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How do I treat mild/moderate OCD or OCPD (I don't know the difference)? I have reoccurring compulsions about cleanliness and making sure that tasks are completed. When referring to cleanliness, an example is washing my hands a lot and showering. When referring to tasks being completed, an example is checking to see if the thermostat is set to 20C in multiples of 2^x.

This is overly simplifying OCPD = Being very anal OCD = Needing to do certain things to not feel intense anxiety from intrusive thoughts. Though there is a form of OCD called Pure O which is just an obsessive thought more or less. But doesn't sound like that. You should maybe write things down on whether it's illogical or not then remind yourself it's illogical and nothing bad will happen if you don't follow these exact steps. Maybe start by delaying your reaction. Maybe set a timer for increasing intervals. Start with a few minutes and keep increasing.