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- winterdream
- Date posted
- 506d ago
- "Pure" OCD
- Harm OCD
- Relationship OCD
- Existential OCD
What is back door spike?
I see a lot of people talking about it- what is it in terms of OCD?
I see a lot of people talking about it- what is it in terms of OCD?
Here’s an article explaining it: https://ocdrecovery.com/the-backdoor-spike/
A back door spike is anxiety that you get when you don’t get anxiety! It sounds confusing but an example would be during ERP - if you do an exposure and don’t have as much distress as you thought you would, you may get a “back door spike” of anxiety because you “aren’t anxious enough” or you worry that you enjoyed your obsession. Hope that explains it!