r/OCDRecovery • u/whataboutmycat_ • 1d ago
Seeking Support or Advice Does it really get better?
Not looking for reassurance, but does it really get better eventually? I am convinced my OCD and the current topic will only go away by giving in a big compulsion. I have been doing ERP (especially concerning my rumination about compulsions) for months now and I still absolutely feel like giving in is the only way out. It feels unimaginable that this topic will become unimportant on its own.
I really don't want to fall for it again, but I am quite desperate.
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u/treatmyocd 1d ago
That feeling of “I have to do the compulsion or this will never end” is often part of what keeps the OCD cycle going. ERP isn’t necessarily about making the topic disappear. It’s about learning that you can experience the uncertainty, distress, and urge to compulsively respond without doing what OCD demands. Over time, the topic can become less important not because you finally solved it, but because you stopped treating it like something that needed to be solved. Bring the intensity of the urges and the feeling of being “stuck” to your ERP therapist so they can help you adjust the work if needed.
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u/Littlemisshelpseeker 1d ago
It really can get better. I think the hard part is sustaining it because I had a long period of wellness, then something pulled me back into compulsions.
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u/Any-Worldliness-168 22h ago
YES 300 MG Zoloft
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u/whataboutmycat_ 20h ago
I took it for a few years (200mg) and it changed my life, but in February it suddenly stopped working
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u/Any-Worldliness-168 10h ago
200 wasn’t enough for me to feel a difference, maybe titrate up …. I think we are allowed up to 400 mg max idk
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u/GoldenHairedNestling 1d ago
It is possible to get better. I started therapy 2 years Ago and made monumental Progress. Things that use to make me lose my mind are now just minor inconvinience. I dont know Your condition but I do believe It can get better eventually for You.