Engaging in exposure therapy from "summary" of The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD by Jon Hershfield,Tom Corboy
Engaging in exposure therapy involves intentionally facing your fears in a structured and gradual way. This means exposing yourself to the thoughts, images, and situations that trigger your OCD symptoms. By doing this, you can learn to tolerate the anxiety that comes with these triggers without resorting to compulsions. Exposure therapy is based on the idea that avoidance and rituals only serve to strengthen OCD, while facing your fears head-on weakens its grip on you. In exposure therapy, you work with a therapist to create a hierarchy of feared situations or thoughts, starting with those that provoke mild anxiety and gradually progressing to more challenging ones. This hierarchy is personalized to your specific fears and triggers, ensuring that you are gradually building up your tolerance to anxiety in a safe and manageable way. By repeatedly exposing yourself to these fears without engaging in compulsions, you can learn that the anxiety will naturally decrease on its own over time. It's impor...
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