One of the things I tell sufferers is if your psychologist asks you why don’t you just stop your OCD habit, go find another doctor. This is because the doctor has no idea what OCD is.

However, I also tell sufferers this as well (this is the irony) – If you want to be cured, in the end, you have to stop. This is because you cannot have it both ways. You can keep your OCD habits and claim to be cured. (If you let go of your OCD fears, you don’t have manage your anxiety anymore.)

I know stopping is easier said than done. It took me a year of exposures to let go of my fears and stop my OCD ways. Don’t expect a quick fix. A year may seem like a long time, but you might as well set the wheels in motion.