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Articles by Meghin Lisi
When OCD Feels Like a Haunted House
You walk up to the haunted house and you feel impending doom. You step inside and the air changes. It’s colder here and thick with that uneasy stillness that seems to hum under your skin. The floorboards creak with each cautious step. You know something is coming. You just don’t know when. Your heart starts to race. Your hands tremble. Your breathing shifts, shallow and quick. You’re alert, scanning for danger, waiting for the jump scare. You tell yourself it’s just a haunted house.
Why Identifying the Core Fear Matters in OCD Treatment
Source: Pezibear / Pixabay You have a few new clients coming in today, all with OCD. The first client describes fears of contamination, sharing in detail their rituals and worries about contracting germs. You gather a lot of information during the intake and begin formulating a treatment plan in your head. Then, your second client arrives and describes the exact same concern. You pause for a second, thinking, what are the chances of the same symptom presentation back to back?
Understanding Mental Compulsions in OCD Treatment
Defining Mental Compulsions Mental compulsions are repetitive acts played in the mind in response to intrusive, unwanted thoughts. Just like physical compulsions, these mental behaviors are intended to reduce anxiety or prevent a feared outcome. Despite physical and mental compulsions being driven by the same motives, mental compulsions are more covert and can be very subtle, oftentimes tricking the sufferer into not recognizing them as compulsive behaviors that are negatively reinforcing OCD.
10 Tips for Therapists Getting Started With ERP
Exposure and response prevention (ERP) is the leading evidence-based therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). For therapists who are new to ERP, it can feel both exciting and intimidating to learn and implement a new treatment modality. Mastering ERP can lead to life-changing outcomes for clients living with OCD, but it requires a solid foundation of skills and knowledge to build off of. Here are some tips for therapists who are looking to thrive in this specialty. 1.
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