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Brain Lock: How to free yourself from OCD - Step 4 REVALUE

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“Lessons Learned from OCD”

Reframing to see the good that OCD has brought:

Lara put it this way: “Having OCD has made me a more intense, sensitive, and compassionate human being. I have been humbled by my disorder. It has built character even while tearing at my soul, my heart, and my self-esteem. It has enabled me to fight harder, to strive for the good and the truth inside of me. It has made me less critical and judge mental of others who suffer in their lives.”

How to Revalue:

  1. Realize that your obsessive thoughts and compulsive urge are not important and that you can deal with them. You’re in sense, devaluing those silly thoughts.
  2. Anticipate and Accept
    3. Anticipate that the obsessive thought will occur hundreds of time a day and do not be surprised by them, even if they are violent and extremely upsetting.
    Accept that your problem is a treatable medical condition.... accept that it exists despite yourself, not because of yourself
  3. Use progressive time delays that gradually increase longer than 15 minutes by breaking the task into manageable bits, reassessing the situation while you are still anxious
  4. Practice - over stress the importance of learning to make self-supportive statements as a regular part of doing the Four Steps.
  5. Victim to victor - As Karen in the book says, “get a loving buddy, a friend, or a family member to help you and encourage you. Get your life back. Your future is in your hands now.”

    6. Recap:

    Relabeling - “It’s all right, it’s just OCD”

    Reattribute - it to a brain glitch

    Refocus - on a constructive, enjoyable behavior

    Revaluing - the meaning of your thoughts and urges

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    **Please note: all references and direct quotes mentioned in this book club podcast episode are directly from Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior by Jeffrey M. Schwartz, MD with Beverly Beyette

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