OcdNutball
- Date posted
- 2y
Deep Breathing and ERP
Is doing Deep Breathing exercises after ERP a Compulsion
Madison42Madison42
- Date posted
- 2y
It definitely could be, if youre doing it to reduce anxiety/discomfort/fear something will happen then yes
OcdNutballOcdNutball
- Date posted
- 2y
@Madison42 I do it to calm down
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