@ocdandanxiety: Last day of OCD Awareness Week, so let’s end on this. Give yourself some grace. If you haven’t started treatment yet, that’s OK. If you did a compulsion today, or ten of them, also OK. Beating yourself up has never made anyone with OCD feel better. It just adds a second problem on top of the first one. Here’s what I want you to know. You can get better. I don’t mean just managing symptoms. I mean actually feeling better and thinking better. And your OCD isn’t special. It will try to tell you that it is. That nobody has had thoughts like yours, that your situation is different, that nobody would understand. That’s what keeps people isolated. Although your OCD isn't special, YOU ARE! If you’re thinking about treatment, trust it. ERP can feel weird. Sometimes it feels flat out wrong to do the opposite of what your brain is screaming at you. But it works. So wherever you are today, thinking about it, just starting, in the middle of it, or slipping up, be kind to yourself. You can do hard things without being hard on yourself. What’s one thing you’ve done this week that you’re giving yourself credit for? #ocd #ocdawarenessweek #erp #ocdrecovery #selfcompassion

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