Lenno78

Do you think based on your own experience that working on less worrying themes will indirectly benefit the more troubling ocd themes?

Life is so hard. I just did my first exposure ERP for OCD today and it sucked. For reasons too complicated to explain I’ve ended up with a darn hard exposure as my first one. It bugs me. When I did what my therapist and asked “why does this exposure bother me so much” I got the answer “because your a bad man” what the heck? What am I supposed to do with that? I know thoughts are not facts but I’m bothered by this exposure still 30 minutes or so after the exposure. I have emailed therapist about some of this but the therapy company only guarantee a response in 24 hours not immediately. I have no idea what I’m hoping to get from this post or if this is reassurance seeking but i need some advice or assistance or something. Please help. Thankyou.

I’m trying very hard not to troubleshot a groinal response memory and sit with uncertainty. Will this work?

I had what felt like a real erection once a long time ago (15 years or so ago), ant the time it seemed to be a response to a child. My POCD is freaking out. Even though it was a long time ago and not happened since. What does it mean? Am I a P? Etc etc Going into ocd therapy next week but struggling with this memory and the idea that my new therapist may think I’m a P. Please help TIA

Really struggling with a compulsion to tell a mental health carer about some false attraction I experienced on Saturday. I won’t even see her until Friday gagh. Please help

PolarBear this is a very helpful comment thankyou

Is discussing with another your intrusive thoughts, either generally, or specifically, a compulsion?

I had this one time a long time ago. How do I make sense of it please? Any advice? tia lenno

How do I handle this symptom please and how do I know the attraction is real or fake please?

Is the correct way to deal with so called false attraction in POCD to say “this is not me it’s just my ocd” and ignore it?

I've started getting lots of "what if" type thoughts. I think its ocd. Do you agree? The thoughts are always "what if this bad thing happens". These thoughts are a constant background noise in my mind. How do I cope please? Im struggling badly.

Thanks blue I will plow on. It is top of the reading list (of five books) on ocdrecovery.com

Anyone else read this book? The first 5 chapters or so blew my mind in a great way but the last five boring city. is this book worth persevering with? I’m on chapter 11 of 19

Thanks DRS1 always kind and informative

I’m so tired of my pure-o ocd “what if” thoughts. Please can someone clarify again how these thoughts are best managed please.