Exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy is the first-line, evidence-based treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It helps people break the cycle of obsessions and compulsions by gradually facing fears without performing rituals. Decades of research show ERP therapy is the most effective treatment for OCD, helping about 80% of people experience significant symptom relief. ERP works by teaching people to tolerate anxietyContinue reading “what is ERP?”
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Is it OCD?
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is one of the most debilitating and difficult to treat mental health problem, it can cause extreme distress and can lead to other difficulties like clinical depression. Usually, it takes years before the person realises that what causes their distress is in fact a recognised and treatable disorder, some people have moreContinue reading “Is it OCD?”