we have the ability to deal with it when it occurs
AnxiousashleyAnxiousashley
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- 6y
Yes I have. It’s awesome that you got to that point! That’s a huge improvement!!
WalaWala
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- 6y
YES. After three incredibly painful years of knowing I was anxious but not knowing it was OCD, I finally got the right help and had a transformative experience in an IOP two years ago. My symptoms have massively improved and I went from barely functioning to achieving some big goals and feeling like i has my life backS This is good news—-but then anxiety goes “you’re one trigger away from a total meltdown! Stay vigilant you might miss something because you’re too lax now!” I’m currently working on allowing happiness without immediately finding the doom that can come when it runs out.
WalaWala
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- 6y
Also, earlier this year I fell really deep into an obsession. At first I was so angry and thought it negates my progress. But, I got through it! It still really sucked but because I’d laid the groundwork I had the tools and support in place to fight back, and now I feel awesome. The hard part is accepting that I will get anxious again. It will sometimes suck. I guess what I’m saying is that it’s a journey not an absolute finish line!
Holly Holly
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- 6y
Thank you both so much?
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