This video details Pure OCD and explains what some of the current beliefs are about the cause and treatment of it. This video does not mention ERP but that doesn’t mean ERP isn’t an effective treatment recommended by many professionals.

Personally what this video describes is exactly what I experienced, and what healed me. It’s also what I try to help some of you by doing. I hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch this, it’s not very long!

https://youtu.be/Q9yKaI0vLJs

POCD can be very isolating and shameful, making you not want to connect with others about what you’re going through. This video suggests that connecting with someone who actively listens to you and treats you with kindness despite your negative self-perception can radically change your experience.

Note that someone listening and being kind to you will not treat the underlying disorder—medication and therapy are the recommended treatment for OCD. I just wanted to share this because it made me feel very seen and might help some of you. My story is pinned on my profile and when I vented everything about my POCD and real event to my therapist, her reaction changed my life.