I am incredibly lucky to have several close friends who also have obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). We met through the International OCD Foundation Annual Conference, and though we live across multiple states we keep in touch every day.
A couple years ago, one friend had the brilliant idea for an OCD-themed gift exchange. Well, it was actually for an OCD therapy-themed gift exchange.
Treating OCD involves doing what are called exposures as part of exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy. It’s more complicated than I can explain in a short post, but part of it is facing your fears head on.
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