cantstopthinking
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Wait-it-out
What is waiting it out for OCD? I’ve heard an ocd specialist say that waiting it out doesn’t work for OCD. But what does waiting it out mean?
Erin PErin P
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I’m not sure bc I think of waiting it as out as meaning doing an ERP exposure and being in the reasonable level fear until it goes down - which is what works. If the therapist means waiting for it to go away without doing something to counter the OCD then I can understand this statement.
cantstopthinking cantstopthin...
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@Erin P If I did an exposure and felt anxiety that means I’m doing it correctly right?
Erin PErin P
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Yep
Erin PErin P
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But the anxiety should go down during the exposure too
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