#Exposures

I am scared 😱 #exposures #mtb #11yo #fell

Let’s break down trendy advice that can actually be harmful for people with OCD and anxiety. 🔸 “Just trust your gut.” When you have OCD or anxiety, trusting your gut is difficult when your brain sends you false danger alarms. 🔸 “SSRIs are harmful.” This narrative stigmatizes life saving medication. SSRIs aren’t for everyone, but for most, they are an essential part of recovery. 🔸 “If you think about it, you’ll manifest it.” If I had a dime for every time I had to debunk manifesting with my clients… Intrusive thoughts do not shape our behavior or destiny. We get to CHOOSE how we want to live our lives. 🔸 “If it keeps coming up, it’s unresolved trauma.” Not always. Repetitive thoughts might be a sign of OCD, not repressed trauma. 🔸 “Honor yourself & avoid what makes you anxious.” Avoidance reinforces OCD and anxiety, plain and simple. Self-boundaries are important, AND honoring yourself by facing fears compassionately and bravely is a game-changer. 🔸 “Feelings are hidden messages.” Sometimes they are—but sometimes they’re just false alarms. In OCD and anxiety treatment, it’s essential not to decode or look for the deeper meaning in feelings. 🔸 “Your thoughts define who you are.” Nope. Intrusive thoughts are not reflections of your morals or values—how we choose to live our life is what matters. 🔗Click the link in @drmelissajermann’s bio or COMMENT “READY” to schedule your free consultation to work with Dr. Jermann or a team member! 🎧 If you’re interested in FREE meditations geared towards OCD and anxiety, check out my YouTube channel, Dr. Mel’s Meditations. Click the link in my bio or comment “MINDFUL” to learn more. ✨Follow @drmelissajermann for tools to break free from OCD, anxiety, and perfectionism. Disclaimer: Instagram is not therapy. This content is strictly for educational purposes. Please consult with your mental health provider before trying anything you see on Instagram and Dr. Jermann’s page or for diagnostic clarity. #therapy #ocd #ocdrecovery #ocdtherapy #ocdtherapist #anxiety #anxietytreatment #anxietytherapist #ocdtreatment #anxietyrelief #anxietyrecovery #ocdsupport #intrusivethoughts #exposuretherapy #exposures #ERP

How to use ERP (exposure therapy) #exposures #ocd #anxiety #ocd #obsessive #obsession #hocd #harmocd #pocd #realeventocd #pureo #soocd

Try not to #overthink your #exposures - science shows us that humans overestimate threats and have negative distortions about the future. #ocdtreatment is full of expectancy violations, where we end up feeling much less distress than we predicted. #ocdtherapy #ocdawareness #ocdrecovery #ocd #realocd #anxiety #ocdhelp #ocdtherapist #ocdsupport

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Part 1: (PART 2 IS POSTED) On days I have my therapy sessions, I get very anxious. I can’t even really describe why I’m anxious, it’s just this horrible feeling I feel all day. Even though I know that once I get to my session I am able to calm myself down, leading up to it is so hard. I think about all of the possible things that could happen, and all of the possible ways I am going to feel and it just completely takes control of me. I love my therapist and I see all of the progress I am making. My anxiety makes all of my feeling feel so much stronger and bigger, and then I can’t refocus my thoughts and calm down. Once my sessions are over, I feel so empowered and proud of myself. When I try new foods on my own, I am in control and go at my pace, but in therapy I feel like I don’t have that same control even though I am still in control. I just feel like there are certain expectations in therapy even though I know that I only do what I’m comfortable with. Does anyone else feel this way? Part 2 coming soon ❤️ #therapy #exposures #dbt #anxiety #cbt #feelings #arfidrecovery #arfidawareness #ed

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❌ You’re not quite ready to take your puppy on a brewery lunch date until you watch this.� 9️⃣weeks old. 3️⃣ days together in a new home. 1️⃣ hour in a busy environment. ✅ Exposure work is a pivotal part of building your pup towards becoming a socially competent, confident adult dog. Swerve this work and you open the door to a heck of a lot of downstream issues. This video shares some of the crucial considerations to do this, and do it right: • When to introduce the dog to the picture • The mistake most people make with exposure • Managing potential overwhelm • How to leverage toilet breaks for greatest effects • The one thing you should NOT do when everyone wants to say hello 🎥 Peep the video for more. 🚀 If you wanna learn how to make smarter decisions, and skyrocket your pups development, hit us up.� #puppy #exposures #dogtraining #dogtrainer #pupdev

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When you have OCD you need to get triggered. Eventually, you need to do things that make you nervous in the past to get better in the present #Exposures #Ocd #OcdTherapy #OCDTricks #ERP #Psychology.

As we wrap up Suicide Awareness Month, it’s important to remember that OCD is not an adjective—it’s a serious mental health condition that profoundly affects lives. About two-thirds of individuals with OCD experience intrusive thoughts of death or suicide, and their risk of suicide is 10x higher than the general population. Around 14% of those with OCD will attempt suicide in their lifetime. It’s not just about being ‘neat’ or ‘organized.’ Let’s be mindful of how we talk about mental health and stop using OCD as a casual term. 💙 Drop a 💙 in the comments if you agree that OCD is not an adjective. Please share to raise awareness for Suicide Prevention Month. Crisis Resources: 📞 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 📱 Crisis Text Line: Text “HELLO” to 741741 🚨 In immediate danger? Call 911 Pittsburgh Crisis Lines: CRISIS LINE (Westmoreland County): 1-800-836-6010 Resolve Crisis Network (Allegheny County): 1-888-796-8226 #ocdawareness #ocdrecovery #moralocd #mentalhealthadvocate #responseprevention #ocd #ocdhelp #learnsomethingnew #suicidepreventionmonth #ocdtreatment #obsessivecompulsivedisorder #exposuretherapy #livingwithocd #recovery #exposureresponseprevention #pittsburghtherapist #rumination #intrusivethoughts #exposures #mentalwellness #suicideawarenessandpreventionmonth #therapynuggets #mentalhealthwarrior #ocdfacts #ocdsupport #magicalthinkingocd #ocdtherapy #mentalhealthmatters #erp #ocdisnotanadjective

We do not teach; we *expose*. Old/linear pedagogy: transfer of “knowledge” from one brain into another. New(ish): create contexts in which learners are exposed to desirable difficulties. — Labels matter. If we call ourselves teachers, we tend to teach. Or train. Or instruct. Or explain. The model of teacher-student has all the baggage of older pedagogical theories (and practices) that don’t match the first principles of what mammals ARE. What happens when we throw out ALL the linear models of learning and think of ourselves as context designers? But what, exactly, are we designing contexts FOR? — The beauty of non-linear pedagogy is we don’t need big dividing lines between cognitive vs. motor “knowledge”. It’s all down to this: Our job is to EXPOSE the learners to contexts in which their own system will “pick-up” information (often unconsciously), build higher resolution, and self-organize solutions. — Just one glaring problem: most forms of education whether cognitive or motor skill are nearly the opposite. Most education creates a context in which the learner will be given and eventually reproduce The Correct Answers. — The exposures are almost never above the threshold the system needs to truly learn. Because knowledge and skills built from exposures requires a high number of exposures within a reduced period of time, WITH HIGH DIVERSITY. — Most training of nearly anything falls way short on the diversity part. — Obviously there’s a lot to unpack in non-linear pedagogy, but a huge first step is training ourselves to see our role as “provide the right amount and diversity of exposures”, and trust that what emerges will be a billion times better than anything we could have “transferred” into them. Be a designer of contexts. Be one who crafts “exposures”.