- Username
- carlynfitzy
- Date posted
- 51w ago
Did EDMR help?
I have real bad anxiety, existential OCD, ROCD, disassociation. My therapist is starting it next session. Have any of you had it done? Does it help? Especially the ROCD??
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- thewayshapeslookthewayshapes...
- Date posted
- 51w ago
I had EMDR for my comorbid PTSD, but it helped with what I now realize were OCD symptoms, too. I didn't know I had OCD at the time I started, so it's hard to say how much it did. The level of intrusive thoughts and compulsive Googling and trying to think the right thing and answer questions decreased. I still had some issues though, and that's what led me to my diagnosis. Hopefully ERP will help with what's left. In hindsight, I think EMDR before ERP was the right sequence of treatment for me. I know exposures would have been so much more intense prior to EMDR.
- Username
- NotSoNewb82NotSoNewb82
- Date posted
- 51w ago
EMDR did help. I was doubtful but I have practically forgotten about that stuff now.
- Username
- carlynfitzycarlynfitzy
- Date posted
- 51w ago
@NotSoNewb82 Did you have ROCD?
- Username
- NotSoNewb82NotSoNewb82
- Date posted
- 51w ago
@carlynfitzy I had real event OCD mainly but there was a lot of trauma tbh. The theme was about as strong as it could be.
- Username
- brenoaugustobrenoaugusto
- Date posted
- 51w ago
It’s a powerful tool.
- Username
- jabberwockyjabberwocky
- Date posted
- 51w ago
It was somewhat helpful with my PTSD, but I also dissociate a LOT, so my therapist had to modify some things and use some grounding skills for it to be beneficial. It can really help to reprocess negative core beliefs.
- Username
- Ericaaaa4991Ericaaaa4991
- Date posted
- 51w ago
Your nocd therapist or outside?
- Username
- carlynfitzycarlynfitzy
- Date posted
- 51w ago
@Ericaaaa4991 Outside
- Username
- carlynfitzycarlynfitzy
- Date posted
- 51w ago
I meant emdr! Sorry it’s all new to me
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- hannahbalrising
- Date posted
- 23w ago
Newbie - fighting the urge to cancel
Newly diagnosed with OCD but have struggled with depression, anxiety, ptsd, and night terrors for about 20 years now. Never knew it was OCD! Anyhow, I struggle with existential OCD and perfectionism OCD which has always caused me to dislike “regular” talk therapy because it never worked, there was no point, and I was worried I wasn’t doing it right. Well I’ve started ERP with my therapist, and now every day that I have therapy, I anxiously spiral about how it’s going to be bad, and I’m not going to get better anyway because I’m not doing it right, and what’s the point in getting better anyway. Sorry for the run on sentences. Does anyone have advice for getting motivated for therapy sessions and not fearing them? TL;DR: Does anyone have advice of how to stay motivated for ERP therapy with doubts of failing/anxiety/existential thoughts?
- Username
- sophis.
- Date posted
- 22w ago
Treatment - erp
Treatment - ERP Hey so basically I'm just soooo scared to do ERP. I started doing erp with one service and I couldn't cope with our first exposure which was just sitting alone for 20 minutes and accepting intrusive thoughts with no compulsions'. I found this so distressing and hard. I've been moved services and probably will be doing ERP with them but I really don't want to do it. I know it's the gold standard treatment for OCD but it scares me so much knowing I have to do it. I'm scared it will make me way more sick and at this point in my life I cannot afford to be more sick (I'm starting year 13 next month and doing my A-level exams in may) I want to trust that this will work but I'm just very scared. I'm scared that this service will be just as bad as the other one. One of my big fears that we did my hierarchy for with service 1 was around science practicals as that was the only fear that therapist 1. I'm scared that therapist 2 will focus on the same scenario (which is a scenario that I struggle A LOT with) but I can't do that, I'm not sure what my hierarchy will be this time. I can't think of any harm exposures at all but I'm sure she will be able to.
- Username
- mikeb31978
- Date posted
- 19w ago
ERP Concerns
How do you go about your life when ERP therapy is so stressful. I have harm ocd and by making me watch horror movies etc . is just making it worse. I'm really worried I'm being brainwashed into being what I dont want to be . Does this mean ERP is not for me? I also have no compulsions just pure O .
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