I’ve realized that I judge my OCD thoughts/sensations as a safety behavior because I’m scared if I don’t judge them, I won’t be able to tell them apart from MY thoughts/sensations. I know a big part of my recovery will be dropping this habit. How do I apply this to ERP and intrusive thoughts? Thanks
Thanks for the question, very insightful of you to recognize this. Can I ask if you are seeing an ERP specialist yet? They can help you to identify specific response preventions for your exposures. Working side by side with a therapist well trained can help provide you with the tools and support to deal with this in a way that doesn't avoid but rather allows the anxiety and discomfort- we want to learn that even if we don't like it- we can indeed tolerate the anxiety and discomfort.
@NOCD Therapist - Stacy Q. Thank you so much ❤️ I AM in therapy and she helps a ton
