I have literally become a phd in OCD., and this is how I got rid of it, or at least it's not hindering my life like before., obviously in addition to some med.<p>So the point is, read as much as you can, and try to master the OCD like a physic, my phsic told me, you know more than me. though he had 50 years experience.<p>How this help, after all what you read is going in the brain, after excessive study, your brain would reach a point, where it would be aware, the you have OCD, this is where, the things start to go from good to better.<p>If you are unable to deep consciousness that you have OCD, it would overcome again and again.<p>In short, it's the mental illness, and only your brain can fix it. You just need make your brain realize that you have a problem, once the brain deeply acknowledge it, it will fix it.<p>Once your brain acknowledges, it would a lot easy to shift your focus away.<p>Shifting focus away from the OCD thought is the key for elimination.<p>If you get OCD thought shift your focus, but it's easier said than done, you can only do it, once your brain has acknowledged you have OCD. and for that you have to deeply study OCD