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Maladaptive Beliefs

Checking OCD: Why You Recheck the Stove (and How to Stop)

You checked the stove. You saw it was off. So why do you have to go back? Experiments…

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Maladaptive Beliefs

Inflated Responsibility in OCD: Why It Feels Like Your Fault

Inflated responsibility is the belief that you alone hold the power to cause or prevent harm, and that…

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OCD Treatment

ERP Exercises at Home: 7 Beginner Moves to Start Today

You don't need a therapist's office to start practising ERP. Here are seven beginner ERP exercises you can…

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OCD Treatment

ERP Therapy for OCD: The Complete Guide

Exposure and response prevention (ERP) is the treatment every OCD guideline puts first. Here's what actually happens in…

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Maladaptive Beliefs

“Will I Act On It?” The Fear of Acting on Intrusive Thoughts

Every harm thought hides the same question: what if I act on it? Here's why the thought feels…

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Maladaptive Beliefs

Thought-Action Fusion: Why Thinking It Feels Like Doing It

Thought-action fusion is the belief that thinking something is morally equal to doing it, or makes it more…

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OCD

OCD Reassurance Seeking: Why the Relief Never Lasts

Reassurance seeking is the one OCD compulsion other people can do for you. Here's why the relief fades…

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OCD Education

OCD Reddit: What It Gets Right and the Trap No One Mentions

Researchers analyzed a full day of posts on r/OCD. Here's what OCD Reddit gets right, the reassurance trap…

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OCD

Pure O OCD Test: Symptoms, Mental Rituals and Free Self-Test

Wondering whether you have Pure O OCD? Here's what a Pure O test actually measures — seven hidden…

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