What are some good relaxation methods or way to cope with anxiety and OCD?

What are some good relaxation methods or way to cope with anxiety and OCD?
i try to tell myself how stupid i am being and try to embarass myself into gettting over it. it mainly only works in public
I'm a 21 year old male. I've been dealing with anxiety and OCD for about 5 years now. I'm really trying to just find ways of self help to relax my mind, or even ways to avoid my fears altogether. My main fears have been contamination of food related to the recent E coli and Salmonella outbreaks, and also a fear of viruses from mosquitoes including west nile, ect. Any help would be greatly appreciated, especially if you can relate and would like to talk. Thanks.

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