Exploration is how I learn about myself. Oh, I am often wrong, but I can only speak from my own experience, of which I have a lot. That is to say, the brain is focused on one thing potentially doing one thing.
If I have a fear of heights, it is pretty much focused on… heights. Being, well, way up there untethered. With OCD, a much more multifaceted universe is concocted which is equally irrational. To expand, when I am in an OCD episode, I do not just fear one thing resulting in one horrible conclusion. The seal on the container must not have been tight enough.
There is air trapped in the container, which is akin to leaving it unsealed anyway. This is OCD. It is irrational in a slightly different way.
I cannot stop these reasons. I know they are wrong, but I cannot stop them. Thus from that, I cannot be swayed in my fear. And I must take the action compulsion of throwing out what is most likely good food but is absolutely contaminated to me.
My brain has been convinced by my OCD telling it a story. Our intensive outpatient program is ideal for clients from other states or countries who cannot find effective treatment near to their homes, and for those whose symptoms require a more rigorous treatment protocol. To learn more about our intensive outpatient treatment for Phobias, click here. We have 14 therapists on staff, all of whom are either licensed or registered, and all of whom specialize in CBT. We treat adults, adolescents, and children, and offer services six days a week, including evenings and Saturdays.
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Client Reviews and Testimonials. Mindfulness Workbook for OCD. Recent Facebook Posts. View on facebook. With support from the therapist, they learn to tolerate it and see it as less threatening. Patients leave with homework to reinforce the lessons. Parents may be taught how to support a child's progress.
How well do these approaches work? With the quicker therapies, 54 percent of patients were better immediately post-treatment, and that rose to 64 percent on follow-up—presumably because they continued to practice and apply what they had learned.
With standard therapy, 57 percent were better after the final session and 63 percent on follow-up. The severity of symptoms and whether the patient was also taking antianxiety medication did not seem to impact outcomes.
An obvious advantage to quick therapy is that it accelerates relief. Children with panic disorder, for instance, may refuse to leave home for fear of triggering an episode of shortness of breath, a racing heart and nausea. Making these briefer therapies more widely available could help address the sad fact that only about a third of patients with anxiety disorders get any kind of treatment. A weeklong therapy could be completed over a school or work vacation. Rural patients who cannot find CBT nearby could be treated during a short out-of-town stay.
The intensive approach requires special training and a big shift for therapists—and health insurers— accustomed to the tradition of minute blocks. But is there really anything sacred about that? This article was originally published with the title "Psychotherapy in a Flash" in Scientific American , 4, 20 April
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