yes absolutely it definitely helps me at times to remember that the thing we are all battling is our ocd and compulsions not anything else  there are still times mostly in the mornings  at work where i think about those million reasons why its not ocd and how im probably just the 1 in a million where my ocd is going to come true and that my life is ruined but allowing myself to do some self-erp has helped me immensely with dealing with those thoughts when they arise if anyone is reading this and hasnt tried some level of exposures followed by not acting on your compulsions please consider doing so it really helps an incredible amount