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Hello everyone, I was hoping to find some spiritual as well as practical advice for a situation that is causing me lots of anxiety. A little background, I have OCD and have successfully treated some major obsessions/compulsions in the past. Most of my daily anxiety is well controlled thanks to this ...

This Friday I have an important test (to graduate with my degree) and it's been very stressful for the past few weeks preparing for it. There is only one other person taking the test this semester besides me, so since two of our classes were the same, we decided studying together would be beneficial...

I also wanted to add, I'm taking my comprehensive exams to graduate with my Masters degree in three weeks, so the stress of that has probably affected my overall positive and rational thinking.

Hi everyone, I have come a long way since I first joined the site and did the program. For that I have a lot of things to be grateful for. But one thing still seems to plague me and I'm having a hard time applying my skills and learning how to overcome it. I used to work for a company that managed b...

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My religious and relationship obsessions have nothing to do with guilt or punishment for not what my religion wants me to be. They are instead very scary and fearful thoughts about losing my beliefs, and losing my husband - both which are very dear to me, and what I value most in the world.

Hi everyone! I have begun a full-blown exposure and response prevention therapy. I won't lie, it's been really tough and intense. My obsessoins revolve around a few issues... mainly my love for my husband, and my religious beliefs. Both are equally torturous. Both feel incredibly real, and incredibl...

Hi everyone, thanks for the responses. Schpludoinkle your advice was great! I managed to make it through my appt. I was really anxious beforehand but I kept telling myself that if I made it through without freaking out, I could reward myself somehow this weekend. My dentist was a little late arrivin...

I have a lot of anxiety surrounding dental visits. Years ago when I had my first fillings, the dentist insisted on doing it without any novacaine. You can imagine how good that felt! :eek: I avoided the dentist for a few years and finally went back last year, thinking I had finally found a good, gen...

Hi Bev... the OC Foundation explains it best: Exposure and Response Prevention (E&RP) is a behavioral technique that is most effective for treating OCD symptoms when combined with medication. E&RP has two components: exposure involves confronting fears; response prevention involves not engaging in t...

Originally posted by crazybiatch: Oh my God, I didn't think anyone else had these triggers but me!!! I'm sorry for the way you feel, but excited to know that I'm not the only one who's entire life is focused on being perfect! Do you also have extreme anxiety and avoidance with confrontation of any ...