Does knowing you have OCD help?

Hi all!

I was here a year ago when I was going through a hideous time and it did get better for a while after that.

Since then, I’ve officially been diagnosed with OCD (which was kind of obvious) and I’ve been doing CBT for the ROCD for the past two months.

My question is, do you find it easier to deal with ROCD flares knowing you have OCD? Or if not, is there anything you do say to yourself as a reminder that it’s not a real threat?

I’m having another intense flare of ROCD and assumed it would be easier when I could remind myself that I have OCD, but the feelings feel SO real that I haven’t found much comfort in it, so any suggestions or answers would be super 🩷