An evidence-based treatment that acknowledges obsessional doubts. I-CBT recognizes these doubts as abnormal and that they come from prior dysfunctional reasoning. This impacts one’s ability to trust their senses and puts an over-reliance on the imagination. I-CBT aims to bring resolution to the obsessional doubt, providing teaching that obsessional doubts are not the same as normal doubt. Obsessional doubts do not originate from legitimate reasons, nor are they in the here and now.
I-CBT focuses on obsessional doubt, whereas ERP focuses on anxiety and compulsions. Both therapy modalities are evidence-based and have proven successful for individuals experiencing OCD symptoms