Discussion Celebrate your small win!

[NoPoint2Life]

This is dumb, but I have contamination OCD and had to use the bathroom there after my therapy session. The germs from door knobs and light switches and the car were really bothering me extra for some reason. But I fought off using the hand sanitizer they had in the waiting room. normally I would wash my hands before I go to the bathroom if they feel that dirty to me. But I actually told my therapist about it before I was leaving and managed not to wash them before. When I passed by her and told her she said "victory!"

 

[Forever Sleep]

This is dumb, but I have contamination OCD and had to use the bathroom there after my therapy session. The germs from door knobs and light switches and the car were really bothering me extra for some reason. But I fought off using the hand sanitizer they had in the waiting room. normally I would wash my hands before I go to the bathroom if they feel that dirty to me. But I actually told my therapist about it before I was leaving and managed not to wash them before. When I passed by her and told her she said "victory!"

That's not dumb at all. It's not at all easy to get beyond the things that really niggle at us. Is she working with you to desensitize you to things? Really though, any time we push beyond our limiting thoughts is an achievement I think.

 

[SchizoGymnast]

I managed to pull myself together and went to a psychologist finally. She referred me for psychotherapy, and I'm finally on a waiting list. I've been putting it off since January.

Good first step. Now you just gotta wait and not give up in the meantime. They make it so hard.

 

[seizmic_purple]

I managed to sit through a meditation and even felt better after it, it was the highlight of my day.