Take action: Talk to a professional The great brain secret to find out if you have anything else besides OCD, if you do, you'll want to make sure that you get that treated right away. However if you find out that you have just anxiety and OCD then what you can do is use mental exercises to get rid of both simultaneously and that is by exposing yourself to the things that frighten you in small doses at first, the gradually increase, although flooding yourself with a major exposure may be the fastest and most effective method. It's akin to jumping into the pool and getting it over with, than keep dipping your toe in the water slowly.
I used to struggle with this a lot. I would feel like something bad would happen if I didn't check my e-mail and that is not a good feeling. You will find that you will spend and waste a lot of your time checking your e-mail. This should only be done once a day max.
