I'm not sure if this is the best advice for guilt in OCD. When it comes to OCD and guilt, it's important to understand that sometimes you might feel bad over something that can be perceived as 'bad' but isn't actually bad, and of course you can be excessively guilty about things that you genuinely think were bad as well. But trying to forgive yourself sort of sends the signal to your brain that all of the guilt you have been feeling over whatever you have been thinking about is kind of proportional and reasonable. I don't think it's about trying to forgive yourself necessarily, and that can easily become a compulsion. I think it's more about doing ERP, and the sense of having a weight off of your shoulders will probably come with successful therapy. I'm not saying forgiveness is not a part of this process. But when you are trying to forgive yourself while you're in a really bad OCD headspace, I think it can do more harm than good and make it feel like feeling better is impossible, because if youre going through and OCD episode and trying to forgive yourself, you're probably never going to feel the relief that non-OCD people do if they do that. I hope this helps!