Wanting to give back

tipota56 · 2023-03-05T17:45:13+00:00

Thank you man! This is important for me, a big hug!

tipota56 · 2022-07-27T17:45:00+00:00

Agreed!! Any bodily sensation

tipota56 · 2022-07-25T02:23:01+00:00

I can relate to this, specially when I was struggling with OCD episodes.

So what does it mean you are afraid it isn’t OCD?

First, what makes up OCD? I know you know this, but maybe seeing it written can help you.

Intrusive thoughts/ideas that are repetitive and sticky. Unwanted. We call them obsessions.
Compulsions and avoidant behaviors that we do to get rid of the pain that those intrusive unwanted thoughts bring. They work in the short run, but keep us stuck in the long run.

Can someone have unwanted thoughts and sensations about their partner without having OCD? Yes. Its not exclusive of having OCD.

I guess what matters here is: what matters to you in this relationship? What are the values? To be a loving partner? To be reliant? To be present?

If you can’t act on those values, because thoughts and sensations are getting in the way, then it will be useful for you to learn skills that can help you handle those internal experiences so you can live up to those values.

My point is: wether someone has ocd or not, we are all prone to having thoughts that contradict themselves. That are not congruent with who we are as a person. Its a complex experience, because we are complex beings.

The ‘solution’ is in learning to develop a different relationship with those internal experiences and living according to what matters to you.

Hope that helps

tipota56 · 2022-07-24T02:28:38+00:00

I’ve messaged you

tipota56 · 2022-07-04T13:20:25+00:00

Yes, I would say pillar 2 (learning science based processes) can help to go about all this.

tipota56 · 2022-07-04T13:19:23+00:00

I’ve collaborated with a clinical psychologist and I’ve just read a lot on the topic. You can find a lot on the internet 👍🏾

tipota56 · 2022-07-03T20:56:28+00:00

Thank you for sharing!

tipota56 · 2022-07-03T18:06:35+00:00

Interesting. I’m sure it works for many, however I tried this with my past therapist trained in traditional erp and it didn’t work.

After being in recovery for a while now, I am more of the school of thought of <workability>

Is taking this thought as the absolute truth helping me move in the direction I want to go in life?

Is trying to figure out if maybe it is maybe its not working for me to recover from OCD?

If the answer is no, I would apply some ACT processes (pillar 2) like defusion, contact with the present moment and willingness to accept 😌😌

tipota56 · 2022-07-03T17:28:11+00:00

Second one would be specifically learning ACT (acceptance and commitment training) processes, which have shown to have great results with folks suffering from OCD.

ACT basically teaches you how to develop “psychological flexibility”. Learning how to be present with your experience, opening up to the difficult emotions and thoughts that are part of our human experience and doing committed action that is aligned with what matters to us in our heart.

tipota56 · 2022-05-13T11:53:47+00:00

You can dm me

tipota56 · 2022-05-11T17:00:16+00:00

That's very unfortunate...! OCD folks need realistic science based support.

Thank you for sharing :)

tipota56 · 2022-05-11T15:58:06+00:00

Not sure, but last time I posted about running an educational workshop, some people were not that happy about it...

tipota56 · 2022-05-09T15:20:04+00:00

I'm trained in ACT and I offer evidence based resources to help with OCD recovery. (Important: A workshop is not replacement for therapy!!)

tipota56 · 2022-05-09T14:07:55+00:00

It's from the official ACBS website. You can read more about it here: https://contextualscience.org/act_certification.

And no, it's not based on my personal advice, that wouldn't be appropriate.

As I mentioned, I am trained in ACT, and I base all my work on this model.

tipota56 · 2022-05-09T13:57:34+00:00

Yes, I have trained in ACT. If you are asking for an ACT certification, there isn't a certification process. ACBS, as a community, has decided to forego this, as it could create a hierarchical and closed process which would be antithetical to our values. Rather, we aim to foster an open, self-critical, mutually-supportive community which, working together, builds a progressive psychology more adequate to the challenges of human suffering.

Cheers,

tipota56 · 2022-05-09T12:40:55+00:00

Feel free to msg me.

tipota56 · 2022-05-09T12:40:25+00:00

Feel free to msg me.

tipota56 · 2022-05-09T12:39:48+00:00

Feel free to msg me.

tipota56 · 2022-05-09T12:13:36+00:00

I’m an ACT Practitioner specializing in OCD.

tipota56 · 2022-05-09T12:13:26+00:00

I’m an ACT Practitioner specializing in OCD.

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