Key points

OCD is a no-fault neurobiological disorder; it isn't a choice or personality flaw.

OCD is very treatable using a specific type of behavior therapy called Exposure and Ritual Prevention (E/RP).

When you relabel the OCD thoughts as brain tricks or junk mail, it's easier to disregard the messages.

Once you relabel OCD, you can break the rules, skip the ritual, and see that the anxiety gradually resolves.

It's OCD Awareness Week Source: istock/Angela Cini/used with permission

It's OCD Awareness Week and I have been thinking about why it is so important to have a week to bring awareness to OCD. First and foremost, bringing our awareness to the disorder invites us to have true compassion for the struggles of the roughly 7-8 million Americans, and anywhere from 80 to over 300

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