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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
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You’re definitely not alone xx
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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.
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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.
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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.
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@lms526 I completely agree!!!
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Does anyone else struggle with this? It's been the main thing powering my POCD, and it's only been getting worse. Especially when I see posts online of people sharing their personal stories relating to CSA, specifically grooming. It's so triggering now, but before this theme developed, the most I'd feel while reading posts like that would be disgust targeted towards people who did those things. Now, my first thought is, "What if I do something like that one day? What if I've done it before and I don't remember or didn't know I was doing it?" I have many, many different intrusive thoughts or worries related to this theme, but it all circles back to this specific fear that I'll become like the people who hurt and took advantage of me. Does anyone have advice for this? I'm not sure if I've asked a similar question in the past or not, but is this something I need to deal with separately before beginning ERP for OCD? I'm just curious and also lost on where to begin with all of this. I'm just glad I'm able to begin working through all of these issues now, rather than later in life when I'd probably have a lot more responsibilities. Anyways, any feedback is appreciated! 🤍
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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 ❤️
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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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