I have been in treatment for about a month. Some aspects of ERP are going well, there are a few "smaller" compulsions, mostly related to superstition themes that I am now regularly resisting and I am happy about that part of my progress thus far.

However, the thing that hasn't changed, and has in fact been getting worse, is the constant exhaustion I feel. I received my diagnosis shortly after I had a breakdown and lost my job as a result. Ever since then, I have been having trouble with having enough energy to be out of bed for more than three or four hours at a time. My sleep schedule is screwed up; I often can't fall asleep until the early hours of the morning and I sleep until early afternoon. I have a lot of trouble with eating regularly and doing other things I need to do to take care of myself, and this has gotten so much worse lately due to my constant fatigue. Not having the energy to do things like shower or wash my face sends me into a huge spiral of shame and horrible, self-depricating thoughts.

Have any of you gone through this? If so, how did it get better for you and what things helped you through this? I desperately just want to feel better. I have slowly watched my health go down the drain over the past 8 years. I used to be a long distance runner, I loved going to the gym, to hike and camp and move my body in general. I know I may just be an impatient person, or I may be allowing my OCD to make me believe I'm not doing the ERP correctly and that's why I don't have more results.