@carolineklidonas: Ad | I used to spend hours checking my memories for accuracy, replacing "bad" thoughts with good ones, and rehearsing my responses to imagined worst-case scenarios. I'd repeat these behaviors so many times that it often led to derealization and panic attacks, as I began to question what was real and what wasn't. On the bad nights, I worried I was losing my mind. Turns out, I wasn't. But I did have OCD, and I was performing what we call mental compulsions. I had no idea that False Memory OCD and mental compulsions even existed, which is why it took me so long to get help. Now that I'm in recovery (thanks to @NOCD and ERP therapy), I love talking about the intricacies of OCD -- how it works, how my specific subtypes manifest, and what a path to recovery ultimately looks like (spoiler alert: it's not a linear path to success). My full interview with NOCD is live on the Get to Know OCD podcast (link where the links are!). I hope my conversation can help shed some light on the multitude of ways OCD can show up, so that more people can get the support they need sooner. ERP therapy works, and there is life beyond OCD--I promise, promise, promise! Thank you for having me Patrick McGrath and NOCD! #ocd #erptherapy #nocd #realocd #MentalHealth

Caroline Klidonas

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Thursday 22 August 2024 21:38:55 GMT