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 | Nov 1, 2011 | Body-Focused/Sensorimotor Symptoms, ERP, OCD, Social Anxiety
Reader Question: For the past year, I have been dealing with OCD-related sensorimotor obsessions focused on swallowing. My symptoms started during a class discussion in which I noticed myself swallow. Since then, whenever I am in a lecture or quiet place surrounded by...
by Cloudways | Oct 14, 2011 | Body-Focused/Sensorimotor Symptoms, ERP, OCD
This post is the last in a series of posts discussing body-focused obsessions and compulsions (aka, sensorimotor, somatosensory, or somatic obsessions and compulsions) in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This series was inspired by an original article written by...
by Cloudways | Sep 22, 2011 | Body-Focused/Sensorimotor Symptoms, OCD
This post is the second in a series of posts discussing body-focused obsessions and compulsions (aka, sensorimotor, somatosensory, or somatic obsessions and compulsions) in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This series was inspired by an original article written by...
by Cloudways | Sep 19, 2011 | Body-Focused/Sensorimotor Symptoms, OCD
This post is the first in a series of posts discussing body-focused obsessions and compulsions (i.e., sensorimotor obsessions and compulsions) in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This series was inspired by an original article written by Dr. David Keuler for...