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04/17/2026

Physical symptoms are not proof that something is wrong. Just because something feels true doesn’t mean it is true. Remember that anxiety distorts our reality by activating our amygdala, the brain’s fear center. It makes untrue thoughts feel real by making stress hormones circulate through our bodies. When we react genuinely with physical symptoms, we might think that means that we are genuinely in danger. It’s a false feedback loop and it keeps us hooked in fear. The key is to not accept physical symptoms as “proof” of danger. You can have physical symptoms, including panic attacks, even if nothing is actually wrong.

Cannot emphasize this enough - ERP is a process. A sometimes messy sometimes slow sometimes unpredictable process. That’...
04/15/2026

Cannot emphasize this enough - ERP is a process. A sometimes messy sometimes slow sometimes unpredictable process. That’s ok - in fact, that’s normal! Don’t give up on ERP because it didn’t “work” right away - it takes time and patience to rewrite your brain. But it absolutely works marvels once we trust the process.

Choosing ERP (Exposure Response Prevention) on any given day ca be difficult - it takes effort, motivation, patience, an...
04/14/2026

Choosing ERP (Exposure Response Prevention) on any given day ca be difficult - it takes effort, motivation, patience, and determination. But if you make this hard choice, you will help yourself spiral up. Every time you choose exposures you choose to get better. So grateful to my amazing graphic team at for making this simple but beautiful representation of the choose we made when we avoid or engage with exposure therapy.

Perfectionism is not as straightforward as you think. Many people with OCD especially have highly specific forms of it, ...
04/11/2026

Perfectionism is not as straightforward as you think. Many people with OCD especially have highly specific forms of it, related to our specific definition of “just right.” Do you have these or another variation?

04/10/2026

This is how your brain distorts your reality: Thoughts are not facts – thoughts are often filtered through our negative lens. Your perceptions change everything. Any mental health condition, including OCD and Anxiety creates a negative lens on the world and ourselves, causing us to see situations as far more dangerous than they are and ourselves as worse/less than we are. When our brain perceives a trigger, it produces a negative thought, which leads to a feeling of fear and a compulsive need to fix the problem.

Self-Guided ERP Tip:Claim emotional distance from your OCD — and the roller coaster that it puts you on.You can observe ...
04/09/2026

Self-Guided ERP Tip:

Claim emotional distance from your OCD — and the roller coaster that it puts you on.

You can observe OCD emotions without personalizing and amplifying.

Practice saying “My OCD is activated” instead of “I am activated.” Notice how you are less and less emotionally aligned with the OCD as you practice non-engagement.

04/08/2026

In my psychoeducation on this channel, I am constantly talking about why you cannot just do an exposure once. And if an exposure is really hard, I still want you to try to repeat it sooner rather than later. So why I am being so repetitive about repeating exposures? This graph shows why – the panic you experience will go down every repetition. The time it takes your brain to adjust to the trigger will go down every repetition. Our brains are actually wired to begin to filter the stimuli that aren’t actually hurting us, and then free up our attention to other, more dangerous inputs. Your OCD trigger will become irrelevant to you, eventually. But you need practice facing it over and over and not doing your compulsions.

04/07/2026

Before you even begin ERP (exposure response prevention) you can practice delaying your compulsions. A single obsession is like a persistent itch, and a compulsion is a scratch. Resisting the urge to scratch even if just for one minute, helps build the neural pathways of self control. I suggest you practice delaying small compulsions at first. For example, if you have “Just Right” OCD, leave one a kitchen cabinet door ajar and practice walking past it without closing it. Stare at the cabinet and do not do anything with your urge.

You will see that resisting a compulsion is like riding a wave. After your obsession is triggered, you get more and more of an urge to do the compulsion until that urge reaches its peak. As long as you do not act in this moment, your desire to compulse will radically drop away. Soon, you will find that your urge to compulse is small and minimal like the froth after a wave.

04/06/2026

Let’s talk: How to create your own exposure hierarchy for Exposure Response Prevention. It’s not as complicated as it looks! This sample exposure hierarchy as well as 4 others are included in my book, as a helpful reference point to begin developing yours.

04/05/2026

ERP is an exit ramp off of your OCD cycles. Here’s how an OCD cycle works – We have an unwanted thought, then our mind/body responds, then we feel fear and discomfort, then we get the urge to do something. If we do not do anything about that urge, we exit the OCD cycle. This is ERP, sparking discomfort/fear/obsession and not doing a compulsion. However, without ERP, we are just going to stay in the cycle. We will respond to the urge by self-soothing through a compulsion, feel better temporarily, but then ultimately have reinforced our fear and made it feel more real. (Thank you to for allowing me to use images from the book!) Order Here : https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/818083/self-guided-exposure-and-response-prevention-therapy-for-ocd-by-natalia-aiza-lpc-ma/

04/01/2026

Why are Emotional Boundaries so important in OCD treatment

Emotional boundaries help you understand where your feelings end and someone else’s begin, and protect your mental health from emotional burnout. When you are overextending yourself or absorbing the stress of others, you have less to give to your own recovery. Your OCD may also tell you that you are responsible for other people in ways that you definitely are not. You have to protect your mental energy when you are doing this difficult work. Step back from conversations that lead you deeper into your anxiety loops, step away from relationships that leave you feeling drained rather than renewed. Boundaries are a protective barrier that support you in focusing on your own recovery rather than in an obsession with others.

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