I have contamination OCD and I started exposure therapy a little over two months ago....and it just hasn't clicked. I don't know if it's me or the therapist or what, but I've made no progress. I'm wondering for the people who were successful with Exposure therapy, how did that success happen? Was the exposure always anxiety provoking (even though I know my anxiety goes down after an exposure, I still fear doing the exposures and hate sitting with the anxiety...it's so overwhelming), did a light just go off for you one day and you were able to change, was it REALLY hard and you just kept pushing, or what? How long did it taKe? Thank you for any info .... I feel so hopeless and the OCD is just ruining my life. I hate living in constant fear and I don't know what to do.
Last edited by lovewitheverything; Apr 12, 2015 at 06:12 PM.
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