by Cloudways | Jan 31, 2012 | ERP, OCD, OCD - Treatment
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) Exposure and response prevention (ERP) is just like a fitness program for your brain. However, instead of shaking up your fitness level, it’s designed to shake up stubborn OCD symptoms. Let’s expand on this analogy....
by Cloudways | Jan 26, 2012 | ERP, OCD, OCD - Treatment
For anyone new to exposure-based therapy, such as exposure and response prevention (ERP), there is often much anticipatory anxiety about starting treatment. “What is it? What will it be like? How bad will it be? Can I handle it? Will I be forced to do things...
by Cloudways | Jan 10, 2012 | Body-Focused/Sensorimotor Symptoms, ERP, OCD, Social Anxiety
Question: I have sensorimotor OCD, and I’m suffering from conscious swallowing. My main fear is that I’ll choke or swallow my own saliva whenever I’m speaking or singing. Any tips for how to tackle this fear via exposure and response prevention (ERP)?...
by Cloudways | Dec 2, 2011 | “Pure-O” Symptoms, ERP, OCD
Question: I’m a teenager and keep having OCD symptoms related to impulse control. I often worry that I’ll lose control and scream or blurt out obscenities. I am especially triggered in quiet public places like classrooms, churches, and movie theaters. I...
by Cloudways | Nov 29, 2011 | CBT, ERP
Anxiety Principle of the Day: Non-Avoidance is not equivalent to exposure. Although exposure is predicated upon the purposeful non-avoidance of anxiety-related stimuli, non-avoidance of anxiety triggers is not equivalent to exposure. What is non-avoidance? I liken...
by Cloudways | Nov 20, 2011 | “Pure-O” Symptoms, ERP, OCD, OCD - Treatment
Question: I know about ERP, and I understand that OCD symptoms can be reduced by resisting rituals and then habituating to the anxiety brought on by obsessive thoughts. However…what if an obsessional thought requires no ritual? Confused! Great question. I think...