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Plain-language guides, each written to be clinically reviewed before it's published. Until then, every topic links to trusted organisations you can read today.

Understand what you're experiencing

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What OCD is (and isn't)A plain-language introduction to obsessions and compulsions, and how OCD differs from everyday worry or tidiness.Matthew 11:28-29Read the guide
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Intrusive thoughtsUnwanted thoughts, images or urges that feel distressing or out of character, and why fighting them can make them louder.Psalm 94:19Read the guide
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Scrupulosity: religious OCDWhen OCD focuses on sin, blasphemy, salvation or moral purity, and how faith and treatment can work together.1 John 3:20Read the guide
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Anxiety and worryWhat anxiety does in the mind and body, and when everyday worry becomes something to get help with.Psalm 56:3Read the guide

Treatment and care

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How OCD is treatedAn overview of evidence-based treatment, including exposure and response prevention (ERP), and what to expect.Luke 5:31Read the guide

Faith and mental health

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Faith and mental healthHow Christian faith and professional mental-health care can support each other, including talking with your church.Galatians 6:2Read the guide

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