ERP can sound scary when you’re just starting treatment for OCD. In this post, our OCD specialist, Julie Miller, walks through how ERP actually works and answers the real question: will it make you feel worse before it gets better? Short answer: temporarily, your anxiety may feel more intense as you stop using compulsions to cope. But that discomfort is part of the healing process, not a sign your OCD is getting worse.

OCD in adults often looks different than the stereotypes. Here are the subtle signs you might be missing, plus what ERP therapy in Nashville can do to help.