ERP basics
What Is ERP for OCD? A Beginner's Guide
A plain-language introduction to Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD: what exposure means, what response prevention means, and how practice is structured.
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Understanding OCD, ERP, and everyday practice
Clear, jargon-light guides to Exposure and Response Prevention, compulsions, exposure hierarchies, and progress tracking. General educational information, not individual medical advice.
Guides
How ERP works
How Does Exposure and Response Prevention Work?
How the OCD cycle of obsession, anxiety, and compulsion is maintained, and how repeated exposure with response prevention gives that cycle a chance to change.
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What Is an OCD Compulsion?
Compulsions in OCD are repeated actions or mental rituals used to reduce distress. Learn how physical and mental compulsions differ and why they can be hard to spot.
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ERP vs CBT for OCD: Understanding the Difference
How Exposure and Response Prevention relates to cognitive behavioural therapy, what each focuses on, and why OCD support often draws on both.
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How to Build an OCD Exposure Hierarchy
A step-by-step guide to listing triggers, rating them, and ordering them into an exposure hierarchy so ERP practice can start somewhere manageable.
Read the guideProgress tracking
How to Track Progress During ERP
What to record during ERP practice, why consistency is a more useful measure than comfort, and how progress tracking supports work with a therapist.
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Put ERP practice into everyday use
OCDly turns these ideas into structured practice, with guided exposures, CBT tools, and progress tracking between therapy sessions.