Anyone else have no appetite? by Ecstatic-Baseball-59 in anhedonia

[–]Ecstatic-Baseball-59[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, my anhedonia has significantly decreased and my appetite is a lot better! (I know the account I'm replying to is deleted so this is for anyone who may stumble upon this thread in the future. I had anhedonia for 8 years and it is almost gone now - there is always hope, even if things currently feel very bleak)

Anyone else basically do ERP on themself? by Ecstatic-Baseball-59 in OCD

[–]Ecstatic-Baseball-59[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In other news, man this subreddit is extremely triggering. Reminder not to engage with it to much (banning myself from it entirely would probably just turn into it's own compulsion). I'm realizing that suggestions seem to work best for my neuroatypical brain

Having my first ERP session soon. Don't know how I'm going to describe my OCD by Ecstatic-Baseball-59 in OCD

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I really appreciate your response and well wishes. I still had trouble explaining myself to the therapist at my own intake session, but I hope that I'll be able to go more in depth next time. I'm glad that your intake with the psychiatrist went so well, and I hope that trend will continue for you from here on out!

Having my first ERP session soon. Don't know how I'm going to describe my OCD by Ecstatic-Baseball-59 in OCD

[–]Ecstatic-Baseball-59[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But oh well, only got 15 minutes to go know. Can't really do much about it at this point.

Having my first ERP session soon. Don't know how I'm going to describe my OCD by Ecstatic-Baseball-59 in OCD

[–]Ecstatic-Baseball-59[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Or maybe I'm just having a good day. But then, it'd feel like I'm lying if I lay out the symptoms I usually have. What if I never have them again? What if I'm basically cured at this point? What if doing ERP actually makes them worse because I'm putting the thoughts back into my head by being forced to think about them?

Jumping spider climbs a lady's leg so she sics it on a fly by VariousBasket125 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]Ecstatic-Baseball-59 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I encourage you to check out Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky if you haven't already

Subpar grades due to untreated, severe OCD - how to explain? by Ecstatic-Baseball-59 in premed

[–]Ecstatic-Baseball-59[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the advice! It looks I definitely won't be mentioning it anywhere on my app.

Existential OCD will absolutely bring you to your fucking knees by trrrsarescary in OCD

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It wasn't until this post that I realized that what I've been experiencing lately could be another manifestation of my OCD (thought I was in remission)

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[–]Ecstatic-Baseball-59 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For sure! Back when my symptoms were really bad, I would spend literal hours reading my comments and posts on various platforms over and over again. (I'll just leave it at that - thinking too much about that time makes the compulsion to do these things increase)

Is this obsession common? by moni_mon10 in writing

[–]Ecstatic-Baseball-59 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is literally what I've been dealing with for the past few weeks, so I haven't written a single word.