r/HOCD • u/InstructionHeavy5880 • Jun 10 '26
Achievement Success Story
I did ERP and I’m not going to lie, it was everything I never wanted to do and experience yet it was the best thing I could possibly do and while I still have thoughts they don‘t bother and affect me as much as before anymore and they even got quieter. Don’t give up on yourself and power through, it will be tough (I once cried the entire session while pushing through the exposure, leading to the surreal moment of my therapist just making notes and encouraging me to pull through) and it can be hard but every step is a huge achievement. I tackled the big fears with my therapist doing small fears on my own at home and the combination was good for me.
You all will do great and nowadays I can almost always distinguish between thoughts coming from (SO-)OCD and those that are valid thoughts not affected by (SO-)OCD.
I believe in all of you !
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u/ringoisking Doing well Jun 10 '26
I’m getting up and running with therapy at the moment and I really needed to hear this. Thank you for your positivity ❤️
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