My OCD Coach Blog
I was terrified of doing ERP.
The thought of exposing myself to my fears was terrifying. I was afraid that I would learn that my fears and doubts were true, or that my feared...
In my personal experience, the answer is YES, but not in the way you might think. First, let's look at the definition of "cure." Miriam-Webster defines cure as the recovery or...
ERP, or exposure and response prevention, is the gold standard (and only evidence-based) treatment for OCD and worked wonders with me and has with all of my clients who use these skills...
Rumination is defined as the action or process of thinking deeply about something. While we all have times where we deal with stress or worry by thinking about it, rumination goes beyond just...
There's a common OCD compulsion called self-reassurance, where in order to gain certainty and ease anxiety, a person will reassure themselves (as opposed to asking for reassurance from others...
Most people with OCD struggle with ambiguity, but getting comfortable with ambiguity, uncertainty, and imperfection are actually part of the process to recovering from OCD. That being said, there...