- Username
- mikeb31978
- Date posted
- 42w ago
ERP
Is it normal to be a month into ERP and still obsessing. On average how long before it makes it go away. I feel like its making it worse.
- Username
- ctmontctmont
- Date posted
- 42w ago
I like the analogy of OCD being like a “noisy grandfather clock”. At first the sound of the ticking drives you bonkers but after awhile you no longer notice it. ERP doesn’t get rid of the thoughts. ERP just makes it so they no longer drive you nuts. The noise is still there but you no longer give it the attention.
- Username
- Grace MarceilleGrace Marceille
- Date posted
- 42w ago
It takes time, but it does get better!! For me it took a long time, but I am okay now, and it will be okay for you too eventually! You got this and hang in there
- Username
- AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 42w ago
yeah sorry it takes a while. mine is improving gradually as I've worked on it more and more over the past year and a half. it got noticably better in less than a month, but by no means completely better. That's just me; I'm sure it varies widely
- Username
- mikeb31978mikeb31978
- Date posted
- 42w ago
@Anonymous feels like its always in the background even though im continuing my life
- Username
- AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 41w ago
@mikeb31978 I hope it fades further and further into the background until it stops taking up your time and energy
- Username
- Quinty8*Quinty8*
- Date posted
- 42w ago
yes, its never linear either. the first few weeks were absolutely brutal for me, i continued and felt so much better for months and had a really bad down turn recently. its so important to stick with it, i am losing hope but i’m not going to stop ERP because of a spiral when i see the improvement i had made before
- Username
- Honeyshark Honeyshark
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 42w ago
It takes a while. My SOOCD did really well after three months but my ROCD is really sticking around 😅
- Username
- I'm > ocd 😳I'm > ocd 😳
- Date posted
- 42w ago
Great question. I'm about a month into erp now too and struggling with it. I have so many different compulsions and its so hard to change things like all the things I wash my hands for. I keep hoping things will magically just become easy, but all these quirks developed over time, and its probably going to take a little time to work them back.
- Username
- Wolfram Wolfram
- Date posted
- 42w ago
Just under 3 months for me. But I went way beyond what the therapist was asking of me. Wayyyy beyond
- Username
- mikeb31978mikeb31978
- Date posted
- 42w ago
well mine is pure O so yeah ... need it to stop
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- sophis.
- Date posted
- 23w 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
- 20w 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 .
- Username
- Anonymous
- Date posted
- 19w ago
Can ERP exacerbate obsessions?
I was wondering if this is a thing. Like, say, especially if you are in the process of getting better. Doesn't doing ERP every day keep reminding you of your obsessions? Is there a point where you should do it less often? Or how does this work?
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