OCD BASICS
HELPING YOUR BRAIN
BUSTING OCD MYTHS
FACING FEARS
BEATING OCD
100

This is when your brain gets stuck on a worry and tells you to do something again and again.

OCD

100

When a thought comes back again and again, you can imagine it floating away like a ____.

Cloud, balloon

100

True or False: OCD is just being super organized and clean.

False

100

In therapy, we practice doing things that make us a little nervous. What are these things called?

Exposures, challenges

200

The 'O' in OCD stands for this kind of thought.

Obsessive

200

Taking deep breaths or hugging a stuffed animal can help your body feel ____.

Calm, relaxed

200

You can just stop OCD by thinking happy thoughts.

False

200

During and after an exposure or challenge, we try NOT to do this.

Compulsion, what OCD tells us to do

200

Instead of being mean to yourself, try being ____ to yourself.

Kind, nice

300

The 'C' in OCD stands for this kind of action.

Compulsive

300

The thing that comes after an obsession and right before a compulsion is called an ____.

Urge

300

OCD is not a choice. It’s something that happens in your ____.

Brain

300

This feeling might come when we face our fear—but it won’t last forever!

Anxiety, nervousness, fear, worry

300

If a thought feels scary, you can say, “That’s just my ____."

OCD, worry monster

400

Someone with OCD might wash their hands over and over again because of this fear.

Getting sick, germs

400

This kind of helper works with kids who have OCD.

Therapist, counselor

400

Facing our fears can help us feel ____.

Braver, stronger

400

Friends and adults can help by cheering you on, not by helping your ____.

OCD

500

People with OCD often do this to make scary or upsetting thoughts go away.

Compulsion, ritual

500

OCD doesn’t go away when you listen to it. It gets ____.

Stronger

500

Every time we practice, we teach our brain that the scary thing is ____.

Not dangerous, not that scary

500

You can think of OCD like a bossy bully in your brain—and you don’t have to listen to it.

What is standing up to OCD?