Inspiration for OCD Recovery

A brand new account offering daily inspiration & humor for those using ERP to recover from OCD (aka "Insp-ERP-ation"). Your amazing life is worth the hard work!

[Inspiration for OCD Recovery @OCDInspERPation]

Whatever the content is...checking that last email, google search, symptom chart, police report, stove, oven, lock, memory...will NEVER bring certainty. Choose to live into the uncertainty and reclaim your life. #OCDLies #OCD #ERP #ACT #PureO #HarmOCD #POCD #FalseMemoryOCD

[OCD Action @ocdaction]

Fantastic to hear that there will be another OCD camp this year, run by Stuart (founder of @TheOCDStories), after two really successful years! Applications close this Sunday 19th Jan. Find out more information about the camp in our latest news article> https://t.co/ehJUE0pmxb

[Inspiration for OCD Recovery @OCDInspERPation]

@LilyBaileyUK Absolutely! I knew from an early age when I had more classic checking compulsions (oven/stove/locks). But then after my actual diagnosis...when the harm thoughts & false memories came, I had difficulty believing the official diagnosis by OCD specialists, believing I was just bad.

[Inspiration for OCD Recovery @OCDInspERPation]

@herOCD3 This is absolutely amazing. What a descriptive picture of #OCD.

[@herOCD @herOCD3]

@LilyBaileyUK this is how I describe mine

[Inspiration for OCD Recovery @OCDInspERPation]

Remember...you are far more amazing than what your mental illness would have you believe! You deserve the same compassion from yourself that you offer others. #WednesdayWisdom #mentalhealth #YouAreNotAlone

[Inspiration for OCD Recovery @OCDInspERPation]

@IOCDF Love this!!

[Inspiration for OCD Recovery @OCDInspERPation]

Choose to take the leap that who you desire to be just might be who you already are...and that while you will never know for certain, you might simply be plagued by this thing called #OCD! Trust the #ERP process, even when it's scary! #FalseMemoryOCD #PureO #HarmO #POCD

[Nathan Peterson, LCSW @ocdandanxiety1]

Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) actually works for OCD!🤪

I find many individuals tiptoe around with other "treatments" and eventually return back to using ERP. The hard truth is that it's not a fun treatment but the reward is where it's at. 🎉⠀

#OCD #anxiety #erp
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[International OCD Foundation @IOCDF]

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the premiere of Uncovering OCD: The Truth About Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder!

The live stream will be available here for the next 72 hours. Enjoy! https://t.co/3mXcJQNd1P

[Inspiration for OCD Recovery @OCDInspERPation]

@wiII_the_chiII @ocdbaltimore I can completely relate to the teaching component...all day, every day!

[Inspiration for OCD Recovery @OCDInspERPation]

Hi amazing people battling #OCD. Remember, your brain will never allow you to have certainty about anything, even the current content of your obsession (as much as I've tried to find it!). Choose recovery & living your amazing life over certainty. #MondayMotivation #PureO #ERP

[Patricia E. Zurita Ona @DrZ_behaviorist]

#ACT #OCD #ERP #mentalhealthishealth #fightyourfear #ocdweek #ocdcon #uncertainty #kidswithocd #exposuretherapy #youthmentalhealth #childmentalhealth #parentinganxiouskids #growingupwithsiblings #ocdrecovery #evidencebased #anxietyinschool #ocdkidsmovie #realocd #ocdtherapy

[Inspiration for OCD Recovery @OCDInspERPation]

#HateToDisappointYouBut instead of taking "how OCD are you" tests, we should spend our energy encouraging those actually battling OCD (spending hours a day doing physical/mental compulsions!) to seek help through evidence-based treatments like #ERP & #ACT. #BreaktheStigma

[Inspiration for OCD Recovery @OCDInspERPation]

#HateToDisappointYouBut OCD is not a bunch of cute habits like organizing your pens or getting annoyed about uneven pizza slices. #OCD is a serious mental health condition, often marked by terrifyingly taboo obsessions & continuous compulsions to alleviate severe distress.

[Inspiration for OCD Recovery @OCDInspERPation]

#HateToDisappointYouBut we need to stop joking about being "so OCD" and recognize that those who are truly diagnosed with #OCD often fight for their lives, battling against ego-dystonic themes, like harm, false memories, sexuality, health, scrupulosity, and beyond.

[Inspiration for OCD Recovery @OCDInspERPation]

When you are struggling with your #mentalhealth, offering unconditional love to those around you can seem far easier than loving yourself. Choose to love yourself, too! You are special, and you deserve it! #MentalHealthMatters #mentalwellness #OCD #GAD #DepressionIsReal #selflove

[Inspiration for OCD Recovery @OCDInspERPation]

@MarzyMartian I'm so sorry you are struggling. You can do it - you are worth experiencing joy in your life!

[Inspiration for OCD Recovery @OCDInspERPation]

#OCD is NOT a cute quirk, as #obsessions can relate to contamination, health, harm, hyper-responsibility, false memories, scrupulosity, relationships, sexuality, and beyond, with thousands of physical/mental #compulsions to alleviate the stress associated with the current theme.

[Inspiration for OCD Recovery @OCDInspERPation]

@AshCurryOcd Absolutely - I think it requires mindfulness and accepting uncertainty in daily life (general uncertainty - not just our OCD theme!). It also involves the hardest thing in the world - unconditional self-love and self-compassion (which we all deserve despite what OCD says).