It's all about mindfulness, seriously. Therapy that hasn't got a mindfulness component is sorely missing something. Yeah, I'm getting super-opinionated lately.
OCD is feeling out of control with the mind, disorder, needing to fix a painful experience (thoughts). Mindfulness is coping, recognizing what the mind 'sees' isn't reality. The mind has a mind of its own. It produces thoughts. Just thoughts.
Mindfulness: a skill; nonjudgmental, purposeful attention to the present--what is unfolding at the moment watching how the brain catches our attention (attention is the mind). An awareness of what the mind is doing with information received by the brain.
What I learned today in PsychInfo. Intolerance of Uncertainty, #IU. IU, or impatience, is common to OCD. Why is this important? Teaching tolerance of uncertainty slows down automatic behaviors, compulsions. A willing patient learns to self-stop before washing, for example.
Wishing everyone a happy, healthy new year full of good news, nachas, blessings, and song. Signed, sealed, delivered — it’s not just a Stevie Wonder song this time of year. #ShanahTovah
New playground, no swingset. Lubavitch.The thinking: swings are immodest; girls wear skirts. Who are these men who gape?Teachers? Rabbis? A predator prefers a closer look, doesn’t need swings. And the gender of a child won’t matter. #educate
@elitree@yzfreedman Nothing short of brilliant. We know that historical shows aren’t accurate but somehow accept as if they are, secretly hoping we’re learning the truth, & maybe we are. But it’s more art than history. Certainly that’s the case when the show entertains! Go from strength to strength
So today, in search of a cough drop to quell my #non-productivecough, the pt offers me one his and we discuss the ethics of sharing them. I found mine, vow to buy and try his, felt better about the whole thing. #ethicsintherapygonetoofar
I'm glad that #SexualHarassmentWorkshops are finally forced to include new content, hopefully about #sexualassault. And #motivation, how that enters into the equation. It isn't all about power, that's for sure. https://t.co/LVrAHWMej6