Can OCD be "cured"?

[Ann77]

Let's say someone suspects they have it, can they be cured or will they always have to be walking on eggshells fearing a trigger their whole life?

 

[ImAllLikeOkWaitWat]

The goal is to experience the trigger and not react. So no there isn't a cure but if you can not react which is possible long term then its basically a cure or it's as close to a cure as is possible.

 

[JohnB445]

I've cured mines by challenging myself.

I got OCD after a infection, it caused me to excessively wash my hands to the point where my skin would start to dry, and break. I was scared of anything possibly unhealthy, and in a sense I still am.

But my current challenges are my OCD has left certain areas, and re-emerged in different areas. It went from hyper-cleanliness, to hyper-organization, and now it settled in a confusion of what is true or false.

 

[covergirl]

I can testify that God does heal OCD and sometimes it happens when we are asleep after struggling for years or just we walk in the door after having a hard day with it. It's not always an alter call, prayer, etc or if we read the Bible enough but grace on us that takes it away .just give it time and know Christ took our afflictions already at the cross. Isaiah 53.

 

[Mari17]

The goal is to experience the trigger and not react. So no there isn't a cure but if you can not react which is possible long term then its basically a cure or it's as close to a cure as is possible.

Yes! I think most of us who have OCD will always have the tendency to be obsessive, but we can learn how to deal with the OCD in a way that can allow us to live mostly free from its control. It tends to flare up at times (for example, during times of stress), but we can put into practice the tools we've learned to manage it, and get it back under control. That's why it's so important to learn how to manage the OCD, either through therapy or our own self-education.

 

[Mari17]

I've cured mines by challenging myself.

I got OCD after a infection, it caused me to excessively wash my hands to the point where my skin would start to dry, and break. I was scared of anything possibly unhealthy, and in a sense I still am.

But my current challenges are my OCD has left certain areas, and re-emerged in different areas. It went from hyper-cleanliness, to hyper-organization, and now it settled in a confusion of what is true or false.

Challenging yourself to say no to OCD is a good way to gain control over it.

 

[Macchiato]

I can testify that God does heal OCD and sometimes it happens when we are asleep after struggling for years or just we walk in the door after having a hard day with it. It's not always an alter call, prayer, etc or if we read the Bible enough but grace on us that takes it away .just give it time and know Christ took our afflictions already at the cross. Isaiah 53.

This is a beautiful answer. God is always with us.

 

[covergirl]

This is a beautiful answer. God is always with us.

Thank you!