Behavioral & Mental Health Conditions Series *Updating In January
Course overview
Lesson Overview

11.1 What Is OCD and How It Manifests: OCD is a condition where unwanted thoughts create intense discomfort and your brain responds by pushing you to perform repetitive actions to try to feel safer or more certain, even when the situation doesn’t require protection. You learn that OCD isn’t about being “tidy” or “organized,” it’s about fear convincing you something terrible might happen unless you follow mental rules or rituals. OCD can show up in many ways—worrying about contamination, double-checking locks, needing perfect symmetry, questioning whether you harmed someone by accident, or replaying worst-case scenarios in your mind. These patterns feel powerful because they give a temporary sense of relief, but that relief never lasts. OCD becomes a cycle where fear triggers thoughts, thoughts trigger rituals, and rituals teach your brain that fear was necessary, making the cycle even stronger next time. Understanding how OCD manifests is the first step to breaking the cycle, because you begin seeing that the danger is not real—the anxiety is.

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A structured and empowering learning path that helps individuals understand, manage, and balance complex behavioral and mental health patterns. Through guided topics on OCD, ADHD, anxiety, trauma, depression, and other conditions, this series teaches self

This course includes:
  • Guided behavioral and emotional training

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