Stick to the planned exposures

Do you feel like your not doing enough in your exposures? Maybe you get a trigger that really scares you and you feel like you need to lean in and go further into that as an exposure otherwise your OCD will get worse. That is your OCD talking. Trust me, stick to the exposures that you have been assigned with your therapist and try new ones with them so they can help you through. I overdid and exposure last week and scared myself really bad and it sent me into a spiral. My therapist was super understanding and helped me realize I don't have to tackle my worst fears all at once, it takes time. Do you start training for a marathon by running 20 miles, or maybe just 1 first? If your OCD tells you that you aren't doing enough, tell it to shut up and you're coming for it eventually.