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Guides and activities you can print for home, class, or the doctor's office. Free in French and English, and free to share.

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OCD in the classroom — teacher kit

12 pages. What OCD looks like at school, what helps, what to avoid, and a page to give to parents.

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Sheets you can print from this page

Use the print button — each sheet prints on its own page.

Notes for my doctor appointment

For adults and older adults, or a parent going with a child

  • The thoughts that keep coming back (write them as plainly as you can):

  • What I do to make the thought go away (washing, checking, asking, counting, avoiding):

  • How much time this takes each day:

  • What it is stopping me from doing (work, school, sleep, family, leaving the house):

  • When it started, and what makes it worse:

  • What I have already tried:

  • What I want to ask for: an assessment for OCD, and a referral to someone who does exposure and response prevention (ERP).

  • Questions I want answered before I leave:

Draw your Whatif

For kids 7 to 12

  • Draw the worry voice that bosses you around. Give it a silly name and a silly colour.

  • What does your Whatif say most often?

  • What does Whatif want you to do?

  • One brave thing I can try this week (something small):

  • Who is helping me:

  • When I do the brave thing, the worry gets smaller. Colour a square each time you try.

My brave steps

For anyone practising with a clinician or a grown-up

  • Step 1 — the easiest thing that still feels a bit hard:

  • Step 2:

  • Step 3:

  • Step 4:

  • Step 5 — the one I am working towards:

  • Rule: climb one step at a time, stay there until the feeling comes down on its own, do not do the ritual afterwards.

Instead of reassuring, try this

For family, partners and friends

  • Instead of "Yes, your hands are clean": "That sounds like the OCD asking. I'm not going to answer it, and I'm staying right here with you."

  • Instead of checking for them: "I know this is hard. I'm not going to check it, because checking makes the loop stronger."

  • Instead of "Just stop": "You're not choosing this. Let's do the next small step together."

  • Instead of taking over a task: ask what they want to try themselves today.

  • Always: separate the person from the OCD, and praise the attempt, not the outcome.

These sheets are educational. They are not a diagnosis, and they do not replace care from a licensed professional. If you need help right now, call or text 9-8-8. In immediate danger, call 9-1-1.

Reviewed by the Nuanse clinical committee · September 2026. This page is education, not a diagnosis.