you know what's just a good feeling? stressing out and then realizing you're stressing out about NORMAL THINGS. things NORMAL PEOPLE would be stressed out about. that the sum of your emotional distress has nothing to do with your OCD, and that you've done multiple things today that would have 100% triggered your OCD for days/weeks/months/years if you hadn't gone through ERP. it's mindblowing. you're just sitting there and all of a sudden- holy crap, I'm NORMAL. I'm doing NORMAL BRAIN SHIT. I'm fine. Like, what???

does it also happen to you that during exposure to erp you can imagine that act and scene in detail, and feel some confused excitement that leaves you stressed because it is hard to believe that it is part of OCD, it seems so real! When i can imagine it in detail and feel it like i can actually get arousel about it.

when i’m not thinking about a compulsion so i do things “regularly” does that mean it’s not OCD? i’m just confused is it all in my head? am i just faking it in my head all this time? sorry for posting so much my mind likes to go spiral lol

So I’ve noticed that my OCD has calmed down, I’m getting less intrusive thoughts but I feel more uncertain than ever. Is this normal for recovery?