Is ERP = Be Bad?

[Sandy6]

I'm currently on medication with psychiatrist, yesterday got a pill. I have naked intrusive thought about unwanted people. And having compulsion repeating activity until have no thought. If not, i feel my work contaminated by those naked disgusted thought.

I think have no way out between becoming bad or doing compulsion, and no other choice. On some ocd case, let's say someone fear of dirt, then to get cure she touch the dirt. It's fine, it just dirt and no wash, it's okay. But on other case like me, if i even you, having naked unwanted thought when doing something important, then we do nothing. How we feel about our life?

Yes, that thought is not my purpose. But sometimes i made mistake by think about that. My question, is ERP means we accept that?

Thank you.

[sligoguy]

its ocd for sure and thats the best place to start .....it does not matter what ocg it is .whether its dirt.counting ,hoarding ,disgusting thoughts or images its all the same crap ....so treat it the same tell yourself im gonna get this image pop up and that thought will keep coming its what I have its the ilness just the same as being on blood pressure med ....some folks get some dont ....so accept that shit will pop up and just say ah there it is .....and get on with you day .....yes easier said than done but ince you accept they are going to come and call it what it is an intrusive thing .....the fear will go and slowly you will see how it works and get back to.living you life ....give it a try if you have to just say Fuck off intrusive thought I aint got time fie your mind games

[Sandy6 in reply to sligoguy]

Thank you for your response. The feeling of guilt and long term effect, especially on something really important, feels contaminated by those thought. It really fearing to do. But, thank you, any answers here will be my reference or advice to get healed. <3 It is mean, "becoming bad" is the only path, right?

[Sandy6 in reply to sligoguy]

Because often too difficult to separate, it is my intention or not, it is my intrusive thought or just accidentally think about that. It's like there nothing rather than sin or disgust on my life. Damn.

[sligoguy in reply to Sandy6]

as I said they are unwanted and intrusive .just start from.there ....accept stuff will pop into your head and let it come and go ....this ocd makes u.feel sad and unhappy .....everyone on this site has a struggle ..drop the sin and bad thing cos u are not either ..you are just like the rest of us ....you have ocd .dont get hung up on which type it does not matter .accept ...the crap will invade your head ...they are only intrusive thoughts nothing more

[DeathtoOCD]

In my case it is about learning to accept the though and learn to live with them, in my case it is about going right into the thoughts don't try to fight it, just let it be there it is going to be very uncomfortable, but if you can get through it the anxiety will go down, have you though about doing something important and intentional think about the bad thoughts, you would then not "fix" or alter it just let it be?

[Sandy6 in reply to DeathtoOCD]

I got lesson, that the first goal is to prevent myself for doing compulsion. Maybe my mistake before is too focusing on second thing; seeking reason why my life not be bad if having bad thought. But after time, i learn from books and other sources, that i must have mindset that the purpose is not doing reacting of that thought at the first place.

I still haven't courage to think intentionally (exposure), but starting to having courage if i having that thought, sometimes i try to not react on it and let it go, at least not perfect, but still a progress.

I'm on psychiatrist just got some medication and counseling without therapy, may i need psychologist after this or do at my own at everyday life. I have no courage to do exposure intentionally because it's like if i do intentionally its really my fault, but if just thought pop up it is no. Because i got belief (from religion), if i think harm someone but i not harm it's doesn't mean harming, but imagining naked intentionally is mean thinking bad and sinning although not doing anything on reality, because imagining is like watching porn and it's disgusted.

Basically i don't care about religion, but that disgusted images it's really bothering me. I mean if i buy big house from my money, and i making money because i working and i think intentionally naked unwanted thought on that moment, it's make me disgust about my house. You know, even if i have thinking about naked cute girl, i'm okay with it, but my intrusive thought filled with person i respect, person i didn't like, etc.

[DeathtoOCD in reply to Sandy6]

Well it's all about learning accept the thoughts and live with them. I say it often and it seems like your working on it, but find an OCD therapist. And it's not just jumping right into the worse of your compulsions and thoughts, that's what a hierarchy is for it will help you work up the worst compulsion, that's where an OCD therapist comes in.

[Sandy6 in reply to DeathtoOCD]

Yes. I working on that. Thank you for such important information. I will keep going and get healed as fast i can ^_^

[Pratheek]

Different people have different types of thoughts ocd means not that only diet or wash ur hands yes off course what r u feeling is also OCD coming naked thoughts if u see or remember them they r look like naked it's just a thought running in ur mind so u cannot forget this also because it is keep on repeating this kind of thoughts even if u see god also in front of you they also look like naked it's a thoughts take some medication u can come out of this sure consult ocd doctor