Jonny Say: Secondary spikes in OCD (#362)
The OCD Stories
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The Function of Distraction
I'm glad you brought up values I think it we're clarifying that obviously. In act the function is we want to move towards values self-directed meaning the things that will give us fulfillment and and make our life enjoyable. As soon as that aversive confused anxious and depressed numb feeling whatever happens, OCD compulsions become effortless just like OCD compulsion have become effortless. We are not trying to push away the difficulty we're letting the obsession come and go in awareness and if it hooks us then we're doing diffusion again and coming back. The painful emotional or cognitive experience becomes an alarm clock to use the skills.
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