Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is the most effective treatment for OCD. In fact, if you have OCD is recommended that you find an OCD specialty therapist who is well-versed in ERP. 

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ERP is a two-step process. First, you will find and engage in a meaningful task that triggers an unwanted thoughts or feeling. This is the Exposure. Then, you will learn to tolerate or challenge the thoughts and feelings without doing a compulsion or reducing your anxiety. This is response prevention. 

 

ERP is effective for OCD if the exposure tasks are meaningful to the person conducting the task. An experienced OCD therapist will help you to understand how and why you will practice ERP. You should always be in control of your ERP, it is important that you challenge your OCD with guidance from a therapist, not that you feel pressured to complete a task. 

 

If you are not sure if you have OCD you may read more here.