I love how Liz opened up on her worry of the potential, that she could genetically pass down OCD to her kids if she had any, and then coming to the realization of "who better equipped to identify it, and support someone through it, than someone who has had, or still has, OCD themselves," and would therefore understand what the experience is like sympathetically, whilst knowing the forms of tackling it that work best, based on their personal trials and errors. Of course, this doesn't mean that that would automatically be the appropriate treatment for the kid also, since everyone's at least slightly different, even within an immediate family, but at least this way, she would have an advantageous starting point that some parents don't have if they've never gone through the struggle themselves.
I think distracting yourself with activities to keep your OCD quiet/at bay is mostly healthy and a good idea as far as techniques go, but only to a certain extent, because a person may find that it even helps with boredom simultaneously. This is of course, until it becomes a compulsion in itself. If it gets to the point where you remain unstill even once you're tired and would much rather relax, then it is counter-productive, as a person cannot simply "stay" busy forever.
I think distracting yourself with activities to keep your OCD quiet/at bay is mostly healthy and a good idea as far as techniques go, but only to a certain extent, because a person may find that it even helps with boredom simultaneously. This is of course, until it becomes a compulsion in itself. If it gets to the point where you remain unstill even once you're tired and would much rather relax, then it is counter-productive, as a person cannot simply "stay" busy forever.
So I think what they're basically saying, is that there are multiple branches under the whole of CBT as sort of an umbrella (metaphorically speaking), and ERP (exposure and response prevention/emotional response prevention) is like the one "brand" per say, this being metaphorical as well, that is most geared towards OCD. And there are other "specific" methods that would be more tailored to other "specific" mental illnesses.
I really enjoyed listening to this and was referred here by NOCD :)
I love how Liz opened up on her worry of the potential, that she could genetically pass down OCD to her kids if she had any, and then coming to the realization of "who better equipped to identify it, and support someone through it, than someone who has had, or still has, OCD themselves," and would therefore understand what the experience is like sympathetically, whilst knowing the forms of tackling it that work best, based on their personal trials and errors. Of course, this doesn't mean that that would automatically be the appropriate treatment for the kid also, since everyone's at least slightly different, even within an immediate family, but at least this way, she would have an advantageous starting point that some parents don't have if they've never gone through the struggle themselves.
I think distracting yourself with activities to keep your OCD quiet/at bay is mostly healthy and a good idea as far as techniques go, but only to a certain extent, because a person may find that it even helps with boredom simultaneously. This is of course, until it becomes a compulsion in itself. If it gets to the point where you remain unstill even once you're tired and would much rather relax, then it is counter-productive, as a person cannot simply "stay" busy forever.
Great answer from Liz on busy vs avoiding. Get busy is core of ACT. However, getting busy just to run away from thoughts is re-in-forcing the problem.
I think distracting yourself with activities to keep your OCD quiet/at bay is mostly healthy and a good idea as far as techniques go, but only to a certain extent, because a person may find that it even helps with boredom simultaneously. This is of course, until it becomes a compulsion in itself. If it gets to the point where you remain unstill even once you're tired and would much rather relax, then it is counter-productive, as a person cannot simply "stay" busy forever.
@@Karina_F_7878 Exactly
So I think what they're basically saying, is that there are multiple branches under the whole of CBT as sort of an umbrella (metaphorically speaking), and ERP (exposure and response prevention/emotional response prevention) is like the one "brand" per say, this being metaphorical as well, that is most geared towards OCD. And there are other "specific" methods that would be more tailored to other "specific" mental illnesses.
And yes, only someone with OCD would write like this ^
How do you handle OCD when it keeps changing into different forms?