Hey OCD friends, I wanted to make another post on what does not work for OCD recovery since I see a lot of confusion on this topic.
1) Nutrition: is necessary and there is no need to dive into the in-depth nature of minerals, vitamins, their contents etc. Having a good diet is great for a healthy lifestyle but will not change your irrational fears. Changing your diet can have a good impact on health biomarkers, body composition, and more, but it will not give you full recovery.
2) Comparative suffering: I see this quite often, especially between themes. Telling someone you’re suffering more because you have X, doesn’t do the trick. This is a victim mentality and will not give you long lasting perspective changes.
3) Acupuncture, meditation, chiropractic, physical therapy, allopathic medicine, etc.: All of these modalities can be great for overall health, rehab, mobility, flexibility, range of motion, etc., but will not get under a locked fear. Again, I do most of these in my recovery, especially being a chiropractor, but it will not lead to full recovery.
Disclaimer: this is not intended to be taken as medical advice, always consult your physician.
Hope this helps a little!