To the people that have had success.

Learn about ERP (exposure response prevention), because that's what you'd work on with an OCD specialist. Practice mindfulness and meditation. Learning to be present, and to notice exactly what you're feeling emotionally and physically is crucial. Get regular exercise. Eat a balanced diet. Form strong social connections. Quality over quantity! Just 1-2 people who you feel comfortable sharing your deep thoughts with is hugely beneficial. Hobbies and passions are always helpful. Especially ones that bring you into the present moment (like anything creative). Ideally they don't involve too much screen time. Altruism is very helpful. Do some volunteer work, or make an effort to be kind to others. We are naturally wired to be mentally rewarded when we do that. That's what comes to mind off the top of my head!

-Drink more water/stay hydrated, -Minimum 7 hours of sleep per night, Get on a daily and nightly routine (as in you have a schedule and you go to bed at the same time and wake up at the same time unless sick or on holiday), -Cut back on or completely cut out sugar and carbs and focus more on protein, healthy fats, and veggies, -Go outside for at least 30 minutes a day, -Exercise every day or every other day. This includes weight lifting and cardio and stretching, -Pick up a hobby or two (or more!) that can be done with others and by yourself, -Check out Yoga with Adriene on YouTube for free yoga content, -Check out either the Calm app or Insight Timer app for meditations ( 20 minutes per day as the end goal but start with 5 minutes and work your way up. It WILL take time), -Practice mindfulness all day, every day. And this is a life long process, -Seek out therapy (also for life), -Medication if it works for you, -Look into grounding techniques for when things get hard, -Spend more time with loved ones (it does not have to be blood related if you have abusive family members).

Some very good suggestions already mentioned on this thread. To further add Mark Freeman has free You Tube resources a program every two weeks called Brain Tech Support Live . Walking often to the extent your physician permits you to , that in itself can assist mental , physical and emotional wellbeing. Stopping smoking completely. Supplements, medication, reading , exercise.

Typo not medication that is meditation.

Educate yourself. You can watch 5 different people talk about the same thing with ocd but sometimes only one of them kind of clicks with you and how you'd approach recovery. There's a YouTube channel called ocd and anxiety (I think) and he is a very nice guy and is well versed in his field of expertise but his approach is too limp for me sometimes. However, the info he provides is too tier

I know some might roll their eyes at this but can't the fake it until you make it thing be used as a tool? It kinda makes you sit with the anxiety for a bit and go on with your day.

★ The first step is confessing , if you don't find a therapist , I think this app can help you to confess your OCD because it's the first step towards healing I wish you speedy recovery