Pure OCD Treatment - Mental Compulsions

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In this video, I talk about the treatment process for Pure O OCD. This is the second of three videos and in this video, I provide a general explanation of mental compulsions as they relate to Pure OCD treatment.

Transcript

00:00 All right. Hello and welcome to part two. Again, my name's Matt. I'm a...

Intrusive Thoughts (Pt. 3) - How Do I Stop Unwanted Thoughts?

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This is the third and final video in this intrusive thoughts series. 

In this video I discuss two simple strategies you can use to help reduce the frequency and intensity of intrusive thoughts. 

Strategy 1 - Journaling 

Journaling is very helpful to get the stuff in...

Intrusive Thoughts (Pt. 2) - Why Suppressing Thoughts Doesn't Work

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In this video I discuss why suppressing thoughts doesn't work. I explain how a series of studies on "White Bears" conducted my Daniel Wegner in the late 80's and 90's actually show how thought suppression actually increases the frequency and intensity of thoughts.

Intrusive Thoughts (Pt. 1)- How to Overcome Intrusive Thoughts

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In this video I will discuss Intrusive thoughts and unwanted thoughts. Intrusive thoughts are basically thoughts that invade one's mind again and again. In this video I am going to explain why having intrusive thoughts isn't actually the problem - reacting to them is.

I explain how...

Intrusive Thoughts (Part 1)

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Intrusive thoughts are thoughts that are unwanted that seem to invade a person’s mind. Intrusive thoughts can take on a variety of forms but generally fall into 1 of 3 categories

1. Unwanted Violent Thoughts

2. Unwanted Sexual Thoughts

3. Unwanted Religious Thoughts

One key point to remember is that Intrusive...