We can get out of this!
Opening my eyes in the morning, with a smile, without anxiety, and with the will to live: priceless!! Healing is possible, people!
I had ups and downs, but as the doctors said… healing isn’t a straight line, it’s a succession of ups and downs, but a slow improvement. Now I understand it’s true.
I still have OCD and I use gloves and disinfectant, but no longer with that terrible feeling of catastrophe. Not with fear and terror. I feel like I’m healing.
How much important it is asking for help: in my case, both psychological (CBT, ERP) and psychiatric. Every case is different, and perhaps not everyone needs medication, but if there’s a chemical imbalance, there aren’t many solutions. If medications exist that can help, we should just be grateful and take them, without overthinking it. Even if there are some minor side effects and it’s unpleasant to think of being dependent on a medication, life with acute OCD isn’t life. It’s not worth suffering so much, and making those around us suffer, just to “not want the drugs.” (That was me).
But meds alone aren’t enough; psychological support is also needed.
I urge you, friends, to seek help, and if you can, spend some money, go private, and ask someone for help if you don’t have the money. Because health is priceless, and public services, however good, can be TOO slow. The longer you wait, the worse it can get. I wasn’t even able to work anymore, I’m still at home, but I’ll get better, I’ll work, I’ll make that money back. Health is priceless; it’s money well spent.
Recover from OCD is possible!
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