- Date posted
- 3y ago
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- Date posted
- 3y ago
Hi kaeberry, you are definitely not alone in this, I for one can relate. I don’t necessarily think of good vs bad with objects, but more along the lines of correct vs incorrect or right vs wrong object. Pillows are a good example, I typically have to have a certain pillow on top and another certain pillow underneath. One is true correct/right one, the other is incorrect/wrong. One ERP I do is to close my eyes and not look at which one I put on top or when I think I can feel the “wrong” one is on top I have to say “so what if it is….let’s see what happens…” Maybe you could try something similar, maybe starting with pillows or 2 objects good vs bad and close your eyes and shuffle them so you truly don’t know which is with and try to sit there with that uncertainty for a little bit, as anxious as it makes you, and try to increase that time you sit with it a little more every day. Then you could try moving onto something bigger or more stressful and rinse and repeat so to speak. ;) Just remember no matter what your obsession or compulsion, there is without a doubt someone out there that has or has had something similar. You’re not alone. Be strong in the face of your OCD bully, you can do this.
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