Thank you for this. I'm currently dealing with a 5th "flare-up" in my life (which usually lasts for several months at a time) after 6 years of being about 98% symptom-free and truly living "my best life" lol. I'm pregnant with my first child (chose to have children because I'd been doing so well for so long AND knew that if I didn't have OCD I'd absolutely be having kids, so I saw this as a big opportunity for exposure to POCD). Between hormones and bodily changes and OCD fears that I haven't fully done exposure for (POCD and "real events" related to it that bother me), that's definitely a big part of what's going on right now. But as much as I'm just hoping that after the postpartum period my body will go back to its norm and maybe I'll feel more like how I was feeling, this video really spoke to me regarding how I'm slowly relearning to live alongside it all again, and to re-frame recovery as ongoing, and know that I'm still learning and navigating. I've found that I'm not even needing for it all to go away, but am okay as long as there's general stability and the opportunity to get better at my tools, ERP, and work more on mental compulsions. Anyway, thank you again for this because I think it shows I'm on the right track, even if it's slow and going to take a while. Love your videos.

Yes, when I heard that there's no real cure for my POCD but part of the recovery is acceptance that you will have these intrusive thoughts, I felt a little discouraged. However, I'm in a very good place mentally right now and the most important thing is how you are feeling right now. In addiction recovery they have a saying: "to compare is to despair" and it's very useful to remember that no two people will have the same recovery journey.

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That worries me will it ever go away will I be able to move on and not think about it anymore will I be at peace I feel like I deserve to be punished I’m afraid of being punished by god I feel like I don’t deserve happiness I feel like I deserve nothing I have given up on my hopes and dreams people keep making me worry and putting things in my head my family my aunt I don’t have a mom she passed away my aunt is my mom figure she has been taking care of me since I feel guilty I feel like my mom is watching me and she knows what I’m doing and what’s happening my aunt doesn’t support me she is always punishing me for not listening to her I don’t have a phone but I have an iPad and I never get to use it when I do I always get it taken away and I always get blamed my aunt says if I listen to her I will get my iPad and be able to use it she never listens to me I am never heard she chooses to ignore my needs it has to be about her me listening to her all she cares about is getting me up and out of the house and in school and in bed early I told my therapist about the intrusive thoughts and OCD he says how did you find that did you look that up I try to get help I know something is wrong with me I know what I need for myself I’m trying to cope with the intrusive thoughts I take deep breaths I close my eyes but it never goes away it keeps coming back and I keep getting reminded of it I’m afraid that I want these thoughts my therapist says to me why are you so obsessed with this you need to stop he makes me feel bad about myself when he says that to me he says people are gonna think your weird am I obsessed why do I want sex why do I want to see it homosexual thoughts gay thoughts me in sexual acts with guys men I have a love hate relationship with guys and men they do act weird with me I have been abused by them and hurt and I have been been touched by them and I have seen them in a sexual way I have had traumatic experiences with them I’m afraid that I will have to see them again because if I saw them again I don’t know what I would do I’m afraid of hurting them I fear it I’m in my head a lot I always think they are looking at me they are in love with me they are obsessed they want to be me I thought they were flirting with me trying to make me jealous and my therapist told me people are gonna think that’s weird and after hearing that I was embarrassed and ashamed and I felt bad I couldn’t walk and be around them again and look at them because this is how I feel about them this has caused so much distress for me my family my aunt has caused my distress my school has caused me distress the sexual intrusive thoughts has caused me distress I have given up on my hopes and dreams and anything I don’t care about graduating school because I know I’m gonna fail my aunt has put that in my head because of the punishment and her making me feel like I don’t deserve anything when she takes my iPad away because I don’t listen to her everyone around me thinks my aunt cares and she wants what’s best for me and she is protecting me and fighting for me and she saved me from more abuse after my mom died but she has been hurting me and I’m alone I have no one to go to and talk to and ask for help tell them what’s wrong the thoughts I’m having the sex because they believe that my aunt is good and everything she is doing for me is right and she loves me and she has been there for me I can’t complain because she’s the one buying me clothes and getting me haircuts and taking me to lessons paying for it if I complain I will get nothing if I speak if I’m not happy if I don’t listen if I yell if I have an attitude I will get nothing so I have to be quiet because that’s the only way I will get what I want

🔐🔐 thanks chrissie 😉😉😉😉 thanks for being here for us and for being the kind voice of reason and hope❤❤❤

Thank You so much for this :) :D

Thank you Chrissie!!

Hi chrissie plz make videos on people feeling our thoughts bcoz nobody talksabout and how to deal with it i