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

The OCD Stories

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X, Y, Z in a Trauma Exposure?

The more we get hooked by our thoughts and feelings, the more inflexible and rigid we become with our physical actions. A zero to 10 check in is a very effective method for kind of helping clients and helping you to engage what's going on for them. Many people with OCD have had traumatic events in their background that have played a role in this. And one of the other scales that I've recommended to use there is zero to 10: How much in control of your physical actions are you as 10?

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