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Checking, Certainty, And Doubt

Checking, Certainty, And Doubt is an information sheet exploring a key maintenance mechanism in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).

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Checking Certainty And Doubt

The Checking, Certainty, And Doubt tool helps you explore how repeated checking can actually make you feel less sure about things. This can lead to a cycle that contributes to certain mental health difficulties, such as obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).

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Psychologists have discovered interesting relationships between checking, certainty, and doubt. This information handout introduces clients to these findings and contains an exercise helpful for individuals struggling with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).

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