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- 3y
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 3y
Not alone in the slightest. I couldn’t handle it even tho I went through an entire ocd program! I lied about doing it, and needless to say I didn’t get better
chester1996chester1996
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- 3y
You’re definitely not alone xx
Anxious_shmanxiousAnxious_shma...
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- 3y
Your not alone at all. When I did it I was super anxious but I was just so fed up with OCD I was willing to go to the extremes and push myself in order to get better. And I have to say it helped significantly. Although I would have some panick attacks afterwords, in the long run it severely helped. It’s definitely worth it in the long run and the more you do the better you get. Well that’s just from my expierience but I’ve also heard many similar responses from others.
Lms526Lms526
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- 3y
ERP is hard! It takes a lot out of you. But in my opinion, the benefits are worth it. ERP has honestly changed my life. I lived with OCD for 37 years and never knew it until August of this year. I always thought OCD was just handwashing and liking things neat and organized. Neither applied to me. So once I got diagnosed, I was all in regarding ERP. For me, it came down to a choice. I could keep giving into my compulsions and experience short lived benefit or I could do ERP and experience short term misery and long term benefit. What I was doing wasn't working, so it was time to do something different.
Lms526Lms526
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- 3y
The hardest part of ERP is when your anxiety is going crazy. But if you resist the urge to do a compulsion it will peak and then start to decrease.
Anxious_shmanxiousAnxious_shma...
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- 3y
@lms526 I completely agree!!!
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Jennifer Dal...
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- Therapist
- Date posted
- 22w
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So you got to ask me anything… Now I’d like to ask you something! I’ve heard from Members that they were so scared coming to their first ERP session. They were terrified that I would think they were crazy, that I would tell them their worst fears were true. That I would confirm they are some form of a terrible person or have them hauled off to prison for their thoughts. I’ve also had Members share how they’re very scared to begin ERP treatment because they’ve researched enough to know it means facing the fear, without the compulsions that have kept them feeling safe (but not really safe) this entire time. They struggled to see how they could be capable of doing this, while simultaneously acknowledging that they did not want to live like this anymore. If you have had your first session, what were your thoughts before? Did you have any hesitations or fears going into it? How did it turn out? If you haven’t yet begun to work with an ERP specialist, what is holding you back?
Anonymous1990
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- 22w
ERP
I’m starting NOCD. I had several years of cbt as a child (well over 20 years ago) and I see a trauma therapist. But now I’ll be seeking further help for OCD and just really scared. CBT wasn’t helpful for me. How has ERP been helpful for you? Do you feel like you’ll finally get your life back? I’m consumed by my obsessions 😢 Would love others feedback if ERP helped you ❤️
Anonimus ME 🦋
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- 15w
I know we're all bad here, but today I'm really stuck..
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.
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