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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...

Worry & “What If” Questions

by Steven J. Seay, Ph.D. | Mar 5, 2012 | CBT, ERP, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, OCD, OCD - General

Anxiety, Worry, & What If Questions If you have anxiety, it's likely that you wrestle with worry and "what if" questions. Many what if questions are easily recognizable and start with the obvious, "What if...?" Others are more subtle and begin with phrases like...