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What to do if i may have ocd, what can i do about this?

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Expert Help Matters!: It can take years for someone diagnosed w/ ocd 2get appropriate treatment. So 1st get properly assessed. Then a) educate urself about what ocd is/isn't: &; b) what form(s) ocd takes. (try http://bit.Ly/y0lvsh .) cognitive-behavioral therapy (cbt) that specifically includes exposure &response prevention (erp) has proven very effective as have certain medications. For some, erp/cbt + meds indicated

Answered 7/19/2014

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Eval : Get a psychiatric evaluation for OCD. Ask the psychiatrist if medications would help, and who he or she would suggest might be a good therapist for you. The optimal combination is medication and therapy together not just one or the other, generally speaking.

Answered 5/3/2015

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