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Can I Cure OCD By Just Quitting Cold Turkey ?

Can I cure OCD by just quitting cold turkey ? I am 27yr old M, and I believe I've had the condition since 13 and am just fed up with it controling my life.
posted on Fri, 27 Aug 2010
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Why don't you answer his question? The question was regarding quitting cold-turkey, which I've read some people have been able to do. If I had to guess, maybe because they had reached a point where they were so fed up they would rather face the anxiety of not giving in to the senseless rituals.
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OCD can be cured with psychiatirc as well psychotherapy.
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OCD can be cured by cognitive behavior therapy and relaxation therapy
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Can I Cure OCD By Just Quitting Cold Turkey ?

Why don t you answer his question? The question was regarding quitting cold-turkey, which I ve read some people have been able to do. If I had to guess, maybe because they had reached a point where they were so fed up they would rather face the anxiety of not giving in to the senseless rituals.