It varies from person to person, but cognitive behavioral therapy with medication seems to have the best effect. It is your choice if you want to use medication, so you can try cognitive behavioral therapy alone. The goal of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is to regain control of reactions to stress and stimuli, thus reducing the feeling of helplessness that often accompanies anxiety disorders. CBT works on the principle that the thoughts that produce and maintain anxiety can be recognized and altered using various techniques that change behavioral responses and eliminate the anxiety reaction.This article discusses it in detail:
http://www.umm.edu/patiented/article...r_000028_8.htm 
OCD? Treatment? What are people taking and is there any alternatives to drugs?
15-07-2007, 13:16
