Maryn!! I’ve been meaning to comment on this since you posted it, because ahh!!! I’m so incredibly proud of you and your bravery with starting OCD treatment.
It really takes going through the ERP process yourself to know how truly truly truly grueling and terrifying it can be. So know that I’m with you and if you ever want to talk about the experience as you’re going through it, I’m here ❤️ It takes a lot of strength to live with OCD and to get help for it — I hope you always remember how strong you are 🩷
I think one of the most beautiful things about confronting our biggest fears/struggles is watching ourselves positively transform through it — becoming the person we never thought we could be.
As hard as I know it is, I’m so excited for you 😌 This is the beginning of something big.
Thank you thank you thank youuuuu ❤️ I doubt I'd have sought out specialized treatment if not for you and feeling inspired by YOUR bravery. Grateful for you!!! Big things to come for both of us ❤️
So brave. So powerful. Thank you for sharing this next area of exploration! I'm so glad that you're finding aligned help and support and educating others as you go.
Thank you for sharing all this, Maryn. Honestly though, I want more details! I remember seeing the diagnosis of OCD on my medical folder probably a decade ago. My response was "Oh come on! Isn't there any diagnosis that I don't have?" I've sort of stayed in that refusal-to-acknowledge state of mind since then, although I continue to work on my mental health. I would love to learn more about your specific journey. I look forward to watching "Turtles All the Way down." Thanks for your bravery.
So proud of you! Treatment sounds intense and so worth it. I'm so glad you're finding it helpful. And thank you for sharing your experience--I learned so much!
Cannot emphasize enough that exposure therapy sounds like the bravest thing imaginable. I try to put myself in your shoes, with my own fears, I can't imagine it!! I can't!! Thank you for so bravely sharing all of this with us! <3
Thanks for sharing this. It's really an incredible journey to start discovering all the ways our brains operate that we weren't aware was different from anyone else and then to have the self compassion learn how to operate with that new self awareness. I'm finding a lot of grief comes up around 1.having a brain that sometimes works against me 2. Not knowing my brain was different a LOT sooner so that I could have learned self compassion earlier (maybe). It's weird to me how much grief I feel while taking steps to heal. Do you ever feel that way?
oh, 10000%. especially because OCD really loves to ask "what if, what if, WHAT IF" 🙃 who knows where I'd be now if I had been able to get the specialized help I needed much sooner. at the same time, I'm working on accepting the timing of it all. I think there were a lot of things I needed to work through first and everything kind of built up till now when I was ready to acknowledge my OCD. you know? there's absolutely still that grief though. solidarity, cousin ♥️
What a brave choice you’ve made for future Maryn’s health and wellness! Thank you for contributing to the hard work of correcting misconceptions about OCD ♥️
You are very brave, Maryn!!! And I'm so happy the hard work has given you so much already <3
thank you so, so much Bree ♥️♥️♥️
Maryn!! I’ve been meaning to comment on this since you posted it, because ahh!!! I’m so incredibly proud of you and your bravery with starting OCD treatment.
It really takes going through the ERP process yourself to know how truly truly truly grueling and terrifying it can be. So know that I’m with you and if you ever want to talk about the experience as you’re going through it, I’m here ❤️ It takes a lot of strength to live with OCD and to get help for it — I hope you always remember how strong you are 🩷
I think one of the most beautiful things about confronting our biggest fears/struggles is watching ourselves positively transform through it — becoming the person we never thought we could be.
As hard as I know it is, I’m so excited for you 😌 This is the beginning of something big.
Thank you thank you thank youuuuu ❤️ I doubt I'd have sought out specialized treatment if not for you and feeling inspired by YOUR bravery. Grateful for you!!! Big things to come for both of us ❤️
So proud of you 💕💕 and excited for you to feel so much more peace in your life as you go through recovery. Rooting for you always 💖
So brave. So powerful. Thank you for sharing this next area of exploration! I'm so glad that you're finding aligned help and support and educating others as you go.
Thank you for sharing all this, Maryn. Honestly though, I want more details! I remember seeing the diagnosis of OCD on my medical folder probably a decade ago. My response was "Oh come on! Isn't there any diagnosis that I don't have?" I've sort of stayed in that refusal-to-acknowledge state of mind since then, although I continue to work on my mental health. I would love to learn more about your specific journey. I look forward to watching "Turtles All the Way down." Thanks for your bravery.
So proud of you! Treatment sounds intense and so worth it. I'm so glad you're finding it helpful. And thank you for sharing your experience--I learned so much!
Cannot emphasize enough that exposure therapy sounds like the bravest thing imaginable. I try to put myself in your shoes, with my own fears, I can't imagine it!! I can't!! Thank you for so bravely sharing all of this with us! <3
<3 thank you for sharing i love everything you share about yourself
likewise, friend!!! always rooting for you ♥️
Very brave indeed! So happy for the insight and self awareness you've gained and that you've found qualified people to help! 💗
So glad to hear the therapy is helping 🫶🏼
Thanks for sharing this. It's really an incredible journey to start discovering all the ways our brains operate that we weren't aware was different from anyone else and then to have the self compassion learn how to operate with that new self awareness. I'm finding a lot of grief comes up around 1.having a brain that sometimes works against me 2. Not knowing my brain was different a LOT sooner so that I could have learned self compassion earlier (maybe). It's weird to me how much grief I feel while taking steps to heal. Do you ever feel that way?
oh, 10000%. especially because OCD really loves to ask "what if, what if, WHAT IF" 🙃 who knows where I'd be now if I had been able to get the specialized help I needed much sooner. at the same time, I'm working on accepting the timing of it all. I think there were a lot of things I needed to work through first and everything kind of built up till now when I was ready to acknowledge my OCD. you know? there's absolutely still that grief though. solidarity, cousin ♥️
What a brave choice you’ve made for future Maryn’s health and wellness! Thank you for contributing to the hard work of correcting misconceptions about OCD ♥️