Shala Nicely, LPC OCD Treatment with ERP Therapy
When trying to be productive, use your time wisely, or make the best possible decisions becomes a source of distress, optimization OCD may be at work. Discover four ways this often-overlooked OCD pattern can manifest, why it’s so difficult to recognize, and how exposure and response prevention (ERP) can help you reclaim your life.
When OCD pulls you into an exhausting mental conversation, you don’t have to stay at the table. Here’s the metaphor and practice I use to step out of mental compulsions and return my attention to my life.
If you have OCD, you’re probably very good at noticing the gap between where you are and where you think you should be. The book “The Gap and the Gain” offers a different way to measure progress, one that can help you recognize how far you’ve come in recovery and in life.
What can Ted Lasso teach us about OCD recovery? More than you might think. These five lessons bring a little Ted-style curiosity, persistence, self-compassion, and belief to the very real work of ERP.
