ERP: the gold standard treatment for OCD

Of all the therapies one can try for OCD there is none more effective for most people than ERP. But why is that? Dr. McGrath gives us the reasons why.
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Chapters
0:00 Why exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy is the best OCD treatment
1:20 How is ERP therapy different from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)?
2:38 What are the first steps in ERP therapy?
4:15 Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapy effectiveness
5:12 Why isn't ERP therapy more common?
5:48 Biases against ERP therapy
8:34 ERP therapy for other mental disorders
10:01 Doing ERP therapy on your own
11:12 How do I know if exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy is working?
13:50 Get started with exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy

[@carinaluxford241]

A very good explanation of ERP. As a former OCD sufferer turned OCD therapist, I absolutely agree that this is the best way forward to help you manage OCD.

[@Yimpa_Joy]

That’s amazing that you’re a therapist now!

[@shawnleong3605]

Management is not enough, one can overcome it.

[@seerguru]

I was wishing there where certified BBC lasses because we need more ERP based therapies.
My sons had two people stop suddenly or change jobs and it is unethical and makes him regress.

[@pritsayshi]

Amazing video! Everything is so beautifully put. My best wishes to all OCD warriors out there, including myself.

[@albertfigueroa11]

This guy knows what he is talking about he clearly gets it!!!

[@gavinduggan199]

This guy is fantastic.

[@ginacostigan]

Then you're Evel Knievel :D Also really good point about how at the beginning of ERP things generally get worse, well said and very true but it's still totally worth continuing on with

[@katzeddediah]

Y’all are amazing!

[@davidtrejo9423]

Great explanation. Thanks looking forward to starting.

[@greggsansone991]

Amazing point.....you cut off ocd's food supply by not doing the compulsion avoidance, whatever. Fantastic. Starve it out!!

[@user-hv7gm6in9c]

Extremely understandable explanation. This info is very helpful . Thanks a lot

[@steve19800]

Great video! But what is the difference between practicing ERP and developing ignorance?

[@marcundoran1935]

hierarchy was spelled wrong

[@syedali8564]

What to do when we are out of region

[@bornwithoutconsentobviously]

How would ERP work for people with somatic OCD or hyperawareness OCD who don't necessarily have outward compulsions?

[@amandamiller21]

I have this as well and would like to know

[@sophieeeeee38]

@@amandamiller21 you focus on the part (or parts) of the body that are distressing to you

[@JoeZ96]

The thing is I started ERP by exposing myself to a few level 10 exposures, by doing this the exposure became a big obsession. What would you recommend me doing at this point ?

[@MegaSaanch]

You have to mess it up.

[@rmt3589]

9:37 I refused to ride the bike without the training wheels. I still don't know how at 28.

[@kaotixorder]

will erp work for ocd that was caused by traumatic experience?
duh? imagine exposing a victim of whatever abuse to their root cause 🙈 dang, it's same as just throwing them into the abyss again and again and again

[@tinacathynancyhunter9328]

How do you expose yourself into handling the death and loss of a loved one? That’s not something you can just “practice “