by Cloudways | Aug 3, 2013 | ERP, Group Therapy, OCD, OCD - Treatment
OCD Treatment Group! I am pleased to announce the availability of our new exposure and response prevention (ERP)-based treatment group. The intent of this group is to provide a supportive environment for completing ERPs. Participants wishing to attend are required to...
by Cloudways | Jan 18, 2012 | “Pure-O” Symptoms, OCD, OCD - General
In my post about the treatment of sensorimotor OCD, a reader asked about the ultimate goal of treatment. Should the goal of treatment be to never notice an unwanted thought or symptom? Suppressing Unwanted Thoughts & Sensations in Pure-O & Sensorimotor OCD...
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...
