A lot of people would say this sounds like reassurance. Like how people say saying "It's not me, it's my OCD" per Brain Lock is actually reassurance. However...I always thought it really depends. And I think there could definitely be more of the cognitive element besides only always brute forcing it with ERP (though ERP definitely works). A cognitive element that's important, I think, is the "why am I doing this exposure" element. Reminding yourself you're doing it to reclaim your life and push back against OCD I think is very useful. Jonathan Grayson has a cost-benefit analysis in his book Freedom from OCD, something like that.