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Contamination OCD – Long Shower Exposures

Long shower times because of contamination OCD? Use our ERP shower exposure room to shorten your shower times!Long shower times? Just a quick announcement… I’m pleased to announce that with our recent...

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ERP Tip of the Day #2

I’m going to do this and ride the anxiety wave no matter what. Bring on the bad thoughts.It’s ERP tip time. This series of posts focuses on tips to enhance the effectiveness of your exposure and...

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Anger and OCD – Getting Mad…

Anger can be a mobilizing emotion, but too much anger directed at OCD can give it unnecessary power.“I hate having OCD! Why can’t these thoughts just stop?!?! How can I be the person I was before?!?!”...

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Hit-and-Run OCD vs. Other Driving Fears

Hit-and-run OCD can be distinguished from other driving-related fears on the basis of a person’s core fear and his/her response to it.What is hit-and-run OCD? Hit-and-run OCD (sometimes called MVA-OCD)...

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ROCD – Relationship OCD

Symptoms of relationship OCD (ROCD) include pervasive doubt and uncertainty about interpersonal relationships. In a previous post on mental checking, I talked briefly about ROCD (Relationship OCD), a...

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Relationship OCD (rOCD) – Unwanted Impulses & Images

Just like other types of OCD, rOCD can involve unwanted, intrusive impulses and images. This multi-part series of posts will focus primarily on rOCD, also known as “relationship OCD.” Part 1 focused on...

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OCD Treatment: Back to Basics

OCD is predicated on the formation of faulty beliefs that are maintained through negative reinforcement.In previous posts, I have discussed various aspects of the “OCD Cycle,” but it never hurts to...

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ROCD

Compulsions associated with ROCD include analyzing, checking, and comparing.Although ROCD is often characterized by intrusive worries about your relationship, relationship OCD treatment often...

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OCD and Uncertainty

Overcoming OCD involves giving up the need to know for sure.These are difficult times. Lately, it seems, each week brings with it something truly horrifying. A shooting or an act of terrorism, a hate...

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Scrupulosity Exposure Help?

Please help us complete this exposure for scrupulosity (religious OCD).So this post is a bit different than my regular posts… Rather than discussing a specific aspect about OCD or anxiety, this post is...

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