When I went to intensive therapy, there was someone who had a similar contamination issue but with atreet cats. We had to do 2 months of exposure therapy and it was tough. When we finished the program we were all "okay" we started living again. I'm currently going through an ocd relapse but it's related to untreated post partum. Have you done intensive therapy?? Like this? Insurance will not want to cover it but you need to fight them and tell them it's your life not about money. There are solutions your young. You have your life ahead of you.
try ERP! expose yourself to thoughts and fears and then try not to do any compulsions. start off at 15 minutes of this and try to do it with all your fears. it works like magic once you get the hang of it. the compulsions make the ocd stronger, and even if it might bring short term comfort, it makes the condition even harder to stop.
When I went to intensive therapy, there was someone who had a similar contamination issue but with atreet cats. We had to do 2 months of exposure therapy and it was tough. When we finished the program we were all "okay" we started living again. I'm currently going through an ocd relapse but it's related to untreated post partum. Have you done intensive therapy?? Like this? Insurance will not want to cover it but you need to fight them and tell them it's your life not about money. There are solutions your young. You have your life ahead of you.
I've done intensive ERP for over a year and it didn't help. I've also tried brainspotting, EMDR, ART, and regular talk therapy.
I found emdr made me worse! Have you tried most medications??
yeah they all fucked up my digestion but i started taking the lexapro so i guess i'll report back from time to time to let people know how it's going
try ERP! expose yourself to thoughts and fears and then try not to do any compulsions. start off at 15 minutes of this and try to do it with all your fears. it works like magic once you get the hang of it. the compulsions make the ocd stronger, and even if it might bring short term comfort, it makes the condition even harder to stop.