Dr Michael Greenberg: Malan’s model of OCD (#366)
The OCD Stories
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You Can't Stop Ruminating Unless You're Making the Right Choice
The first question to ask yourself is always, how am I justifying the fact that I am ruminating right now? Since rumination is always analytical thinking and analytical thinking always requires effort. You can't ruminate unless there's a part of you that is doing it on purpose. In order to stop, you need to take a look at the reason that the part of you is making the choice to ruminate. The author uses Malin's triangles as part of her formulation for every client she works with.
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