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The ULR Method™: Urge, Label, Relief
What I Discovered at 68 That Changed Everything
Why OCD Is More Than Just Needing Things Neat
The Voice That Puts Your Life Into Words
Dean Nelson is a best-selling author and mental health expert focused on the mind’s struggles and potential for change.
His latest book, OCD and the New ULR Method™, offers a practical, science-based tool to stop OCD patterns in real time. His past works explore emotional healing and the power of consciousness.
The ULR Method™: Urge, Label, Relief
If you live with OCD, you know the cycle well:
An urge arises—to wash, to check, to count, to repeat.
You perform the action, trying desperately to quiet the anxiety.
A moment of relief follows—but it’s fleeting.
Then comes regret—shame, guilt, or despair.
What I Discovered at 68 That Changed Everything
I lived with OCD for nearly sixty years. From childhood tics to compulsions that consumed hours of my day, I believed nothing could truly change. Every attempt to resist only made things worse. Every effort to “outthink” my OCD left me more exhausted. I thought I was destined to live out the rest of my life in that relentless cycle.
Why OCD Is More Than Just Needing Things Neat
You’ve probably heard comments like these. They’re usually tossed out casually, almost as a joke, but for those who live with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, these phrases sting. They reduce a serious and painful condition into a quirky personality trait. And worse, they feed into
the shame and silence that already surround OCD.