u/Big-Cupcake-5170

Does ERP really work?

I have not been to a psychiatrist or a psychologist and I don’t have a diagnosis but I think when I read about OCD, I relate to the things people talk about regarding it.

I am actually looking into consulting a psychologist or a psychiatrist soon. But also my question is that I have tried to ignore several compulsions over the past years, shouldn’t that have been helpful to me already? Doesn’t it work like ERP? (Just to be clear, I am not making small of medical help by asking this question and seeming to compare it with what I said was me trying to ignore several compulsions in my daily living.)

What I just mean is that, why doesn’t ignoring what I think as compulsions, still have not worked naturally in getting rid of what I think is OCD?

I ask for your kind understanding of this post please…peace and love to all…

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u/Big-Cupcake-5170 — 23 hours ago