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Dr Russ Harris: Rumination, urge surfing, and dropping anchor (#328)

The OCD Stories

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Do You Have a Compulsion to Diffuse OCD?

With OCD or just any kind of act exercises like dropping anchor, notice and naming, how do we stop those from becoming compulsions? I mean, a big part of the answer is self-awareness and just being open and honest with yourself. We're pretty good at telling when we're turning things into compulsions. One of the telltale signs is a loss of vitality.

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