- Username
- lwazi
- Date posted
- 5y ago
NEVER GIVE UP. Keep facing those fears. Keep reaching out. The fight is awful, but the reward is so grand.
Listen to nature sounds or take melatonin for sleep ( that’s all natural ) I don’t think you can recover from OCD but you can live to the point where it can’t bother you as much.
I plug my headphones in and use the relaxing sounds portion of the “oak” app - it’s the only meditation app I’ve found that’s totally free
It depends how you define recovery. The typical view is that OCD is a chronic condition that might be with you forever, but you can learn to manage it. You will always have OCD under that perspective. On the other hand, I think this tends to ignore the fact that OCD is just a very extreme version of something we do naturally - avoiding discomfort and reducing uncertainty. EVERYONE does compulsions, but the question is whether it interferes with your life. I tend to see mental health as being more like physical health. If I neglect either of those there are consequences. If good mental health is on one end of the spectrum and means I can live my life the way I want to, OCD is far end, stopping me from doing that. So yes, I believe I am recovered from OCD since I generally don't do compulsions to cope with anxiety. That does not mean I don't feel anxiety, because everyone feels it. But I don't avoid it anymore, therefore I currently don't have OCD. If I went back to doing compulsions and avoiding anxiety, yes, it would come back.
I have recovered! I was diagnosed when I was in 6th grade. (I was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome in 3rd grade) After a childhood/teenage-hood of treatment with ERP and CBT as well as medication, I have little to no OCD. I was in residential treatment twice and went to outpatient 3 times. Now, I’m living my life doing what used to be my most crippling trigger. I have flare ups now and then, but because of what I’ve learned and my ongoing therapy, I can manage it and get it under control.
Did anyone here managed to completely overcome ocd? And if yes for how long did you have it before you heal ?
Is there anyone who has beat or is close to overcoming their OCD and do you have tips on how to beat it?
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