⁣How To Be an ACTOR or ACTRESS with your OCD⁣⠀

[ocdandanxiety]

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When someone uses exposure and response prevention and are facing their fears; they essentially are acting like the perceived fear/threat doesn't matter. Thus taking power away from it. ⠀

I have individuals pretend they are in acting or in film school. It is time to do their final project in front of the class. You have to prove that the fear you are facing through ERP does not scare you. Depending on how you act, facial expressions, body language and the effort you put into it; would they believe you? ⠀

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What grade would you get for your final project?⠀

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Topics discussed:⠀

👉How to be an actor or actress with your OCD⠀

👉See an example of an exposure and how to act ⠀

👉See an example of how to not do an exposure⠀

👉How to resist compulsions⠀

👉What your OCD learns after you use ERP⠀

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⁣DISCLOSURE: Although I am a licensed therapist. This video is not intended to replace medical advice. This is for information purposes only and should not be used to replace the guidance of a local mental health professional.⠀

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[Engelbrekt]

My ERP therapist tells me it´s important to have anxiety during the exposure, to really scare myself. Can I combine that with your advices? I mean, if I I act lika an cool actor I can shut off the anxiety if you know what I mean...

[ocdandanxiety in reply to Engelbrekt]

Hi my friend! In my experiences it appears that not only is the individual feeling anxiety but actually sometimes more than they normally would because they are stepping closer to the fear in a different way. Feeling the anxiety is important; this gives another way to approach the exposures and helps with not doing the compulsions.

If you can shut off the anxiety while engaging in the exposures then this may not be the right approach for you. Usually it means there is some underlining compulsion that is being done during the exposure. I hope this helps! 😃

[Engelbrekt in reply to ocdandanxiety]

Thanks for your answer! I´m aware of avoiding mental compulsions - but I just mean that when I try to play it cool - it´s like the anxiety just dissappears...and then I Think that my exposure maybe doesn´t work. Well, I probably have to make some experiment with this and try different approaches. Thank you for your great videos and for your support of us struggling with this disorder!

[ocdandanxiety in reply to Engelbrekt]

Oh, I get what your saying. It's good that you're aware of what you are experiencing. I appreciate the kind words. I hope to continue making different videos.