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Hi Frank,
If I had this happen to me and I wanted to treat it as OCD I would not only listen to the band I would tell myself that because I listened to it I was doomed. That's how I'd do exposure to it.
OCD is very closely related to tourettes. People with tourettes are always blurting out things they don't want to say. People with OCD are always thinking things they don't want to think. With tourettes the unwanted thought comes out of the mouth even though the person doesn't want it to. With OCD the unwanted thought blabs on and on in the mind. Both instances can make a person feel really rotten about themselves. But neither of these disorders have anything to do with what the person really believes or really wants. Both events, whether in the mind or out of the mouth need to be ignored. If you dwell on it or ruminate about it, it will pester you all the more. The reason I exaggerated the "doom" in my example of exposure is to habituate my brain to the thought in such a way that it quits trying to fix it. If we willingly engage with the worst case scenario's without battling against them our brain lets go of them. If we fight against them our brain hangs on to them. Do you see how that works?
Praying for you,
Mitzi
 
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