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   Thank you i worry about death of my loved ones everyday not just the virus if i dont wear a certain outfit or place something in an exact spot. Obsessions every day a million thoughts
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     Hi, thank you for listening. Sorry to hear you are having a tough time at the moment. Here’s some general OCD related information that may help:

     Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is the main therapy for OCD. There is a particular part of CBT that works for OCD which is Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapy. A CBT therapist will be able to help you get better – contact one of the OCD charities to find a CBT therapist, other mental health charities, your doctor, or search online for a CBT therapist.

     It’s worth doing some reading on OCD as it will help you understand it more and how to tackle it, I recommend the book “getting over ocd” by Dr Jon Abramowitz.

     There are also many good OCD support groups on Facebook that may help. Here’s a good one: https://www.facebook.com/groups/165363354166903/ This community or others may help you feel less alone, as there are many people on there going through similar experiences.

     You can search for in-person support groups near you through the OCD charities. If there are none near you, there are many online OCD support groups now where you can chat with others via skype: https://www.ocdaction.org.uk/support-groups/online2 and https://peaceofmind.com/resources/support-groups/

     Also contact the OCD charity https://iocdf.org/ as they will be able to help and find you a therapist, and have more resources.

     OCD and anxiety are very treatable, speak to a mental health professional and they will be able to help.

     Hope that helps

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