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OCD: Master Gaslighter of the Mind – How to Defeat Doubt with ERP (Not Logic!!!)

by Steven J. Seay, Ph.D. | May 4, 2025 | “Pure-O” Symptoms, Anxiety, CBT, Checking-Related Symptoms, Contamination/Health-Related Symptoms, ERP, Harm-Related Symptoms, OCD, OCD - General, OCD - Treatment, Scrupulosity, Sexual Symptoms, Treatments

Feeling gaslighted by OCD? Defeat OCD-related doubt through exposure and response prevention (ERP), not logic!One of OCD's most diabolical tricks is its ability to sow seeds of doubt, even about beliefs we hold strongly. Think of it as a tiny, annoying heckler in your...

Sexual Obsessions in OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)

by Steven J. Seay, Ph.D. | Apr 10, 2012 | “Pure-O” Symptoms, OCD, Sexual Symptoms

Sexual obsessions in OCD are recurrent unwanted sexual thoughts, such as the fear of being attracted to something unwanted, taboo, or morally "unacceptable" based on one's particular worldview. Although all forms of OCD can be debilitating, sexual obsessions can be...