Hey guys two questions has anybody here recovered from their Ocd to the point that it doesn’t bother them anymore and secondly I’m finding it hard to sleep can anyone give me tips

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.