Why talk therapy can make OCD worse
Because our executive reasoning capabilities go offline when we’re in the throes of OCD, talking about the content of obsessions tends to make OCD worse.
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Keeping your OCD recovery strong: the ERP lifestyle
What I’ve learned in the almost 15 years of my OCD recovery is the more I live a lifestyle of ERP and the less I interact with OCD either physically or mentally, the fewer intrusive thoughts I have, and the more my life stays my own.
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Motivating yourself to do ERP therapy for OCD
Here are some creative strategies you can use to motivate yourself to do ERP for OCD.
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A new response to trauma and PTOCD
Watch my talk from the 2024 IOCDF Conference to find out how I learned first-hand that post-traumatic growth is available to those of us with intertwining OCD and PTSD, otherwise known as post-traumatic OCD.