How to Deal With OCD

"The brain is not wired for OCD, so any thought that you give it is scary," he says. "You really have to stay strong, this is what it's going to attack you the most." The more dreaded a situation seems, the worse it will seem next time, according to experts. If your fear of clowns or reptiles grows over time, don't react with such fear in the same way as when you first got obsessive compulsive disorder.