Deleted post.

therapy is definitely ideal but i understand that this isn’t the option everyone has access to. generally it feels like breaking pure ocd symptoms is a slow rewriting and change of perspective. i feel like doing exposures at home greatly helped me and my anxiety

I advise therapy 100%, but I have been in your shoes and I know what it means when you’re not able to access therapy. I’ll tell you this: you will be able to get rid of a theme by yourself, I managed multiple times, but you will not get rid of the mechanism if you don’t engage in therapy-style activities. What I mean is, perhaps, you should look up some techniques and methods to soothe and easy ocd symptoms online and try to do them yourself. This is what I did when I couldn’t afford therapy anymore and it worked wonders. In short: you defo can, but you need to put in the work!!

If you cannot afford NOCD therapy, then I highly suggest looking into Nathan Peterson’s course. He is a specialist who created the online course for a fee for people who can’t afford other options. You need guidance.