Concho Valley Counseling

Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in the treatment of Obsessive Compuslive Disorder with Exposure & Response Prevention.

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OCD thrives on “What if?”

Recovery begins with “What is.”

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What OCD tricks do you keep falling for? #icbt #ocd #mentalhealth

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OCD thrives on possibilities—not evidence.
Inference-Based CBT (ICBT) helps you step out of imagined doubt and back into reality by learning to trust your senses, your direct experience, and your self.
You don’t need more reassurance—you need confidence in what you already know.

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OCD is fueled by “what if…” — not by reality.

In ICBT, we learn that OCD hooks you by pulling you into imagined possibilities that aren’t based on your senses.

Yes, lots of things are possible.
But if there’s no real-world evidence — only imagination — it’s not relevant. #ocd

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What do you trust more — what you see, hear, and know right now, or what your mind says could happen?
ICBT helps you return to the reality of your senses instead of chasing endless “what ifs.”
🔑 Recovery is about trusting the world as it is, not as your fear imagines it to be.

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In I-CBT for OCD, a freeing insight is that the “OCD-feared self” isn’t you. Think of OCD like a spell—an illusion that spins false stories, driving doubt and compulsions. Seeing through it reveals your real self, grounded in your actions, care, and values.

#YouAreNotAlone #OCD

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OCD makes you believe you need absolute certainty before moving forward. But life isn’t about certainty - it’s about learning to trust yourself. I-CBT helps you build that trust. #ICBT #OCDHelp #OCD #mentalhealth

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OCD pulls you from reality into imagination.
👀 Reality: “The stove is off.”
😨 Obsession: “But what if it turned back on?”
ICBT helps you spot that switch & return to reality.
Awareness + trust in your senses = freedom. #ocd #icbt

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Struggling with OCD? I-CBT for OCD goes deeper than just managing the content of your thoughts - it targets the reasoning process that gives those thoughts power in the first place.

I-CBT helps you recognize when you’re reasoning from imagination instead of reality.