I’m not sure my OCD treatment is actually helping, and I keep going back and forth about whether I’m being impatient or missing something. I’m doing the exercises my therapist gave me, but the intrusive thoughts still feel just as loud, and I’m spending a lot of time checking whether I’m responding to them “correctly.” That probably becomes its own compulsion.
There have been a few small improvements, like delaying a ritual or leaving something unfinished, but I still feel worn out most days. I expected treatment to make the thoughts happen less, but maybe the goal is more about changing what I do when they show up. It’s hard to tell when progress is real and when I’m just having a slightly better day.
How did you know your OCD treatment was helping, even before the symptoms were much quieter?