Im starting exposure therapy for my ocd(intrusive thoughts and obsessions). I was talking to my case manager and he seems to think i should do challenges on the high end but im thinking of starting really small.
When im in public it gets really bad to the point of me dissociating and having close to panic attacks. When i try to do exposure the thought broadcasting comes up and makes me feel worse.
Has anybody successfully got their inteusive thoughts and anxiety under control while also fighting thought broadcasting and delusions of persecution ?
Thats what i was thinking too… we have to go at the pace i can handle.
Like i did a really hard exposure this morning and i lost it. But then i did a reasonably challenging one just a few min ago and i succeeded. How the fu ck will i learn that im safe if im in full panic mode and dissociating…right?
Did your mh team try to push u at first? If so…how did u convince them to slow dien?
Yea… the meds have made the thought broadcasting alot bettwr but in high stress situations its still there. I think the meds and environment is the best way too but its all mixed up with my OCD so i have to also deal with it when doing the exposure…i ■■■■■■■ wish i wasn’t mentally ill …
dien?