Evidence-based articles and guides to help you understand OCD, ERP therapy, and recovery.

OCD Resource Library

The OCD Resource Library is here to give you clarity, reassurance, and practical tools. Every article is grounded in evidence-based therapy — especially ERP, the gold-standard treatment for OCD — and written with lived understanding in mind.

Whether you’re just starting to learn about OCD or looking to deepen your knowledge, this library is designed to meet you where you are.

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Why I Turned to Podcasts to Study OCD Therapy

ERP works—but not for everyone.
In this post, I share why I turned to The OCD Stories podcast to better understand the lived experiences behind OCD therapy statistics. By analysing over 100 interviews with people who struggled to start, stick with, or benefit from Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), this research highlights the real-world challenges that often get lost in clinical data—and why listening to these voices matters.

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