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Can i tell me how i can get over ocd thoughts by myself?

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Dr. Barbara Lavi answered

Specializes in Clinical Psychology

It is much easier: To work on ocd with a therapist. They will help you with tips (behavior modification or cognitive behavioral) or help you try to understand what unconscious issues may be behind the thoughts (more psychoanalytic therapies).

Answered 1/6/2014

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