This topic was discussed during this weekend's online OCD conference.
Points by Shala Nicely, LPC (not verbatim):
For most of us, OCD is chronic and not curable -- because intrusive thoughts are not curable.
So it is important to consider the relationship one has with the disorder.
After a while, one learns to stand up to the bully -- I can be the aggressor and go towards the anxiety. OCD, is that all you've got?
Now that I am in recovery, I mostly ignore my OCD or have compassion for it.
Joy can have different meanings. From one of her books, J-O-Y be achieved by Jumping In, Opting for the Great Good, and Yielding to Uncertainty:
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You can approach your EPR joyfully -- it's your turn to torture your OCD.
We have to remember not to look at recovery in a black-and-white way. Clients can make the OCD worse by trying to get rid of it completely.
You do not need to be cured in order to find joy.
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Points by Shala Nicely, LPC (not verbatim):
For most of us, OCD is chronic and not curable -- because intrusive thoughts are not curable.
So it is important to consider the relationship one has with the disorder.
After a while, one learns to stand up to the bully -- I can be the aggressor and go towards the anxiety. OCD, is that all you've got?
Now that I am in recovery, I mostly ignore my OCD or have compassion for it.
Joy can have different meanings. From one of her books, J-O-Y be achieved by Jumping In, Opting for the Great Good, and Yielding to Uncertainty:
![1667674589408.jpg 1667674589408.jpg](https://forum.psychlinks.ca/data/attachments/14/14128-829a183ce730bb9444c0774506dfb5f2.jpg)
You can approach your EPR joyfully -- it's your turn to torture your OCD.
We have to remember not to look at recovery in a black-and-white way. Clients can make the OCD worse by trying to get rid of it completely.
You do not need to be cured in order to find joy.
Related blog posts:
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Why There’s No Cure for OCD
But you can have an amazing, joyful life anyway.
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The Unintended Consequences of Saying OCD Can Be Cured
If people with OCD have unrealistic recovery expectations, they are likely to fall into the self-critical shame trap, which hurts them and their recoveries.