How to Live With OCD : OCD Treatment: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

The goal of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is to teach people with OCD to confront their fears and reduce the anxiety that often comes along with them causing them to repeat their routine behaviors. Learn how to live with OCD, or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, from a licensed social worker in this free health video.

Expert: Danielle Masuda
Bio: Danielle Masuda holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from UC Santa Barbara and a Master of Social Work degree from New York University. She is a licensed social worker in the state of Maine.
Filmmaker: Dennis Lucius

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[dominicuban1]

People who have OCD know that it is nonsense--but something (a chemical Imbalance) withing the mind causes the OCD or increases the anxiety and therefore these irrational thoughts seem so hard to push away. Its very hard and yes nonsense but hard to stop unless you have extreme will power to just stop it on your own.I'm sure people have. It is hard for "outsiders" to understand.

[BurgerChefGuy]

I agree, there is a condition called religious OCD. Those rituals are based solely on a fear of punishment for what "WE" perceive as imperfections, ..not what God actually perceives. Our self-judgment, not God's that can hurt us with religious OCD. Myths/Dogma are what an OCD person is trying to escape in the first place, so take the path of Reality, Love and UNCONDITIONAL self-acceptance. Stick with traditional Cognitive Therapy and avoid starting a whole new type of OCD & religious rituals.

[curbArlecchino]

@RBLA818 OCD does tend to give sufferers a low disgust threshold. Odors that are barely or not detectable by others can completely consume my attention for hours.

[trickcyclist1]

@MrBurritoSupreme

My friend had the same thing for many years. Finally, he went to psychiatrist who treated him with medicine and he is doing very well and enjoying life again. Wish you a better life too, good luck!

[davidgon98]

@jeremiaheliseo Yes there is. I am dying from it.

[davidgon98]

@BurgerChefGuy I have terrible OCD because of fear of hell. I live in hell because of it. I wish somebody could help me.

[GODISONEism]

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[supermeanest]

you too are an ocd sweety! you have a compulsion of closing your lips tightly at the end of every video.

[gorgeouseh]

Give us medication! Lots more!

[sclai]

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[RBLA818]

If a person is easily disgusted with the smallest things, things which most people would never think about. Is it also a form of OCD? Or is this something else? Is it a matter of low Serotonin?

[DynVec]

This sound like phobias. >:(