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Letsgostate
- Date posted
- 50w ago
Reassurance
Can anyone give me any tips on how to stop seeking reassurance. Once I start I can’t stop
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NicaNica
- Date posted
- 50w ago
The Psychology of Seeking Reassurance: https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/reassurance-seeking-ocd-anxiety-how-to-stop-cycle -ERP Techniques for Reassurance video: https://youtu.be/D1O3RGnLjRM?feature=shared
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Wolfram Wolfram
- Date posted
- 50w ago
Look up what encouragement is as it's different and maybe tell people close to you that know about your ocd about the benefits of encouragement instead of reassurance
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Brooke cookieBrooke cookie
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 44w ago
I have not let myself ask for reassurance. I understand why you what to ask for it but I always feel better not asking for it. Reassurance is a strong compulsion it will make your ocd alot worse. I often still want to ask for reassurance but I did have a huge decrease in my ocd when I start stoping myself from doing it.
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