Answers on OCD and treatment. An extract on mindfulness, easy to read and implement.

[Ulisse]

Hi all:

here is a link which you should find useful, its from the Los Angeles OCD Centre.

ocdla.com/mindfulness-cbt-o... on OCD and treatment.

And here is an extract on Mindfulness, from am article on the site above. Easy to read and implement. Not too long :-).

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What is Mindfulness?

Mindfulness, as it applies to the treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and other anxiety disorders, is perhaps most easily understood as developing the skill of non-judgmental awareness and acceptance of present-moment experience, including all of the unwanted thoughts, feelings, sensations, and urges that are at the heart of these conditions.

What this means is that, from a mindfulness perspective, the individual’s primary agenda ought not be to change or eliminate their unwanted thoughts, feelings, sensations, and urges, but rather to fully acknowledge and accept them.

Note that this does not mean to suggest that one should or must learn to enjoy these painful experiences. Rather, the aim of mindfulness is to recognize and accept that these uncomfortable experiences are transitory and inevitable aspects of human life.

From a mindfulness perspective, not accepting these unwanted inner experiences is the source of much of our self-induced suffering. Furthermore, fully accepting the reality of their existence is more likely to lead to a reduction in our suffering than any attempts at resisting and controlling these experiences.

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I hope it s of some use to all of you, particularly those who struggle badly to control intrusive thoughts and false memories.

Be well

Max