Waiting for therapy

My therapist suggested a workbook for me that I started this week while she's on break. Maybe you could order it and start it in the meantime? It's called The Self-Compassion workbook for OCD by Kimberley Quinlan. I just started it and his has good tips and info on OCD and its cycle in our brain. It could help you until you meet with your therapist.

I wouldn’t start full on ERP without your therapist, because it’s important that you do the exercises properly (I was honestly surprised when I found out what response prevention actually consisted of. I got a book called the unwanted thoughts and intense emotions workbook (I read some of it and did some exercises, not all) but having something tangible made me feel like I was making progress. Something else that can be helpful is watching videos from the OCD and anxiety YouTube channel, his videos are a bit cheesy but I’ve used them before. I’d stick to videos such as: “this is why OCD feels real”, “being exposed va doing an exposure” or videos from the NOCD YouTube page such as “ERO therapy for OCD: what to expect”

I feel this! My therapist who I worked with for two months is on maternity leave, and my switched therapist who I haven't seen yet is on vacation until the first week in January :( I would agree with the Self Compassion Workbook, I have that one. Another that really helped me is The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD by Jon Hershfield and Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts by Sally M Winston. Keep fighting, you can get through it!