OCD and feelings of safety

For many years I did not feel safe inside of myself. Inside felt scary, intrusive thoughts popping up at any time, out of the blue and in any place, and about the scariest things. Anxiety builds within anticipation of a new, terrifying thought.
I became scared of the outside world. For everything seemed to become a new scary thing. This looming feeling my world could be turned upside down any moment, and many times it had. This feeling that anything can become terrifying often leads to avoidance, the shrinking of our world and decreased quality of life.
OCD targets the things you value the most . OCD can turn a source of comfort into anxiety. Something healthy can turn unhealthy something once joyous can become frightening. This is how OCD can grow, this is how OCD can progress and make our worlds smaller.
I think more research needs to be done, more and awareness about OCD and trauma. OCD can be traumatizing to relationships. It can be traumatizing to the feeling of connection with others. It can be traumatizing to the point where you don't even know yourself or what you could be capable of and questioning that every day. The level of unease we walk around with can be and is traumatizing and it's not often recognized enough for those with OCD.
So what can we do?The brain has the ability to change there's something called neuroplasticity which is the brain's ability to create new neural pathways and patterns.Through repetition new patterns can be made and old patterns can be let go of. It can take a long time and lot of hard uncomfortable work to be able to rewire these neural pathways, but it can be done. ERP therapy can help your brain to realize there is a different way to relate and respond to triggers. This is writing a new story for yourself.
You don't always have to guard yourself. You are safe. You don't always have to mentally or physically guard yourself. can slow down, you don't have to keep busy. You don't have to run anymore. You don't have to guard yourself against every intrusive thought or trigger. You are safe inside. You are safe even if intrusive thoughts pop up. You don't have to live in shame and guilt and hide from others anymore. You don't have to brace for the next triggering thing. You are safe inside yourself and you are safe in the world. There is a light, a goodness and purity inside you that OCD cannot touch. No intrusive thought can dampen, tarnish or put out the light that is your truest form.
Resources
OCD
International OCD Foundation
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Elsevier - OCD therapy retrains the brain
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Alegra Kastens NY Therapist - Instagram resources
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Book
Relationship OCD by Sheva Rajaee
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Neuroplasticity
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Hello Kayla😊 Hope you are ok and feeling well💕 Sorry to bother you, was checking that you are ok and feeling safe?💗 I hope you have nice day🌷