Stress Center Peer Support

I can see how treating OCD can lead to this. When I learned about exposure therapy that was one of the first thoughts that went through my mind "Well if I am no longer afraid of the thought then isn't that in and of itself crazy?" OCD just keeps us doubting doesn't it? We want to be so certain, and ...

The more you learn to "embrace" the scary thoughts (As crazy as that sounds) the less scary they become. I know for those of us who have thoughts such as what if I hurt someone, etc. this can be hard since the last thing you want to do is embrace such a horrific thought. But that is the point, as lo...

I am in a great support group through my insurance and they are using the latest treatments for OCD which is exposure therapy. For those of us who are "what if'ers" it means sitting with the thoughts and letting the anxiety run its course. It is very challenging and difficult, but if you sit with th...