Lesson 6 of 6 · When to get help, and what help looks like
The last one
Make it concrete. Which day, and who you will contact.
The move
Asking for the treatment by name
10 minutes or less
- Write down roughly how many hours a day this takes.
- Write two things it has stopped you doing.
- Write the name of the treatment: exposure and response prevention.
- Book the appointment and say: I think this is obsessional and I would like to be assessed for ERP.
If it does not work
If the first person you speak to does not know the term, that happens, and asking to be referred to someone who does is a reasonable thing to say.
Write the one sentence
A specific plan works better than a good intention. Fill both halves in your own words.
When
I will
Put it in your calendar
Pick a day and a time and you will get a calendar file to open. Nothing is sent anywhere.
Kept in this browser only.