3 - 🎥 Why Avoidance Keeps OCD Going Understanding Anxiety, Habituation & ERP

Welcome back to The Online Therapy Clinic. I’m Jaime — CBT & ERP therapist, EMDR practitioner, and Clinical Supervisor. In this third video, we’re diving into one of the most powerful (and misunderstood) parts of OCD treatment: habituation.🧠 If you live with OCD, you know that anxiety isn’t just part of the picture — it’s often the whole frame. And when anxiety hits, our instinct is to escape: avoid, distract, neutralise, check, wash, reassure. But here’s the paradox…👉 The more you try to get rid of anxiety,👉 The more tightly OCD holds on.In this video, I’ll walk you through the cycle of avoidance and compulsions, and show you how Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) helps you break free. We’ll explore:• Why short-term relief keeps OCD going• What habituation really means (and why it’s not about “feeling nothing”)• How anxiety naturally fades when we stop feeding the cycle• What it means to choose long-term freedom over short-term comfort📈 I’ll even sketch out the anxiety curve — so you can see how this works in real time.💬 This isn’t about pushing through distress blindly. It’s about learning that you can survive discomfort, that your brain can learn something new, and that you are capable of change.✨ These videos are educational and empowering — not a substitute for therapy, but a starting point for understanding what keeps OCD going and how to reclaim your life.🔔 Like, comment, and subscribe to support the channel and help others find this content. Your engagement helps the algorithm reach more people who need this support.👇 Watch now and take the next step toward freedom.#OCDRecovery #ERP #CBTTherapy #MentalHealthAwareness #OCDHelp #Habituation #ExposureTherapy #OnlineTherapy #TheOnlineTherapyClinic #JaimeTherapist #BreakTheCycle #LiveWithOCD #MentalHealthMatters📢 Please subscribe, leave a comment, share the video!🔗 You can also find us on:📺 YouTube: www.youtube.com/@The.Online.Therapy.Clinic📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.online.therapy.clinic/📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theonlinetherapyclinicuk🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Xz3zGVxfDLgidN8Vboko0🗓️ You can book an #ERPTherapist today!!👉 https://online-cbt.com/online-therapy-bookings-cbt-emdr/Jaime G. MirallesDirector and FounderThe Online Therapy Clinic