That's when I started spending hours almost everyday trying to find a cure to my problems then eventually after around ten years of research, I managed to easily cure my mind numbing disorder without any type of medicine or side effect I would like to mention that, the last thing a sufferer of this anxiety disorder should do is forcefully try to stop the OCD rituals, because that would only fuel the anxiety. The more an individual tries to stop carrying out the rituals the harder he or she would find it to stop and it worsens when the individual is under stress. Whether you are young or old, had OCD for a few weeks or several years, it makes no difference; using this simple but effective technique you can quickly eliminate the disorder without any side effect After curing my own OCD, one thing I really wanted to do was to make as many people as possible aware of how easily OCD can be cured without any medicine or side effects. Feeling excessively worried about the hands being dirty for example are obsessive feelings. In the E-book "The Root Cause" this technique is explained step-by-step from an ex-sufferers point of view. At times these thoughts can become so strong that it starts to effect simple tasks which then further increase the anxiety level. I do training in Switzerland on Powerlessness and Empowerment - "A Guided Journey" - this year, as every year, in Biel and Engleberg, Switzerland. HI - JUST ORDERED AND DOWNLOADED YOUR E-BOOK. How to overcome obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)