For those in OCD therapy, here’s one way to go stronger.

Tell someone you trust what you’re working on. The exposures, the commitments, the goals.

It builds accountability. It helps you stay grounded when OCD tries to pull you back into your head.

You don’t have to do this alone. Let someone in, in a simple and intentional way.

That support can make a real difference.

#OCDRecovery #ERP #MentalHealth #Accountability #Support

Disclaimer: This Podcast and all of our mental health learning and educational content is not therapy and is not a replacement for therapy. Noah and Simon do not take this therapist-client role in any way for Resolvve.

Please seek professional help if needed. Go to www.resolvve.ca to get the support you need.

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One of the saddest parts of OCD is how alone people feel. There’s so much fear and shame around the thoughts, and a real worry that opening up will change how people see you.

Opening up can be incredibly healing, but it doesn’t have to be all at once. You can share a little, test the waters, go step by step. And if the first reaction isn’t what you hoped for, don’t assume that’s the final answer. Sometimes people are just confused, they’ve never understood OCD in this way before, and it takes time for it to sink in.

Give people a chance to understand. Keep the door open. You’re not your thoughts, and you’re not alone in this. I’ve seen so many people receive real support once others begin to get it.

#OCDRecovery #MentalHealth #Anxiety #ERP #OCD

Disclaimer: This Podcast and all of our mental health learning and educational content is not therapy and is not a replacement for therapy. Noah and Simon do not take this therapist-client role in any way for Resolvve.

Please seek professional help if needed. Go to www.resolvve.ca to get the support you need.

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Virtual OCD therapy is incredibly powerful.

It’s not just about convenience. It lets us meet people in their real lives.

Instead of talking about exposures in an office, you can actually do them where they matter. In your home, your kitchen, your neighborhood, your real triggers.

That changes everything.

With the right boundaries and consent, therapists can guide exposures in real time. Helping clients face fears, reduce avoidance, and stop compulsions in the environments that actually matter.

This is where ERP comes alive.

Wishing you strength and real progress.

#OCDRecovery #ERP #MentalHealth #Therapy #OCD

Disclaimer: This Podcast and all of our mental health learning and educational content is not therapy and is not a replacement for therapy. Noah and Simon do not take this therapist-client role in any way for Resolvve.

Please seek professional help if needed. Go to www.resolvve.ca to get the support you need.

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Let’s talk about ChatGPT and compulsions in OCD.

AI can be an amazing tool. But if you’re working on OCD, you have to regulate how you use it.

It’s not just reassurance seeking. It’s the time. Hours of asking, checking, going back and forth.

Even if the AI is “OCD friendly” and refuses reassurance, it still keeps you engaged. And that engagement can become the compulsion.

At a certain point, the problem isn’t what it says. It’s that you’re using it.

So the work is boundaries. Less time. More space. Choosing your life over another loop online.

Use the tool. Don’t let it use you.

#OCDRecovery #ERP #MentalHealth #ChatGPT #AI

Disclaimer: This Podcast and all of our mental health learning and educational content is not therapy and is not a replacement for therapy. Noah and Simon do not take this therapist-client role in any way for Resolvve.

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Rumination feels automatic in OCD. But there’s a difference between thoughts and thinking. You can’t always stop a thought from showing up, but you can choose whether to keep engaging with it. OCD says “I can’t stop thinking about this,” but what it really means is “I don’t know how to stop feeding it.” Learning to redirect your attention is a skill, and it’s one of the most important parts of recovery. The thoughts may come back, but you don’t have to follow them. DM me if you want practical tools to work on this.

#OCD #anxiety #mentalhealth #ERP #rumination

Disclaimer: This Podcast and all of our mental health learning and educational content is not therapy and is not a replacement for therapy. Noah and Simon do not take this therapist-client role in any way for Resolvve.

Please seek professional help if needed. Go to www.resolvve.ca to get the support you need.

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Take a quick OCD pause.

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Right now, you have a choice. Avoid and compulse, or face it and be wise.

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There is something you can do in this moment. One small move in the direction of your life.

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Choose your life over OCD.

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Wishing you strength.

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#OCDRecovery #ERP #MentalHealth #Anxiety #Choice

Disclaimer: This Podcast and all of our mental health learning and educational content is not therapy and is not a replacement for therapy. Noah and Simon do not take this therapist-client role in any way for Resolvve.

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Intrusive thoughts about children can be terrifying.

If that’s your theme, here’s the anchor. The best thing you can do for a child is to be the person you would be if the thoughts weren’t there.

The thoughts are background noise. Loud, uncomfortable, sometimes shocking, but still noise.

You keep living normally. You care for the child, you show up, you do what needs to be done. Your brain may scream labels at you, and you let that be there while you keep acting with your real values.

That’s the work. Not getting rid of the thoughts, but not letting them run your life.

And over time, as you keep choosing normal life, the volume comes down.

Wishing you strength.

#OCDRecovery #IntrusiveThoughts #ERP #pOCD #HarmOCD

Disclaimer: This Podcast and all of our mental health learning and educational content is not therapy and is not a replacement for therapy. Noah and Simon do not take this therapist-client role in any way for Resolvve.

Please seek professional help if needed. Go to www.resolvve.ca to get the support you need.

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Intrusive thoughts do not define you.

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When you really get that, not just intellectually but in how you live, everything shifts.

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They’re a paper tiger. You don’t need to engage, analyze, or fight them.

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You keep living your life, even with them there. You move, you act, you choose what matters.

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And over time, they lose their grip because they’re no longer running the show.

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Wishing you strength.

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#OCDRecovery #IntrusiveThoughts #ERP #MentalHealth #Anxiety

Disclaimer: This Podcast and all of our mental health learning and educational content is not therapy and is not a replacement for therapy. Noah and Simon do not take this therapist-client role in any way for Resolvve.

Please seek professional help if needed. Go to www.resolvve.ca to get the support you need.

Follow us on Instagram (@resolvvementalhealth), TikTok (@Resolvve), and Youtube (@resolvvementalhealth).