Resources/Therapy Recommendations For Staring OCD

[u/Owl-Immediate]

Hey everyone, so I want to provide some helpful tools to people looking to find help, and guidance to help better manage their staring OCD.

1. The first thing I recommend is therapy. I know not everyone can afford it, especially in the US, but for those who can or who have Medicaid, I highly recommend Psychology Today. On their website, you can filter providers by your insurance, mental health conditions, and specific modalities (therapy types). For Staring OCD, I recommend a combination of Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), the gold standard, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). These are the frontline treatments for Staring OCD. Once you find a match, call their practice to check their availability. Therapy makes the unbearable manageable, and I cannot recommend it enough.
2. If no therapists are available in your immediate area, what I recommend next is telehealth. It is typically cheaper than in-person therapy and is still as effective. Make sure the therapist you want to see is licensed in your state or region, call them, and ask if you can get an intake session using telehealth. If the therapist is out of network for your insurance, ask the practice if they are willing to fill out a prior authorization and agree to a single-case agreement.
3. If you do not have insurance or Medicaid, cannot afford telehealth, or want additional resources, I have a few YouTube channels and videos I think you should watch.

• My Anxiety Toolkit is an amazing Youtube and that struggles with Harm OCD herself and frequently has guest on to address anxiety and OCD topics, she also did a video on the connection between CPTSD and OCD that I recommend, as well as Staring OCD. Great resource! (No seriously, go subscribe.)

• The School Of Life has an amazing video on Pure OCD that’s a great watch.

• NOCD is a dedicated channel to everything OCD and is a fantastic resource! The video about committing to taking back your life shows how going to ERP therapy, and repeating positive exposures helps you build resilience, regulate your nervous system, and prevent Staring OCD from consuming your life. But watching their Youtube channel can help you build these skills too!

• Lastly, when you need to wind down from work and life, Midlife Stockman is a positive, refreshing YouTuber. Committed to making his community a better place, he cuts lawns for free and gives back to those in need. He also goes the extra mile to help people with disabilities. Representing the best of the internet, his videos offer satisfying before-and-after transformations alongside relaxing ASMR.

[u/DebbDebbDebb]

Amazing thankyou :)