OCD Wins

[MyOCD123]

Hey guys!

It’s been a rough week for me OCD wise but I thought it would be good to go into the weekend with some successes instead of dwelling on our setbacks. My success the past couple days is reciting a script in which I am responsible for the hypothetical murder of someone I went to college with and then not googling trying to find that person or any related news stories. The obsession started earlier this week when I was doing a crossword and one of the words was “volunteer”. It reminded me having to volunteer at an after school program as part of my college seminar. Then I remembered that there was a fellow student who I didn’t know very well and later switched schools the next year. My OCD told me I must have hurt her and I have to try to figure it out and find her to make sure she’s actually ok. So this week in therapy we wrote the worst case scenario down and at first I couldn’t stand even holding the paper it was written on. I just wanted to shred it up. But here I am a few days later and I’m tolerating the uncertainty. I am observing the thoughts and not engaging. So that’s mine for the week...I’d love to hear about some of your successes so leave me a reply!

[LuvSun]

👏 Keep up the good work

[Blue274]

I finished up my work week on Friday and am looking forward to rest and relaxation this weekend and going to church.

[MyOCD123 in reply to Blue274]

Keep fighting!

[bab5]

Hello.

I am glad to hear that your exposure has been going well!

That is an awesome revelation

That is not easy (at all) to do.

My success has been the first week of my job at Panera.

[MyOCD123 in reply to bab5]

Congrats on the job! I remember when it was almost unbearable for me to go to work a few months ago, but I find that the biggest exposure is simply living life. It’s of course very painful at times to do with OCD but definitely worth it.

[bab5 in reply to MyOCD123]

Thank you! I appreciate the kind words!

I remember when it was almost unbearable for me to leave the house a few months ago.

The biggest exposure, for me, is a combination of all of the factor that make life worth living. That is the best exposure. It is very similar to yours!

It is definitely worth it

You got that right!