Ozike

I have the same type of OCD and the story you tell is unfortunately similar. I was not diagnosed for 20 years as having OCD but did ERP and now things are better. Be careful with the Zachary book as he is not an expert at all and in fact his advice is inconsistent with the truth of OCD and how to get the gold standard treatment - ERP. It is not possible to stop the thoughts but you learn to let them just be as clouds passing over s as be not engage with them.